Criminal Law

Attorneys handling criminal defense will represent clients charged with crimes, whether it is a misdemeanor or felony. Misdemeanors involve any case where the maximum punishment is one year or less in the county jail. Felonies include all crimes punishable by more than one year in the state prison.

Civil Litigation

Flood, Lanctot, Connor, Stablein is a Michigan Civil litigation law firm. We represent clients in many different types of lawsuits, such as suing corporations or individuals seeking money as compensation for an injury. Examples of civil litigation claims are personal injury, wrongful discharge, employment discrimination and sexual harassment.

Personal Injury

Personal injury cases involve civil cases where someone is physically injured or killed by the act of another person or company. The injured person is then entitled to monetary compensation for their injuries. Personal injury cases can arise because of defective products, wrongful death, automobile accidents or by someone failing to keep their buildings or property in a safe condition.

Divorce

Divorce matters involve all aspects of a divorce including the fair division of assets, child custody and parenting time, retirement benefits distribution, and the final divorce judgment.

Family Law

A divorce is one aspect of a broad category of cases that fall under the classification of family law. Many times divorce cases leave unsettled issues such as parenting time, child support or alimony, which may need to be addressed years after the divorce is final. Family law issues can also involve child neglect and parental rights termination proceedings.

Appeals

Either side in a civil or criminal case who believes they are not treated fairly in the trial court has the right to appeal their case to the appropriate appellate court. Appeals require the preparation of the briefs which set forth the legal issues and the subsequent arguments before the appellate court.

Juvenile

Juvenile cases result when a person under the age of 17 is charged with a crime. These criminal cases are handled in the Family Law Division of the Circuit Court because juveniles are treated very differently from adult offenders. Certain cases do arise, however, where a juvenile defendant may be tried as an adult, primarily when the charges are serious such as murder or rape.

Neglect & Delinquency

Neglect cases involve the prosecutor’s office’s attempt to terminate a parent’s right to raise his children. Parents are entitled to a jury trial in regard to the allegations. Delinquency proceedings involve criminal charges against children under the age of seventeen and can include misdemeanors and felonies.

Drunk Driving

Drunk driving (or operating while intoxicated) is a specialized area of criminal law. OWI cases have many ramifications, not only because of the threat of jail time, but because of the serious impact a conviction can have on a person’s driver’s license.

License Restoration

These cases involve presenting evidence to the Michigan Secretary of State for restoration of driving privileges after a driver’s license has been revoked, whether because of a drunk driving conviction or an unsatisfactory driving record. Drivers are entitled to a hearing before an administrative law judge at the Driver Assessment and Appeal Division of the Secretary of State.

Employment

Employment cases involve situations where an employee is suing their employer for various reasons and is seeking money as compensation as a result of the employer’s action. Some examples of employment cases are employment discrimination, unjust termination and sexual harassment.