Mark L. Dobias, P.C.

Law Firm Overview

Mark L. Dobias has practiced law since 1983. He has a varying practice with emphasis on Criminal Defense and Personal Injury law.
 
An experienced Criminal Defense attorney with proven trial and appellate experience. Clients need to understand the law and possible long-term consequences of a conviction and potential resolutions of their matter.

It is equally important that clients have a full understanding of the proceedings and evidence against them so they can make informed decisions about their future. Sometimes that means telling clients what they don't want to hear, but what they need to hear and understand to make an informed decision.

Areas of Practice

• All Felonies and Misdemeanors
• Auto Accidents
• Boundary Line Disputes
• Class Actions--Plaintiff
• Criminal Law
• Drug Charges
• Drunk Driving
• DUI/DWI
• Estate Planning
• Expungement of Criminal Records
• Incapacity Planning
• Medical Malpractice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents--Plaintiff
• Personal Injury--Plaintiff
• Premises Liability
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Probate of Estates
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Quiet Title Actions
• Real Estate Law
• Real Estate Transactions
• Serious Personal Injury
• Social Security--Disability
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Will sand Incapacity Planning
• Workers' Compensation
• Wrongful Death

Published Works

• Disposition of Art Objects with a Past (with Elizabeth DuMouchelle), Michigan Bar Journal, June, 2003

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor Criminal Law and Procedure, Lake Superior State University, 1986 - 1991

Representative Clients

• Sugar Island Township
• Passage Boatworks
• S & T Electrical International
• Ojibwe Charter School

Representative Cases

• In Re Jacobs, 433 Mich 24, 444 N.W.2d 789 (Michigan Supreme Court 1989)
• People v. Rutledge, 250 Mich App 1, 645 N.W.2d 333 (Michigan Court of Appeals 2002)
• People v Eaton, 184 Mich. App. 649, 459 N.W.2d 86 (Mich. App. 1990)
• Matter of Kreft, 148 Mich. App., 682, 384 N.W.2d 843 (Mich. App. 1986)
• Cliffs Forest Products Co v Al Disdero Lumber Co., 144 Mich.App. 215, 375 N.W.2d 397 (Mich. App. 1985)

References

• Central Savings Bank

West Practice Categories

Class Actions, Criminal Defense, DUI / DWI, Drugs & Medical Devices, Estate Planning, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate & Estate Administration, Products Liability, Real Estate, Social Security -- Disability, White Collar Crimes, Wills, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death