Specialties
- DUI
- White Collar Defense
- Robbery, Theft, Shoplifting, Embezzlement
- All Serious Felonies
Criminal Felony & Misdemeanor Defense
Derek S. Wilczynski leads the firm’s Criminal Law Division, with 17 years of experience practicing criminal law, including over 100 criminal trials. Mr. Wilczynski understands a criminal case from the perspective of both the prosecution and defense. Because of this experience, the firm is able to analyze your case and assist you in determining the best course of action, whether to take a case to trial or to work toward a plea arrangement with the prosecution
Recent Cases
- Wilczynski successfully defended a client accused of sexual assault on a minor in Mio, Michigan (Oscoda County). After vigorously conducting discovery, it became clear that Wilczynski’s client not only was not guilty of the charged crime, but also that the victim more than likely suppressed memories of the actual abuse. Wilczynski successfully argued to the Court that the prosecutions expert witness, a child abuse specialist, be precluded from testifying on the grounds that she did not meet the legal standard to provide testimony. It took the jury 20 minutes to reach a not guilty verdict.
- In a drunk driving appeal in Gaylord, Michigan, Wilczynski successfully argued on appeal that the Prosecutions “star” rebuttal witness as to the accuracy of the BAC Datamaster was not qualified to testify at trial. The trial court allowed the expert to testify without properly applying evidentiary standards to the witnesses qualifications. On appeal, the Court agreed with Wilczynski that the witness was not qualified to testify and should not have been
