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, representing clients throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, including Chippewa, Mackinac, Cheboygan, Emmet and Luce counties.

He is an experienced criminal defense attorney with proven trial and appellate experience. Mr. Dobias also has extensive civil trial experience in areas as diverse as contract and real estate litigation and personal injury matters. He has been a private practitioner in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan since 1991 representing clients throughout the eastern Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Michigan.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense in State and Federal Courts
• Investigations by the MDCH Bureau of Health Professions
• Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
• Social Security Disability (SSD) Claims and Appeals
• Workers' Compensation Claims
• Residential and Commercial Real Estate
• Quiet Title Actions and Boundary Line Disputes
• Wills and Incapacity Planning
• Probate of Estates
• Business and Corporate Formation
• Business Contracts and Commercial Transactions
• Business and Contract Litigation
• Defense of Personal Injury Claims
• Consumer Protection Law
• Art Law and Museum Law
• Architect and Engineer Liability

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, 444 N.W.2d 789 (Michigan Supreme Court 1989)
• People v. Rutledge, 645 NW2d 333 (Michigan Court of Appeals 2002)
• People v. Eaton, 184 Mich. App. 649, 459 N.W.2d 86 (Michigan Court of Appeals 1990)
• Matter of Kreft, 148 Mich. App., 682, 384 N.W.2d 843 (Michigan Court of Appeals 1986)
• Cliffs Forest Products Co v. Al Disdero Lumber Co, 144 Mich.App. 215, 375 N.W.2d 397 (Michigan Court of Appeals 1985)

References

• Central Savings Bank

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, RICO Act, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Transactions, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Gay & Lesbian Rights, National Origin Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Collections, Constitutional Law, Grand Jury Proceedings, Search & Seizure Protections, Construction Law, Construction Liens, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Sex Offenses, White Collar Crimes, Energy Law, Minerals & Mining, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Art, Tourism, Travel & Leisure, Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Solid Waste, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Government Agencies & Programs, Law Enforcement Agencies, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security -- Disability, State & Local Agencies, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Deportation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Insurance Subrogation, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, International Law, Customs, Internet -- Cyberspace, Computer Crimes, Identity Theft, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Native Peoples Law, Tribal Governance, Tribal Jurisdiction, Tribal Lands, Natural Resources Law, Fisheries & Wildlife, Logging & Timber, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Machinery & Tools, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Securities Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, State, Local & Municipal Law, State Government, Taxation Law, Estate & Gift Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation Law, Shipping, Trucking, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Workers' Compensation Law, Federal Employees, State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Fraud, Workers' Compensation Subrogation