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Patrick Barone
Barone Defense Firm
280 N. Old Woodward Ave Suite 200
Birmingham
MI 48009
1.800.NOT.DRUNK
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Let me express to you the MANDATORY philosophy of the Barone Defense Firm:
RULE 1: We are here to give the client the best chance to win - to fight as hard as possible, and TO TRY CASES. Not to quit, and not to convince our clients to plead guilty and go to jail or give up their licenses. While we don’t win every case, we certainly don’t lose for not trying. We understand that our clients come to us and pay us fees that are sometimes much larger than other lawyer’s fees because they believe that we have a better ability to win than the rest. They pay us to go out there and fight hard. They believe that we can and do go to trial with breath tests and blood tests, and that we have the skill and knowledge necessary to do so and WIN. Like a cancer doctor, we are our client’s last best hope of saving them from going to jail and/or saving their license.
We know that not every case can be won, but consider the following: Our clients are like patients who go to a group of cancer doctors with an excellent reputation for curing cancer. Like a top specialist in medicine, we will honestly access your case, and like the cancer doctor, we may tell you that the chances of a successful surgery are 1/100, but if you want a trial, we will also tell you that we will do whatever is necessary to fight and if possible to WIN. Now, there are of course other doctors who will, with the same odds, simply convince their patients to have no surgery at all, thus guaranteeing that they will die. If you faced a life-threatening disease, which doctor would you chose?
At the Barone Defense Firm we believe that patients who go to the doctor who tells them their disease has no POSSIBLE cure, and that nothing can be done but to just wait and die should go to a different clinic, and that those doctors who recommend no treatment, to act responsibly, should simply refer the patient to someone who will fight to find a cure, and if necessary, to do the surgery. The Barone Defense Firm is in fact the place such ’patients’ should be referred.
We understand that when a client looks to us with a hope and a prayer that we will save him jail time and/or his license, the client really only wants (and deserves) the best effort that any lawyer can give, and we try our absolute best to live up to this very reasonable expectation of our clients ’ win or lose.
RULE 2: Not knowing how is no excuse. Because we are here to do the best that can be done, we know that no lawyer in this firm has an excuse for not knowing how to pick a jury, how to hire an expert, how to interview a client, what a breathalyzer does, how the state lab tests blood, how to win motions and so forth. In our opinion, not knowing means that the lawyer better get his or her butt out there and learn!! Our motto is to always keep LEARNING, ASKING AND IMITATING. We believe in being pro-active! If there are seminars that can teach us something, then we sign-up!!
If there are no seminars or if the seminars don’t address our client’s problems, then we go to the other top resources. There are several books kept in the library at The Barone Defense Firm, and all of the Firm’s lawyers are expected to read them completely and to understand what is written. This of course includes both of Mr. Barone’s books (’Defending Drinking Drivers’ and ’The DUI Book’), but also such seminal works as Larry Taylor’s ’Drunk Driving Defense’, Fitzgerald’s multi-volume ’Intoxication Test Evidence’, and well as many others.
RULE 3: We are TRIAL ATTORNEYS. Read the first word again. Frankly, this is the philosophy of The Barone Defense Firm and it is not subject to dispute. We are here to try cases: win OR lose. Understand however that this does not mean that every one of our clients wants or needs a trial. If there is a way to win without a trial, or some other way to resolve a case that is satisfactory, then we ALWAYS explore these non-trial resolutions FIRST. Our goal is not to go to trial; our goal is to obtain results for our clients. If trial is the only way to obtain those results, then we will NEVER hesitate to go to trial, and if we go to trial it will be with the mindset that we will win.
RULE 4: We will ALWAYS engage in complete discovery. The first thing we do once we’re retained is send out very lengthy and complete ’discovery’ demands. Except under the most extraordinary of circumstances the lawyers at The Barone Defense Firm will not advise a client without first requesting, obtaining and REVIEWING all police reports, videotapes and chemical test records. This is a law firm, not a loosely-associated group of independent contractors. We all work together toward a common goal, and that goal is to obtain results for our clients.
Testimonials
Patrick,
I would like to start off by saying thank you to everyone involved in my case. I knew that when I had gotten in trouble while in Michigan and considering my situation back in Illinois that I was going to need the best attorney that was available. I had done quite a bit of research before choosing and I feel that I chose the best that is out there. All the places I had called were reluctant to take the case because it was to far, but that was not a problem with your firm. Anytime I had any question’s regarding the case it was never a problem to pick up the phone and give you a call and get the answer’s I was looking for. I felt that you and your staff have done a very thorough job in researching my case and considering the consequences of the way that it first started, I feel that we recieved the best possible outcome. The only way I could have been happier would to not have gotten into trouble in the first place. It has been a pleasure working with you throughout this scary ordeal and again I would like to say a sincere THANK YOU to everyone that took part in my case. Your firm will come highly recommended from me if there is anyone I know that would need help in any type of alcohol related issues (in Michigan of course). In closing, I apprieciate all the time and effort put forth from all of you and once again Thanks to you all.
Sincerely,
TA
Patrick,
Thank you and your associates for all you did for my case. It is clear, the outcome would not have been the same with any other firm. I appreciated your frankness and compassion and the respect I afforded, during a very difficult time.
Greatfully yours,
J.S.
News and Media
Press Release
Michigan OWI / OMVI Defense Attorney Patrick Barone represents the entire state of Michigan and is always available for a free consultation by calling 1.800.NOT.DRUNK . The call and consultation are always free.
*counties represented: Ingham, Arenac, Tuscola, Presque Isle, Macomb, Missaukee, Ontonagon, Ionia, Dickinson, Mecosta, Bay, Keweenaw, Baraga, Alcona, Kalamazoo, Otsego, Monroe, Grand Traverse, Clinton, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Leelanau, Cheboygan, Kent, Charlevoix, Lake, Branch, Hillsdale, Gladwin, Huron, Iron, St. Clair, Crawford, Alger, Roscommon, Gratiot, Washtenaw, Sanilac, Jackson, Genesee, Antrim, Newaygo, Lapeer, Allegan, Midland, Van Buren, Berrien, Saginaw, Oakland, Marquette, Lenawee, Delta, Livingston, Ogemaw, Ottawa, Montmorency, Mason, Benzie, Clare, Oceana, Manistee, Montcalm, Osceola, Eaton, Alpena, Chippewa, Houghton, Wexford, Calhoun, Muskegon, Iosco, Oscoda, Gogebic, Mackinac, Menominee, Wayne, Barry, Schoolcraft, Luce, Cass, Emmet,