Drunk Driving

West Michigan Drunk Driving Lawyer - OWI Lawyer

If you have been arrested and charged for drunk driving (OWI - DUI), you may already know the severity of the charge. You face loss of your driver's license, career opportunities, educational programs, and likely jail time. A drunk driving arrest is serious, and can affect the rest of your life. When you need skilled drunk driving defense count on West Michigan drunk driving lawyer, Bruce Alan Block, P.L.C. With over 30 years experience, our Grand Rapids Drunk Driving lawyer offers skilled representation in cases of drunk driving, impaired driving, reckless driving, careless driving, and most traffic infractions.

Drunk Driving Charges are Harsh.

A typical drunk driving charge can cost upwards of $5,000, not to mention higher car insurance rates and license suspensions. Our sage advice is if you have been out drinking, have a designated driver, call for a taxi or an Uber or Lyft ride. A $20 or even $40 taxi ride is worlds less expensive than a drunk driving charge, which can lead to thousands of dollars in fines, a criminal conviction, the loss of your driver's license and your freedom.

Unfortunately, many people feel they are "ok" to drive even though the law says they are drunk. The legal limit for blood alcohol is .08. This is an arbitrary number the federal government imposed on all 50 states. Arbitrary, because we have represented clients who could drive quite well with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) over .08. However, it does not matter how well you can handle your alcohol. If you are over the .08 legal limit - the law presumes you are drunk driving.

There is a Lesser Offense.

If you are charged with drunk driving, driving impaired, or drugged driving, it is worth your time to seek an experienced drunk driving lawyer. Why? Because a skilled lawyer can often lessen the drunk driving offense and reduce the consequences of a drunk driving offense.
The state law enforcement officers and prosecutors are tough on drunk driving cases. Drunk driving offenders are cut very little slack. However, effective legal representation can challenge the drunk driving arrest, the PBT breath test, the BAC test, and a blood test. Also, there are lesser offenses, such as Operating While Visibly Impaired, Impaired Driving (OWVI), Reckless Driving, and Careless Driving charges that drastically reduce points, cut fines in half, and reduce onerous driver's license sanctions.
A drunk driving arrest can be challenged, and our drunk driving lawyer knows the details that are important to provide you with seasoned and thorough representation. We will evaluate such things as:


  • Was the traffic stop valid?
  • Were the field sobriety tests administered correctly?
  • Was the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) test properly given?


Our drunk driving defense lawyer has over 30 years of experience representing clients and challenging drunk driving charges. The prosecution has all the resources of the state and its police officers on its side. call us and you can count on Attorney Bruce Block to be on your side.

Don't drive drunk. But if you make a mistake and are charged with drunk driving, call us before going to court. We can help. Enter a NOT GUILTY plea at your first court hearing and contact us.

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