Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Royal Oak, MI

A criminal defense attorney representing those who have been accused of committing a crime in Michigan, Lisa Dwyer is founder of the Law Office of Lisa Dwyer, P.C. While her focus is on criminal defense, she is also experienced in entertainment and sports law, appellate law and white collar criminal defense. In 2019, she was given the Exceptional Achievement Award from the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for her work representing her clients in federal court.

Ms. Dwyer graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Admitted to practice in the state of Michigan, she has almost three decades of experience and spent two decades practicing before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Along with providing her clients with high-quality legal representation, she also serves her community as a two-term Mayor of the City of Clawson.

A council member of the Cannabis Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Ms. Dwyer graduated from the Criminal Justice Act Trial College and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Forensic Science College. With the same organization, she completed training in predictive policing software, risk assessment tools, DNA complex mixtures analysis and facial recognition software.

In 2018, Ms. Dwyer was asked to present for those earning continuing legal education credits with the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. Her experience in criminal defense includes federal crimes such as fraud and identity theft, health care fraud, gun and explosives cases, conspiracies, drug charges and RICO conspiracies. With an Avvo “Superb” rating, she is also experienced in representing those accused of home invasions, theft offenses, armed robberies, sex offenses, and violent and assault offenses.