Attorney Bio
Birmingham Criminal Defense Attorney
Attorney Ian A. Caldwell is a criminal defense attorney who focuses on
defending people in Michigan who are facing any type of criminal charges.
When you are facing charges for an alleged offense, you need experience
on your side.
The top reasons to choose Attorney Caldwell as your legal advocate include:
- He worked for the Public Defender's Office
- He has worked on over a 1,000 cases
- He is trained in DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
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He offers a
free consultation
You need someone who knows what they are doing in criminal cases. With
years of experience in this field of law, Attorney Caldwell is a highly
skilled trial lawyer with extensive knowledge of criminal law. He has
attended and completed various trial colleges, including the Criminal
Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM) summer Criminal Defense Trial College,
as well as numerous other seminars involving successful litigation techniques
and trial practice.
Some of the most common cases that Attorney Caldwell takes on include:
- DUI/OWI
- Drug Possession
- Traffic Tickets
- Fraud
When it comes to DUI/OWI cases, Attorney Caldwell has an upper hand to
other defense lawyers. He has completed the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)/International Association of the Chiefs of Police
(IAOCP) DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course.
This is the same course taught to police officers across the country used
to train the officers in the methods and procedures involving drunk driving
investigations and arrests.
Before becoming a criminal defense lawyer, Mr. Caldwell worked for the
Public Defender's Office in Detroit where he handled
hundreds of criminal cases and represented people facing various criminal charges. While at the Defender's
Office, Mr. Caldwell was exposed to extensive trial work and conducted
over sixty trials.
Mr. Caldwell is also a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy Law
School and Michigan State University. While in law school, Mr. Caldwell
worked as a Law Clerk with the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. During
his clerkship with the Prosecutor's Office, he conducted trials and
was exposed to the Drunk Driving/Traffic Division, Child and Family Abuse
Bureau, and Felony Preliminary Exam Division. In addition to his clerkship
during law school, he worked as a Research Assistant for one of his highly
respected law professors who practiced criminal law.
Although Mr. Caldwell spends most of his time practicing in the District
and Circuit courts throughout Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Ingham
Counties, he has appeared in various District and Circuit Courts across
the State of Michigan. Additionally, he has also appeared in front of
numerous Secretary of State hearing boards at various locations in Michigan.
Contact the Law Office of Ian A. Caldwell, PLLC for the experience that you need by your side.