Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases

Many visitors to my website are conducting legal research on civil asset forfeiture laws. I recall a time when I was handling a forfeiture case outside a Wayne County Circuit Court judge's courtroom. An older attorney was flipping through printouts from my website as we discussed forfeiture laws, and I had to laugh because he did not recognize me from the website.

To assist you in your research, I’ve compiled several relevant cases below. However, don’t hesitate to reach out to my office to discuss your situation! Even if your case seems hopeless, I have a track record of successfully challenging even the most difficult cases against the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the DEA, the FBI, and U.S. Customs.

Sort descending	Cite	Year
$256 in US Currency v $256 US Currency	445 Mich 279	1994
City of Detroit v $176,598.00 United States Currency	241 Mich App 118; 613 NW2d 752	2000
City of Kalamazoo v One 1978 Chevrolet	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 177109	1996
Cranford v Wayne County	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 218859	2001
Emmet County Prosecuting Atty v Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars in US Currency (In re Forfeiture of 5118 Indian Garden Rd)	253 Mich App 255; 654 NW2d 646	2002
Govea v City of Grand Rapids	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 209874	1999
Hollins v City of Detroit Police Dep't	225 Mich App 341; 571 NW2d 729	1997
In re $1,190	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 296719	2011
In re $10,146	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 314611	2014
In re $111,144	191 Mich App 524; 478 NW2d 718	1991
In re $126,174	191 Mich App 453; 479 NW2d 8	1991
In re $167,200	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 261086	2006
In re $19,840	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 267143	2007
In re $3,300	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 200451	1998
In re $4,673	Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 299331	2011

Cite

Year

$256 in US Currency v $256 US Currency

445 Mich 279

1994

City of Detroit v $176,598.00 United States Currency

241 Mich App 118; 613 NW2d 752

2000

City of Kalamazoo v One 1978 Chevrolet

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 177109

1996

Cranford v Wayne County

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 218859

2001

Emmet County Prosecuting Atty v Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars in US Currency (In re Forfeiture of 5118 Indian Garden Rd)

253 Mich App 255; 654 NW2d 646

2002

Govea v City of Grand Rapids

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 209874

1999

Hollins v City of Detroit Police Dep't

225 Mich App 341; 571 NW2d 729

1997

In re $1,190

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 296719

2011

In re $10,146

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 314611

2014

In re $111,144

191 Mich App 524; 478 NW2d 718

1991

In re $126,174

191 Mich App 453; 479 NW2d 8

1991

In re $167,200

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 261086

2006

In re $19,840

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 267143

2007

In re $3,300

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 200451

1998

In re $4,673

Unpublished Decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 299331

2011

About

I am one of Michigan's leading criminal defense attorneys, and I frequently cross over into the realm of civil litigation when my clients face civil asset forfeiture claims. Cash and US currency seizures, car seizures, and even homes and real estate may be subject to Michigan's civil asset forfeiture laws, and I have successfully fought the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, the FBI, the DEA, and US Customs on civil asset forfeiture cases.