Retail fraud & organized retail fraud
Twelve Oaks and Grand River shoplifting cases, including aggregated felony charges.
Novi · 52-1 District Court
Novi Criminal Defense LawyerCharged in Novi? I know this courthouse.
Novi charges are heard at the 52-1 District Court on Grand River, a court that handles a heavy mix of I-96 traffic-based cases and Twelve Oaks retail fraud. I'm a former prosecutor working out of Farmington Hills, fifteen minutes away.
Where your case is heard
52-1 District Court — and what happens next
The 52-1 District Court covers Novi, Wixom, Walled Lake, South Lyon, and the surrounding townships. Misdemeanors finish there; felonies are examined there and then bound over to the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac.
Two engines drive Novi's caseload. The first is I-96 and Novi Road — OWI, suspended license, and drug or weapon discoveries during traffic stops. The second is the Twelve Oaks retail corridor, which generates a constant volume of retail fraud referrals, including organized retail fraud charged as a felony when the alleged loss crosses the threshold or multiple incidents are aggregated.
Retail fraud is one of the most damaging convictions to carry because employers read it as a theft-of-trust offense. It is also one of the most negotiable, especially for a first offense with restitution — but only if it's addressed before a plea is entered on the record.
What I defend in Novi
The charges that come out of this city most often
OWI / DUI
I-96 and Novi Road operating while intoxicated arrests, including Super Drunk.
Drug charges
Possession and delivery discovered during traffic stops on the I-96 corridor.
Driving while license suspended
DWLS charges that quietly stack into much bigger problems.
Assault & domestic violence
Domestic assault and felonious assault charges filed in the 52-1 District Court.
Expungements
Set-aside petitions to clear an old Novi conviction under Michigan's Clean Slate law.
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