If you tend to get drunk easily because you don’t drink much, have taken certain kinds of medication, or have not slept, then you are better off keeping this information to yourself. In other words, if you are stopped because an officer suspects drunk driving, you are well-advised to exercise…
There are three categories of consequences that can arise out of a drunk driving conviction. The punitive sanctions are those that the judge imposes after you are convicted, and include things like jail time, fines and costs, community service, etc. The driver license sanctions are those imposed by the Secretary…
Michigan has been particularly hard hit by Covid-19, and our Governor Gretchen Whitmer has responded with a series of executive orders effectively ordering residents into house arrest. Under the most recent shelter in place Executive Order 2020-42, citizens are allowed to leave their homes only for things necessary to sustain…
At the Barone Defense we help people who have lost their license due to multiple drunk driving convictions, and we continue to help people get their driving privileges back even during the Governor’s shelter in place order. According to Ryan Ramsayer, the Firm’s driver license restoration expert: This is a…
Domestic Violence is on the rise in Michigan, and many believe this is due in part to Governor Whitmer’s stay-at-home covid-19 lockdown. If you struggle with managing your anger in frustrating situations, especially with others in your home, then Governor Whitmer’s executive order requiring everyone to stay in their homes…
Being charged with domestic violence can be frustrating and embarrassing. Convincing a court that a domestic violence charge should be kept off your public criminal record requires the help of an experienced Michigan domestic violence attorney. One strategy to keep the charge off your criminal record of the accused, but…
As Second Amendment advocates, the Barone Defense Firm offers gun trusts to the firearms owners in Michigan. Michigan has a long history of gun and hunting culture. To continue meeting the needs of firearms owners in Michigan, the Barone Defense Firm helps people create a document that ensures that appointed…
The United States just earned the unfortunate statistic of having the world’s most confirmed cases of Covid-19. While the virus does not discriminate, it does disproportionately impact certain members of our communities, including those who have dedicated their careers and perhaps literally, their lives, to helping all of us. These…
It has been widely reported in a rather sensational story that a 6-time murderous drug dealer from the City of Detroit avoided jail by becoming a DEA informant. The big questions are what did the DEA know about their informant’s background, and did the information he provided justify the informant’s…
First and foremost, throughout this difficult time, the Barone Defense Firm is hopeful that all our clients, present, past and future, are safe and healthy and remain able to take care of themselves and their loved ones. The world, our Country and each of our communicates have changed so much…