We protect the license that pays your bills
A CDL is not like a regular license, and the law does not treat it like one. The rules are stricter, the limits are lower, and the penalties land harder. Under federal rules a commercial driver can be pulled off the job at a blood alcohol level of 0.04. That is half the limit set for everyone else on the road. One charge can cost you a year or more behind the wheel, even when you were driving your own car, on your own time, far from any work truck. A second conviction can end your commercial driving for life. We know what a single case can cost a working driver and a working family, so we move fast and treat your file like the paycheck it really is.
When you call us, we read the traffic stop the same way the prosecutor will. We pull the dash and body camera video, the breath test records, and the upkeep logs for the machine that gave your reading. We check whether the officer had a lawful reason to stop you at all. We also check whether every test was run the way Michigan law requires. Small mistakes there can change the whole case. Michigan also has an implied consent law, so refusing the official chemical test carries its own license penalty on top of the criminal charge. We factor that in from the first meeting. Your criminal charge and your license question run on two separate tracks, and the Secretary of State acts on its own clock no matter what the court does. We handle both at the same time, so a missed hearing never quietly costs you the endorsement that lets you work.
- We file fast for the Secretary of State hearing that decides your driving privileges. That way the deadline never slips past while your court case is still open.
- We request the breath and blood test records and the device upkeep logs. Then we challenge any reading the state cannot fully back up with clean paperwork. A result the machine cannot prove is a result we can fight.
- We map out how the charge touches your CDL endorsements, your current employer, and your federal driving record. You see the full picture before you make a single choice.
- We hunt for every path that keeps a conviction off your record, whether that means a weak stop, a flawed test, or a charge we get reduced or dropped.
- We answer the phone ourselves and explain each step in plain words, so you always know what is coming next and why it matters to your case.
A drunk driving charge follows a commercial driver onto the federal record that employers check, and a second one can close the door on the career for good. That is why the very first case carries so much weight. We build the defense around the work you cannot afford to lose. We talk straight with your prosecutor. We press hard on thin or sloppy evidence. We look for the outcome that keeps you behind the wheel. When a clean result is not on the table, we work to reduce the charge, limit the fallout, and shorten the time you spend off the road and away from your income. We also help you sort out what to tell your employer and when, so one honest answer does not make a hard moment worse.
If your CDL is on the line in Dearborn, do not wait for a deadline to pass you by. Call us today, and let us start building your defense while the evidence is still fresh and the records are easy to pull.
