hearing officers<\/a> who apply it in real-life license appeal cases bring a wealth of experience to their jobs.<\/p>\nI honestly believe that even if the most naive person on the planet was somehow made a hearing officer, it would take less than a week for him or her to realize that a substantial portion of the job involves listening to BS and lies from people, and having to filter through all of it to find that small minority of people who really are clean and sober.<\/p>\n
The hearing officers are licensed attorneys, and each is technically called an \u201cadministrative law examiner,\u201d which is basically another way of saying \u201cadministrative law judge.\u201d In the real world, they spend all day, every day, deciding cases for people who try every trick in the book to win back their drivers licenses.<\/p>\n
Their job is to apply the law and make sure that the only people who do win their licenses back are those who have proven, by that legal standard of \u201cclear and convincing evidence,\u201d that they have been completely abstinent from alcohol (and drugs – including marijuana) for a long enough period of time, and who are otherwise a safe bet to remain abstinent for life.<\/p>\n
To do that, they have to look at the facts of a person\u2019s case and then ask some very probing and tough questions. They KNOW that they\u2019re going to get lied to every day, and that people are going to do everything possible to figure out what they \u201cshould\u201d say, and then try to say those very things.<\/p>\n
This really underscores how spot-on our senior assistant\u2019s take on this really is; if you think we\u2019re tough, how do expect to get through the Secretary of State?<\/p>\n
If you call our office, we\u2019re going to want to know about your drinking, when you quit, and why.<\/p>\n
We’re going to ask about your marijuana used, including the last time you indulged.<\/p>\n
And let me be clear, upfront: We are 100% NOT<\/strong> interested in taking a case for anyone who wants to BS about this. There is no \u201cnod-nod, wink-wink\u201d here.<\/p>\nWe screen to make sure that anyone whose case we take has GENUINELY quit drinking.<\/p>\n
We won\u2019t have any part of that \u201cyou tell me what I need to say\u201d stuff. If we can\u2019t win your case by telling the truth, then we\u2019ll pass.<\/p>\n
However, and as I often point out, we\u2019ll gladly speak to anyone, even if just in the hope that we can say something that will help him or her decide to finally quit drinking so that, eventually, they can tell the truth and be eligible to win a driver\u2019s license appeal.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re looking for a lawyer to either win back your Michigan driver\u2019s license or obtain a clearance of a Michigan hold on your driving record so that you can get (or renew) a license in another state, be a good consumer. Do your homework and read around to see how other lawyers explain the license appeal process, and how they explain the way they handle these cases.<\/p>\n
When you\u2019ve done enough of that, start checking around. You can learn a lot by actually talking to a live person.<\/p>\n
All of our consultations are free, confidential, and, best of all, done over the phone, right when you call. My team and I are very friendly people who will be glad to answer your questions, explain things, and even compare notes with anything some other lawyer has told you.<\/p>\n
We can be reached Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (EST), at either 248-986-9700 or 586-465-1980.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Make no mistake, our firm is in business to make money. We get no pleasure from turning away people who are ready to pay our fees. However, our guarantee means that when we take on a driver’s license restoration or clearance appeal, we are obligated to stick with it until our client does win, and the last thing we want to do is hitch ourselves to some case that cannot succeed. If we did that, then we’d wind up eating a loss and then getting stuck having to do the whole case all over again the following year – for free.<\/p>\n