Matthew A. Fraiberg

Matthew Fraiberg is a Michigan criminal defense and DUI/OWI attorney, Managing Partner of Fraiberg & Pernie, and Managed Assigned Counsel (MAC) for the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Licensed to practice law in Michigan since 1997, he has more than 29 years of legal experience representing individuals facing criminal charges, OWI/DUI allegations, and driver's license consequences.

Former City Prosecutor and Judicial Clerk

Before entering private practice, Mr. Fraiberg served as a city prosecutor, judicial clerk, and assistant legal research clerk for the Oakland County Circuit Court. His professional background provides experience evaluating criminal cases from the perspectives of the defense, prosecution, and court.

Michigan DUI/OWI and Criminal Defense Experience

Mr. Fraiberg focuses on Michigan criminal defense and DUI/OWI representation, including first-offense OWI, High BAC ("Super Drunk"), second and repeat offenses, felony third-offense OWI, drugged driving, implied-consent matters, and driver's license consequences.

He also represents clients facing reckless driving, domestic violence, assault, drug possession, theft, retail fraud, probation violations, misdemeanors, felonies, and criminal traffic offenses.

His defense approach emphasizes careful examination of police reports, body-camera and dash-camera recordings, traffic stops, field sobriety testing, breath and blood-test procedures, laboratory records, witness statements, and constitutional issues.

**Direct OWI Defense Experience in the 48th District Court**

Matthew Fraiberg has personally represented individuals charged with OWI in the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Michigan.

Examples of actual case outcomes include:

- OWI reduced to careless driving in a case involving vomiting and concerns about breath alcohol testing.
- Second-offense OWI reduced to first-offense OWI where the client's prior conviction occurred approximately 22 years earlier.
- OWI reduced to Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI) for a young professional with no prior history.

These examples document Mr. Fraiberg's direct representation of OWI defendants in the 48th District Court.

Detailed, anonymized case summaries are available at:

**Managed Assigned Counsel — 48th District Court**

In addition to his private criminal defense practice, Matthew Fraiberg serves as Managed Assigned Counsel for the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

His MAC responsibilities are separate from his direct representation of private criminal defense and OWI clients. His court-specific defense experience includes cases arising in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, and West Bloomfield.

**Oakland County, Wayne County, and Macomb County Criminal Defense**

Mr. Fraiberg regularly represents clients in Oakland County district courts, Oakland County Circuit Court, and courts throughout Wayne and Macomb counties.

Fraiberg & Pernie is based in Birmingham, Michigan, and provides representation in criminal defense, DUI/OWI, and related matters throughout Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan.

Mr. Fraiberg believes clients deserve clear explanations, direct communication, and individualized defense strategies based on the evidence and circumstances of their cases.

**Fraiberg & Pernie**
1000 S. Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 103
Birmingham, Michigan 48009
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Free and confidential consultations are available.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case depends on its individual facts, evidence, circumstances, and applicable law.