Criminal Defense Attorney
Serving Wayne County and
Metro Detroit
I have defended felony and misdemeanor charges in Metro Detroit courts since 1990, and the first thing I will do is tell you honestly where you stand.
Admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1990.
Livonia office at 18306 Middlebelt Rd.
Charges I Defend in
Metro Detroit
If you are facing a criminal charge in Metro Detroit, the first useful thing I can tell you is what I actually handle, so you are not guessing.
I defend felonies and misdemeanors across the Metro Detroit courts, and I have been doing it since 1990. Drunk driving cases at every level. Drug charges. Domestic violence. Assault and battery, including felonious assault. Armed and unarmed robbery. White collar and fraud matters. Juvenile cases.
- Felonies and misdemeanors
- Drunk driving, OWI and DUI, all levels
- Drug charges
- Domestic violence
- Assault and battery, including felonious assault
- Armed robbery and unarmed robbery
- White collar and fraud
- Juvenile matters
If your situation is not on that list, call and ask. If there is a specific set of circumstances I cannot align with, I will tell you so in the first conversation rather than have you learn it at your own expense.
What Happens Next, and
What to Do Right Now
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Most people call me somewhere in the first day, and almost all of them ask the same two questions. What happens now, and what should I do in the meantime.
Here is the honest version of the first one. A criminal case does not resolve in a single dramatic hearing. It moves through stages, and most of the work that changes how a case ends happens in the quiet part, long before anyone sees a jury. What matters early is that somebody is paying attention to your file from the beginning rather than from the week before a court date.
And the second one. Be careful what you say and who you say it to, including on a recorded jail phone line. Write down everything you remember while it is fresh, dates, times, names, what was said. Keep every document you were handed, including the paperwork that looks like nothing. Do not miss a court date, ever, for any reason. And call an attorney before you try to explain yourself to anyone.
Then call me, tell me the whole thing including the parts you would rather not say out loud, and I will tell you plainly what I think happens next.
When You Need Someone to Show Up
Years ago I sat in the jail while a client's bond hearing was going on. No other lawyer was doing that.
I am not telling you that story to impress you. I am telling you because in a criminal case, showing up is most of the job, and it is worth knowing in advance what kind of attorney you are hiring. Read the longer version of that story
What I promise is that I will be there, that I will do the work, and that you will hear the real state of your case from me at every stage.
"Take the best shot, shake a hand, keep a promise, show up on time, perform hard work for your client."
The 30 to 85 Standard, Applied to Your Charge
I do not guarantee case outcomes. I commit to improving a client's odds, and to stating those odds honestly at every stage.
In a criminal case that means something concrete. When you sit down with me, I will tell you roughly where I think your position actually is, not where you were hoping it would be. Then I tell you what I believe I can do to move it, and what it will take.
If you come to me at thirty percent likelihood of success, my job is to get you toward eighty-five percent likelihood of success. Sometimes that means trial. Often it means the quieter work that happens long before anyone sees a courtroom. Either way, you hear the real percentages from me.
Where I Defend Cases in Metro Detroit
My office is in Livonia, Michigan, at 18306 Middlebelt Rd, and I keep a second office in Farmington. I appear regularly in the circuit and district courts of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Monroe, and Livingston counties.
Local practice varies more than people expect from one county to the next, and sometimes from one courtroom to the next. Thirty-six years in these courthouses means that is something I already know rather than something I learn on your case. I know the buildings, I know how they run, and I have been working alongside the people in them for a long time.
Detroit Metro Area
Wayne County
Washtenaw County
Monroe County
Macomb County
Oakland County
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Detroit skyline (Detroit Metro Area) by TheWxResearcher (CC BY 4.0); Wayne County Building by Joshuay04, Washtenaw and Monroe County Courthouses by Charles W. Chapman, Macomb County Administration Building by WeaponizingArchitecture, and Oakland County Sheriff's Office by 42-BRT (all CC BY-SA 4.0).
Common Questions About Criminal Defense in Michigan
No. Robert Akouri does not guarantee case outcomes, and no honest attorney can promise a result in a criminal matter. What he commits to is improving a client's odds and telling them exactly where those odds stand at every stage of the case, including when the news is not what they were hoping to hear.
Robert Akouri appears regularly in the circuit and district courts of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Monroe, and Livingston counties in Michigan. His main office is in Livonia, Michigan, and the firm has a second office in Farmington. He has practiced in these Metro Detroit courts since being admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1990.
No. Akouri Law offers a free initial consultation. Callers can reach the Livonia office at (313) 584-1404 and schedule an in-person appointment to review the file and discuss what happened, and to find out whether it is a matter Robert Akouri handles and what the next step would be.
Ready to Talk?
Akouri Law offers a free initial consultation.
Call the Livonia office, tell me what happened, and I will tell you plainly whether I can help and what the next step looks like. If it is not something I handle, I will say that too. We do good work.