JOSEPH A. SIMON, MICHIGAN CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY5 starsSee My 5.0 Star Google Reviews
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One of the Top Ten Criminal Defense Attorneys in the State of Michigan Leading Lawyers Magazine 2020 peer review survey

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“Miracle Worker...Satisfied is an Understatement” - Client

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Simon is One of the Top Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ann Arbor, Say His Peers - Ann Arbor Observer

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“His cross-examination is unreal. His ability to see two steps ahead is magical to watch.” - Client’s parent

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AG Drops Charges Against Northfield Township Police Lieutenant MLive

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“He was a mastermind of how to bring about the truth… He was able to protect my child’s reputation.” - Client’s parent

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Criminal Charges Dismissed Against Ex-Ann Arbor Priest MLive

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“Mr. Simon proved to be an outstanding attorney who has a clear grasp of the law as well as the court system.” - Client’s husband

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“Joe went above and beyond our expectations as a counselor. He was instrumental in protecting my son's reputation both in and outside the courthouse.” - Client’s parent

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“Joe Simon is AMAZING. As a parent of a son who was facing the scariest time in his life, Joe came highly recommended and exceeded all expectations.” - Client’s parent

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“Mr. Simon and his office resources will do everything in the power of the law to take your case on and offer the best possible outcome.” - Past client

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No. 254-0181-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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No: 254-0179-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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26F4-0265-FY

22nd Circuit Court and 14-4 District Court

Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Felonious Assault); Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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26F2-0530-FY

22nd Circuit Court/14A1 District Court

Interfering with Electronic Communications Device and Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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261-0203-SM

14A-1 District Court

Stalking - Domestic Relationship; Domestic Violence

Not Guilty Verdict

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261-0074

14A-1 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed at Trial

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26-0191-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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26-0055-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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26-0015-OD

15th District Court

Operating While Intoxicated

Charges Dismissed following grant of Defense Motion to Suppress Evidence

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25FB-1218-FY

14B District Court/22nd Circuit Court

Felonious Assault - Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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25F5-5799-FY

22nd Circuit Court/15th District Court

Interference with Electronic Communications Device, Malicious Destruction of Property

Charges Dismissed

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25F5-5021-FY

15th District Court - 22nd District Court

Assault With a Dangerous Weapon/Felonious Assault; Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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25F4-1379-FY

22n Circuit Court/14A-4 District Court

Aggravated Stalking

Charges Dismissed

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25F4-0118-FY

22nd Circuit Court - 14A-3 District Court

Assault With Intent to Commit Great Bodily Harm (Strangulation); Interference with an Electronic Communications Device; Malicious Destruction of Property $200-$1,000

Charges Dismissed

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25F3-1777-FY

14A District Court - 22nd Circuit Court

Interference With Electronics Communications Device; Malicious Destruction of Property

Charges Dismissed

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25F1-2214-FY

14A District Court/22nd Circuit Court

Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder/Strangulation

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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25AA02105-OM

15th District Court

Resisting/Obstructing Police

Charges Dismissed

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254-0257-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Assault

Charges Dismissed

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252-0668-SD

14A-2 District Court

Operating While Intoxicated OWI

Charges dismissed in favor of Civil Infraction

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252-0508-SD

14A-2 District Court

Operating While Impaired

Charges Reduced to Careless Driving

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252-0453-ST

14A-2 District Court

Reckless Driving

Charges reduced to civil infraction

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252-0435-SD

14A-2 District Court

OWI - Operating While Intoxicated; Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Security; Operating an Unregistered Vehicle

Charges Dismissed in favor of a Careless Driving Civil Infraction

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252-0084-SD

14A-2 District Court

OWI - High Blood Alcohol Level

Charges dismissed in favor of reduction to civil infraction

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251-0434-SM

14A-1 District Court

Assault and/or Assault and Battery

Charges Dismissed

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251-0213-OM

14A-District Court

Retail Fraud

Charges Dismissed

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25-0612-SM

15th District Court

Assault and Battery

Charges Dismissed

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25-0588-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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25-0568-OD

15th District Court

Operating While Intoxicated

Charges Reduced to Civil Infraction

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25-0479-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Not Guilty Verdict at Trial

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25-0287-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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25-0210-SM

15th District Court

Assault and/or Assault and Battery

Charges Dismissed

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25-0106-SM

15th District Court

Assault or Assault and Battery

Charges Dismissed

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25-0086-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Prosecutor Dismissal Following Defense Input

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25-0037-SM

15th District Court

Aggravated Assault

Charges Dismissed

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25-000263-FH

22nd Circuit Court

Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder or by Strangulation; Attempted Interference with Electronic Communications Device; Domestic Violence

All Charges Dismissed

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24F5-5604-FY

15th District Court/22nd Circuit Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct, Second Degree

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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24F5-5549-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree

Charges Dismissed in Circuit Court Prior to Trial

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24F4-1661-FY

14A-1 District Court

Felonious Assault - Assault With a Dangerous Weapon

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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24F4-0809-FY

14A District Court - 22nd Circuit Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct Fourth Degree

Charges Dismissed Following Preliminary Examination

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24F3-0110-FY

22nd Circuit Court/14A-3 District Court

Uttering and Publishing Forged Document

Dismissal Following Defense Investigation

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244-0447-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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244-0430-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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244-0415-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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244-0043-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed With Prejudice In Trial

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241-1425-SM

14A-1 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed at Trial

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241-0942-OD

14A-1 District Court

Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

Chages Dismissed

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241-0169-SM

14A-1 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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24-0932-OM

34th District Court

Filing a False Police Report

Charges Reduced to Civil Infraction

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24-0543-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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24-0501-SM

15th District Court

Assault & Battery

Charges Dismissed

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24-0453-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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24-0384-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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24-0274-OD

15th District Court

Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

Charges Reduced to Civil Infractions

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24-0229-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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24-0201

15th District Court

OWI/DUI

Charges Dismissed Following Defense Intervention

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24-0088-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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23FB-1425-FY

22nd Circuit Court/14B District Court

Larceny in a Building; Unlawful Use of a Financial Transaction Device

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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23F5-5627-FY

22nd Circuit Court/15th District Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct, Fourth Degree

Charges Dismissed

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23F5-5603-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Assaulting/Resisting/Opposing Police Officer

Charges Dismissed

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23F5-5176-FY

22nd Circuit Court/15th District Court

Assault With Intent to Commit Great Bodily Harm - Strangulation

Charges Dismissed

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23F5-5166-FY

15th District Court

Assault With Intent to do Great Bodily Harm - Strangulation

Case dismissed at preliminary examination

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23F4-1797-FY

22nd Circuit Court/15th District Court

Home Invasion - First Degree

Charges Dismissed

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23F4-0108-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

Charges Dismissed at Probable Cause Conference

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23F3-0388-FY

14A District Court

Felonious Assault

Charges Dismissed Following Preliminary Examination

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23-F1-0063-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Child Abuse 3rd Degree

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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233-0320-SM

14A-3 District Court

Assault and Battery

Not Guilty Verdict at Trial

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23-0539-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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23-0363-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Case Dismissed

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23-0351-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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23-0329-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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23-0147-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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22F5-5118-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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22F4-1007-FY

22nd Circuit Court/14A District Court

Assault With Intent To Do Great Bodily Harm/Strangulation

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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22F4-0093-FY

22nd Circuit Court - 14A-4 District Court

Assault With Intent to do Great Bodily Harm - Strangulation

Case Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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22F4-0093-FY

22nd Circuit Court; 14A-4 District Court

Domestic Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder or By Strangulation

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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224-0433-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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224-0410-OD

14A-4

Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

Charge Reduced to Civil Infraction

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224-0261-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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224-0211-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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224-0016-SM

14A-4 District Court

Domestic Violence

Not Guilty Verdict at Trial

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22-2329-SM

2A District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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221-1368-SM

14A-1 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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221-1124-SM

14A-1 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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221-0940-SM

14A-1 District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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22-0510-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Not Guilty Verdict at Trial

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22-0475-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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22-0450-SM

15th District Court

Assault and Battery

Charges Dismissed

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22-0412-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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22-0268-SM

15th District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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22-0249-SD

15th District Court

Operating While Intoxicated (OWI); Possession of Firearm While Intoxicated

Charges Dismissed Following Defense Motion

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22-0099-OD

15th District Court

Operating While Intoxicated (OWI)

Charge Reduced to Civil Infraction

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22-00802-SM

14B District Court

Domestic Violence

Charges Dismissed

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21F5-5542-FY

22nd Circuit Court/15th District Court

Malicious Destruction of a Building - $1,000 or More but Less Than $20,000.00

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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21F5-5524-FY

15th District Court - 22nd Circuit Court

Felonious Assault - Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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21F5-5123-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct, Third Degree, Assault with Intent to Do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder or By Strangulation, Domestic Violence

All Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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21F4-0098-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Unlawful Driving Away an Automobile

Charges Dismissed at Preliminary Examination

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21F2-0777-FY

22nd Circuit Court

Criminal Sexual Conduct, Third Degree

Charges Dismissed Following Preliminary Examination

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213-0337-OT

Fail to Provide or Render Aide Following Accident

Charge Dismissed Following Defense Investigation

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213-0337-OT

14A-3 District Court

Failure to Stop and Provide Information Following an Accident

Charges Dismissed

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213-0165-SM

14A-3 District Court

Aggravated Assault

Charges Dismissed

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Joseph A. Simon, Criminal Defense Attorney

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Throughout his career, spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Simon has tried hundreds of criminal cases throughout the state of Michigan. He has established a reputation for providing vigorous and successful defenses to individuals throughout Washtenaw, Wayne, Jackson, Lenawee and Livingston counties in a wide range of criminal defense cases, including those involving OWI and DUI charges,domestic assault,assault & battery, theft offenses, traffic offenses, homicide allegations and alleged drug crimes.

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