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Sunday, October 9, 2011

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING AUDIT SHOWS DUI ARRESTS ARE DOWN BUT LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS DRIVERS SHOULD BE WARY OF AGGRESSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT

By Michael Nichols

The 2011 Michigan drunk driving audit shows that the number of drunk driving injuries were down for the year. "That does not mean that police and prosecutors are going to be any less aggressive," says Lansing DUI-OWI-OUIL attorney and expert Mike Nichols. Nichols added: "the Michigan State Police issued a press release that sent a strong signal to all of us - they are going to target drugged driving in the future." Nichols is the author of the Michigan OWI Handbook by West publishing.

      The audit is a requirement under Michigan law. The state police must compile and report statistics on drunk driving. "The fact that the department even analyzed drugged driving speaks volumes about the concerns within the department - they need to collect fees and generate demand for the department's services," Nichols added.
      The department's press release can be read here: http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-29941-259710--,00.html
 
 

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Peer Recognition

Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.