For over 25 years Mr. Duke has successfully represented clients who have been seriously injured. Representative cases include a tunnel explosion case where his severely burned client received an award of $1.8 million dollars. He also achieved a $1.250 million dollar settlement for the estate of a nineteen year old young woman who was killed in a motor vehicle collision. The trial of his client's slip and fall case resulted in a jury verdict of $550,000.00. Over his career Mr. Duke has recovered millions of dollars in damages for his clients.

Mr. Duke's primary specialty is litigation. In addition to complex civil litigation Mr. Duke's areas of concentration include family law and criminal defense with an emphasis on drunk driving defense. He has successfully handled hundreds of divorce cases involving complex property and support issues. To protect his client's interests he has developed long standing professional relationships with outstanding experts in the fields of business valuation, taxation, and child custody.

In the criminal arena Mr. Duke has aggressively represented clients charged with drug offenses, property crimes, assaultive crimes, and criminal sexual conduct. He has represented hundreds of clients charged with drunk driving throughout Michigan. He has worked with many outstanding toxicologists who specialize in the effect of alcohol on the human body and routinely uses their expertise to protect his clients who face prosecution for a drinking related offense.

Although Mr. Duke practices primarily in Lapeer County, he has handled cases throughout the state. In addition to his Lapeer office he maintains an Oakland County office in Bloomfield Hills and is a member of Pierce, Duke, Farrell, & Tafelski, PLC.

For more information on DUI / DUIL / OWI in Michigan, please visit our Lapeer County DUI Website.