Steven R. Simkins, Attorney at Law77 Monroe Center Street NWSuite 700Grand Rapids, MI, 49503United States (616) 350-0909 (866) 350-9444

Steven R. Simkins

also known as WEST MICHIGAN DEFENSE TEAM

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4.9(29)

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Grand Rapids, MI
Licensed for 19 years
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About Steven

I am an attorney with over 16 years of experience in all West Michigan and Metro Detroit counties specializing in:

Criminal defense representation for all misdemeanor and felony charges, including: Drunk Driving/OWI/OUID, Drug Crimes, Criminal Sexual Conduct, Armed/Unarmed Robbery, Assault and Battery, Assault with Intent to Commit Great Bodily Harm, Felonious Assault, Domestic Vioence, Larceny/Theft crimes, Home Invasion, Trespass, MIP, Creating a Disturbance, and Resisting/Obstructing Police.

Juvenile Neglect and Abuse Cases.

Juvenile Delinquency Cases.

Driver License representation: all issues involving license restoration hearings before the Secretary of State, circuit court appeals, and Implied Consent hearings.

Seizure/Forfeiture cases.

Criminal Record Expungements.

We also provide referrals for all legal matters that we choose not to handle ourselves.

Practice areas

Criminal defense: 50%
I provide criminal defense representation for all misdemeanor and felony charges, including but not limited to: Drunk Driving, Drug Crimes, Assault and Battery, Home Invasion, Criminal Sexual Conduct, Juvenile Delinquency. I also specialize in traffic/license restoration cases, helping drivers regain their driving privileges.
DUI and DWI: 50%
Whether you are charged with your first drunk driving offense (misdemeanor) or a third offense (felony), you need a thorough, experienced and aggressive attorney who will examine every aspect of your case and keep you informed in a timely and professional manner. I will obtain all of your discovery materials (police reports, witness statements, in-car audio/video recordings, DataMaster records, and more) for you, and I will counsel you with respect to your best course of action.

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English

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Steven R. Simkins, Attorney at Law

77 Monroe Center Street NW
Suite 700
Grand Rapids, MI, 49503

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
MI	Active And In Good Standing	2003	05/11/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Top 100 Trial Lawyers	The National Trial Lawyers	2014

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Principal Attorney	Simkins Law	2006 - Present
Intern - Drug House Unit	Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Detroit, Mi	2002 - 2002
Student Attorney	Free Legal Aid Clinic	2000 - 2000
Direct Care Youth Counselor	St. John's Home	1997 - 1999

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Grand Rapids Bar Association	Board Member	2016 - Present
Murray Lake Association	Board Member	2012 - Present
State Bar of Michigan, Criminal Law Section	Member	N/A
State Bar of Michigan, General Practice Section	Member	N/A
State Bar of Michigan, Family Law Section	Member	N/A

State Bar of Michigan, Juvenile Law Section	Member	N/A
State Bar of Michigan, Prisons and Corrections Section		N/A

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Michigan State University	BA - Bachelor of Arts	N/A
Wayne State University Law School	JD - Juris Doctor	N/A

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Divorce, Child Custody and Child Support at Western Michigan University	Family Law	2012
BNI	Drunk Driving - Overview of procedural and legal issues	2011

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
People v TG	Armed Robbery - Case Dismissed
In the matter of [juvenile defendant]	Nolle Pros

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Review Steven R. Simkins

He did the impossible

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Posted by Parker
October 5, 2021

Steve was recommended to me through a friend of a friend and I could not be more thankful. He was able to get my charge reduced to the bare minimum when we all thought it wasn’t a possibility. This was all very new to me and he made sure I was in the loop and aware of the whole process the entire time. I’ve heard it’s hard to find a lawyer that is also personable and easy to talk to but Steve is it! The whole process went smoothly and I could not have asked for a better lawyer.