Law Office of Edward J. Sternisha

Add Hours

(616) 233-2255Call Visit WebsiteVisit Website Map & DirectionsDirections448 Leonard St NWGrand Rapids, MI 49504 Write a ReviewWrite Review

More Info

Email: Email Business
Other Link: http://calledinstead.com
Categories: Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, DUI & DWI Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Traffic Law Attorneys

Gallery

Add Photos

Be the first to add a photo!

Reviews

Hi there!
Be the first to review!

Click to Rate

Details

Phone: (616) 233-2255

Address: 448 Leonard St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Website: http://calledinstead.com

Law Office of Edward J. Sternisha

Criminal Law

DUI/DWI
Attorney Ed Sternisha is more than just a lawyer. He has years of experience as a police officer, private investigator, law professor, insurance agent, bail bondsman, and drunk driving attorney.
Traffic Violations
Client was stopped for speeding 43mph in a 25mph zone and subsequently arrested and charged with the three crimes listed above. Attorney Ed Sternisha’s meticulous investigation revealed that there were no speed limit signs posted anywhere on the street for drivers traveling in the direction where the client was driving. After several back-and-forth court proceedings, an evidentiary hearing was held to determine the actual speed limit for that road.
Misdemeanors
(Note: Attorney Edward Sternisha also got the charges client faced from the original warrant resolved with a simple plea to littering, the other misdemeanor charge was dismissed.)
Assault
AMAZING OUTCOME: Attorney Sternisha's client had an outstanding warrant for Assault & Battery and for Littering, and a police sergeant was parked near his home waiting for him to arrive. When the client drove in and parked, he was immediately arrested. At that time, the sergeant began asking the client if he had anything to drink and the client admitted to one beer. The sergeant had another officer administer field sobriety tests and the client did pretty well. Ed's client refused the PBT and was taken to jail by the officer (not the sergeant) for the warrant. At the jail the officer told the client he was “for sure coming to jail for the warrant,” and that she was going to read him his chemical test rights (which must be read before a breath, blood, or urine test after an arrest for OWI). The officer told Ed's client that if he refused the breath test, she would charge him with “that OWI” because she would have to get a warrant to draw blood. His client asked questions and the officer continued to tell him if he refused the breath-test, he would be charged with “that OWI.” When Attorney Ed Sternisha discovered this conversation by reviewing the officer’s bodycam recordings, he immediately filed a Motion to Suppress the breath-test results.
Hit and Run
DRUNK DRIVING CASE DISMISSED! Very happy client. It all started with a report of a hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in a black Cadillac. Attorney Ed Sternisha's client was sitting in her black Cadillac scrolling through her phone about 2 miles away in a gas station parking lot. Although the engine was not running, the keys were in her coat pocket, and there was no damage on her vehicle, the police swarmed her vehicle, removed her, handcuffed her, and locked her in the back of their patrol car. When she asked why they were doing this to her, they said, “Because you hit someone.” Although a man at the gas station told the police that the woman could not have hit anyone because he had been with her, they never mentioned this in their police report – Ed discovered this when he reviewed the bodycam video. Eventually they determined there was no hit-and-run and no victim was ever located. Instead of releasing her, they searched her vehicle (without a warrant) and questioned her (without Miranda). They un-handcuffed her long enough to have her submit to field sobriety tests and then took her to jail for drunk driving – remember, she was only operating her phone, not her car. Fortunately for her, she retained Ed Sternisha and he thoroughly investigated her case. Attorney Sternisha drafted a very lengthy Motion to Suppress detailing the multitude of Constitutional violations. As he prepared for the hearing where he would have the opportunity to question the officers under oath, the prosecutor called and agreed to dismiss the criminal charges. Ed's client went through a lot but was happy it was finally over.

View All Services

Provided by

Browse

Law Office of Edward J. Sternisha

More Info

Gallery

Reviews

Details

People Also Viewed

Law Office of Edward J. Sternisha