30+ years of trial experience in criminal defense, expungements, OWI/DUI, family law, and civil litigation—serving Grand Rapids and West Michigan. Personalized strategy. Proven results. Se habla español.
- 660 Cascade West Pkwy SE, Ste 70 Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- (616) 676-8770
- brucealanblock.com
Meet Attorney Bruce Alan Block
With over 30 years of courtroom experience, Bruce Alan Block has built a reputation for strong advocacy and proven results across West Michigan. He takes a hands-on approach to every case, offering clients personal attention and reliable guidance.
Facing Drug Charges in Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan Criminal Drug Defense Lawyer.If you are accused of a drug crime, the prosecution may treat you as just another face in the system. At Bruce Alan Block, P.L.C., we provide creative advocacy and personal attention. We recognize the complexities of drug-related charges—quantity, alleged intent, search location, and even geography can dramatically affect outcomes. Our attorney cares about you and your family and explores every factual and legal angle in your case.
Decades of Experience in West Michigan
West Michigan criminal defense lawyer Bruce Alan Block has over 30 years of experience defending clients against minor and serious drug charges. Clients rely on his insistence on justice and fairness—and his readiness to take a case to trial when needed. In today’s courts, favorable results are often won long before trial; thorough preparation and strategic negotiation are essential.
Focused, Trial-Ready Representation
Even if your case never goes to trial, we prepare as if it will. When you hire Bruce Alan Block for a drug case, you get practical solutions, clear guidance, and aggressive defense tailored to your situation, including challenges to stops, searches, warrants, lab testing, and statements.- Felony & Misdemeanor Defense: possession, possession with intent, delivery/manufacture, maintaining a drug house, paraphernalia.
- Substances Handled: crack-cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, LSD, ecstasy/MDMA, prescription medications (opioids, benzodiazepines), marijuana-related offenses.
- License & Collateral Issues: driver’s license consequences, immigration, employment and housing impacts, probation and treatment alternatives.
Summer Music Festivals & Event Arrests
Large summer music and boating festivals across Michigan often bring in undercover officers focused on underage drinking (MIP), drug possession or sales, and public-order offenses. Charges are processed through the local county courts and jails. Do not ignore these cases and return home assuming they will disappear—warrants and long-term consequences can follow. We have successfully helped concertgoers and festival attendees charged with possessing or selling ecstasy and other substances, as well as lewd or indecent conduct (including public urination). If you were cited or arrested at a festival, call us. We can often handle much of the process remotely and work toward a result that protects your record and your future.FAQs – Michigan Drug Charges
Common defenses include challenging the legality of the stop or search, disputing probable cause for a warrant, suppressing statements, and attacking lab testing or chain of custody. The facts—where the drugs were found, who had access, and how evidence was handled—often decide the case.
Yes, collateral consequences can include driver’s license issues, employment and housing problems, financial aid limits, and immigration risks for non-citizens. An experienced attorney can often negotiate outcomes that reduce or avoid these impacts.
Don’t ignore the charge. We routinely help out-of-state clients by handling much of the process remotely and working to minimize court appearances, while pursuing dismissals, reductions, or alternatives that protect your record.