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also known as CZARNECKI & TAYLOR PLLC
James was born and raised in Michigan. He is a 2004 Graduate of Wayne State University Law School. While in law school I served as Editor-In-Chief of the Moot Court program.
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Acquired: 2004
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59 N. Walnut Street, Suite 201, Mount Clemens, MI, 48043-5663
12 Client Reviews
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Posted by Steve | September 13, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Great Criminal Defense Attorney
Hiring James Czarnecki was the best decision I could have made. Facing criminal charges was one of the scariest experiences of my life, and I felt completely overwhelmed before meeting James and Genevieve. From the very first conversation, they treated me like a human being, not just another case. Th...
Posted by Laura | July 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Grateful
To say we are grateful is an understatement. James took the time with my nephew to get the plea we wanted. He always took our phone calls and texts, was patient, and never gave up and settled. He was educated and if he didn’t know something he would look it up. His cost by far was so reasonable compa...
Posted by anonymous | December 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Lazy/ Unprofessional
First of all if I could give a negative star I would. I met James Czarnecki through a mutual aquantance over 2 yrs ago.. Someone I should of never trusted in the first place, referred me to him. Note to self...NEVER get a refural from someone you shouldnt trust. If your a shister you most likely kn...
Unfortunately this gentleman could not follow through with what he needed to do to get his driver's license back for a second time. First, he retained our services approximately 7 months ago. He was given a specific set of instructions that he needed to fulfill in order to get his license back. A previous office represented him and he was still not successful. The requirements included a substance abuse evaluation report, letters of reference, proof of attendance of AA. I even recommended a substance abuse evaluator in our office. He never arranged an appointment. For clarification, an attorney cannot request a hearing until all of the documents have been received from the client. An attorney cannot do any of that work for him as it is personal especially the notarized reference letters. Unfortunately, he did not do a single thing to get his license back. In fact he could not even remember his specific date of sobriety and had to ask me what the date was from his prior hearing that he lost with another attorney who specializes in driver's license restoration. And, I challenge him to provide proof that he did as required. Because he did not. He does not have any copies of the things he allegedly completed. So, he is in fact lying. Yes, he was recommended by a former client who in fact we did get his license back for him. That is why the client referred this gentleman to our office because of our success rate for over 16 years. Also, this gentleman is upset because he occupied our time with several legal issues that did not involve his license. I told him if he had an issue to bring it to court and to notify the attorney grievance commission as I welcomed and looked forward to answering any claim. I have hundreds of text messages documenting our conversations and refuting everything he has stated here. Instead of pursuing his license, he wanted our office to sue everyone and possibly defend him from harassment claims. One of his legal issues involved a claim that he was harassing a contractor and was threatened with the police. So, his behavior in this post is not a surprise. After 16 years of practice our reputation is solid especially regarding this solitary review.
Posted by anonymous | December 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Outstanding license restoration lawyer. A+++++++
I was reading the prior review as I am a current client of Mr. Czarnecki's. The previous review could not be further from the truth. The reason I am writing this is because I am overwhelmed that Mr. Czarnecki was able to get my license back. It was not easy as I did not have a good record. I can ...
Posted by Forgotten | April 12, 2017 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Criminal Defense
Very attentive and claims to be working your case with great expectations. Will then transition to a lets get it done attitude and work to get the case closed rather than work for a mutual resolution. Once he has worked the case through the system he becomes very hard to get a hold of. Once he has co...
We are sorry he felt this way. We had invested hundreds of hours in this case despite the fact that we did not get paid. Yet, we still kept working. We never stopped and were prepared to go to trial. We even had an intern work on the case to review thousands of pages of documents. I negotiated the case with the prosecutor and reached a plea agreement the client wanted to accept to avoid prison. My partner's relentless review of the documents saved this gentleman over $50,000 in restitution that the prosecutor incorrectly calculated. The client agreed to a plea deal where his felony was reduced once, and yet again when restitution had been paid in full. Not only that, since we reduced the amount of money embezzled, we saved him certain prison time. He never spent a day in jail. He will be able to expunge the offense and be record free. Yes, our office kept trying to get him to pay his bill. After hundreds of hours of work we believed that was fair. Any business can only do so much without getting paid for services especially when it amounted to hundreds of hours of work. Reader please note the following. There are three key statements missing from this review: (1) we kept fighting for him without pay because we had invested so much time and effort in the case. (2) despite his claims in the review he wanted me to keep working on his case and (3) he wanted to accept the plea because it was in his best interest. Again, we are sorry he felt this way. In the end, we reached a deal the client was very happy to accept. We are pleased that we adhered to our principle to reach the best outcome for all of our clients. In this case, we were able to reach an outcome he specifically wanted and asked for, that is, save this gentleman's career, avoid incarceration, save his future and tens of thousands of dollars. I achieved all of those goals. Even though we feel this review is inaccurate, incomplete and unfairly characterizes me and my office, we wish him and his family the best in the future.
"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Czarnecki is an amazing attorney. He works above and beyond most attorneys. Mr. Czarnecki will work into the night to make sure he wins the fight. If you want an aggressive, intelligent attorney, Mr. Czarnecki is the best choice for you."
Criminal defense lawyer
2000
First Undergraduate Research Grant in Criminal Justice, Wayne State University
2013 - Present
Criminal Defense Attorney - Managing Partner, CZARNECKI & TAYLOR PLLC
2004 - 2013
Criminal Defense Attorney, LUCIDO & MANZELLA PC
2002 - 2003
Appeal Intern, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Detroit, Mi
2001 - 2004
Appeal Attorney, Appeal Network - Law Firm of Gerald Lorene
2001 - 2001
Intern, Federal Defender's Office of Michigan
2004 - Present
State Bar of MichiganN/A
2004 - Present
Macomb County Bar Association
2004 - Present
Federal District Court Eastern District of MichiganN/A
Plea deal negotiated - felony charges dismissed
License granted
Case dismissed - motion to quash granted
Appeal win - Convictions Overturned
Diversion granted; case dismissed
Case dismissed
Case dismissed at preliminary examination
Appeal victory
Case dismissed
Evidence suppressed; case dismissed
Motion granted; evidence suppressed; cases dismissed
Not guilty of all counts
Felonies dismissed; reduced to disorderly conduct that is kept off client's record
Case dismissed
HYTA granted - charges dismissed
Plea deal negotiated
New trial granted by trial court
Not guilty
2004
JD - Juris Doctor
2001
Bachelor of Science
2001
BS - Bachelor of Science
2017
2017
2017
2017
English
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Sobriety Court for an out of state conviction
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