Michael Hayes is a Milwaukee DUI Attorney based in Wisconsin and specializing in DUI/OWI, Criminal Law, Traffic Defense, CDL DUI & Auto Accident.

Defending your past, protecting your future

With more than 30 years of experience, DUI Attorney Michael Hayes has been listening carefully to the needs of his clients for decades, whether they are seeking just compensation for injuries from an auto or motorcycle accident or they are facing DUI/OWI, drug crime or other criminal charges. Each day he provides legal solutions that meet the unique circumstances of the people he serves. His representation is personalized to meet your needs.

Attorney Hayes communicates effectively. You will understand each step of the process. You will be able to communicate your concerns to him by contacting him at his cell phone number or email address. He is there when you need him. Michael Hayes is the top OWI Lawyer serving the Milwaukee area.

His experience enables him to serve Milwaukee and Waukesha counties in many practice areas

Michael Hayes provides vigorous representation for clients in the Milwaukee area with legal concerns in the following areas:

Automobile and motorcycle accidents —

If you were injured in a traffic accident, you are entitled to be fully compensated for your injuries and losses. He works vigorously to help you get fair reparation as quickly as possible.

OWI/DUI –

An arrest for driving while intoxicated, whether it is your first offense or you have prior convictions is a serious matter. Whether you are facing incarceration for a criminal misdemeanor OWI or a criminal felony OWI charges depends on the circumstances of your case, including your driving record, whether there was an accident that caused injury, and whether there was a minor passenger under the age of 16 in your vehicle.

Traffic defense —

Even minor traffic tickets can add up to high insurance costs and a license suspension. We can fight your citations so your insurance premiums do not skyrocket and so you can retain your driving privileges.

Drug offenses –

Convictions for drug crimes can pose serious threats to your freedom. The penalties can add up to thousands of dollars, years of imprisonment, and a five-year suspension of your driving privileges.

Contact DUI Attorney Michael Hayes, experienced Milwaukee criminal defense and personal injury lawyer, for a free initial consultation

Milwaukee DUI Attorney Michael Hayes has the legal experience and knowledge you need for justice to prevail in your case. To schedule an appointment for a free initial consultation, call him at 414-405-5678 or contact him online.

OWI Not Guilty Verdict in Ozaukee County OWI

On July 29, 2020, Attorney Michael Hayes secured a not guilty verdict in an Ozaukee County OWI trial. The Office of the District Attorney called six witnesses, including a state lab analyst who testified that her opinion of impairment was based on a citizen report of dangerous driving on southbound I-43 at 5:37 am, the deputy’s testimony about failed field sobriety tests, a blood alcohol level of .07 to .10 at time of operation based on her retrograde extrapolation, and the presence of Clonazepam. She testified that the combination of having alcohol and Clonazepam increased up to five-fold the impairment effect of the alcohol alone or Clonazepam alone. Not proven said the jurors, who were masked and socially distanced in Ozaukee County’s second jury trial since the March 2020 Covid-19 shutdown. Praise due the county court system for mastering a safe and smooth trial.

Key considerations for the defense: securing testimony from a Mequon officer who was first on the scene that he did not note any signs of impairment, a personable defendant who testified he should not have been driving after being awake for 30 hours, and cross-examination of the state lab analyst showing the weakness of the science of determining impairment.