# Law Offices of Scott E. Rabaut

> Second-generation criminal defense attorney serving Macomb and Oakland County, Michigan, and throughout Southeast Michigan. Criminal defense only. Flat-fee pricing, free first consultation, live answer 24/7. Office in Sterling Heights.

## Practice Areas
- [OWI / DUI Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/dui-owi): First offense, second offense, High BAC (.17+ "Super Drunk"), drugged driving (OWPD), and felony third-offense OWI. License, record, and freedom are at stake from the stop forward.
- [Domestic Violence Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/domestic-violence): First, second, and aggravated domestic violence. Covers no-contact orders, bond conditions, custody and parenting-time impact, and the fact that the prosecutor — not the accuser — controls the case once charges are filed.
- [Drug Crimes Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/drug-crimes): Possession, delivery, manufacturing, and maintaining a drug house under Michigan's Public Health Code (MCL 333.7401–7403). Section 7411 first-offender deferral and Fourth Amendment suppression motions.
- [Felony Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/felony-defense): Serious charges carrying prison and a permanent record. District-court arraignment and preliminary exam, then bind-over to circuit court (16th Circuit in Mt. Clemens for Macomb cases).
- [Misdemeanor Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/misdemeanor-defense): Retail fraud, assault and battery, disorderly conduct, driving while license suspended, and malicious destruction of property — convictions that surface on background, job, and housing checks.
- [Pre-Charge / Under Investigation](https://scottrabautlaw.com/under-investigation): Guidance before charges are filed. Protecting the right to remain silent and preserving options while they are widest, before any charge exists.
- [Traffic Offenses](https://scottrabautlaw.com/traffic-offenses): Speeding through reckless driving, driving while license suspended, and fleeing and eluding, across Michigan courts. Scott can often appear on your behalf.
- [Juvenile Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/juvenile-defense): Defending minors while protecting a child's record and future.

## Locations
- [Macomb County Criminal Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/macomb-county): County hub with a court-by-court guide — the 16th Circuit Court (Mt. Clemens) and the district courts (37th, 38th, 39th, 40th, 41A, 41B, 42-1, 42-2), named judges, and felony routing. Written for both the accused and worried family members.
- [Sterling Heights Criminal Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/sterling-heights): Home-court page for the 41-A District Court (Judges Lepore, Sierawski, and Wiegand) with 16th Circuit felony routing. Sterling Heights recorded 299 OWI arrests in 2024, the highest in Macomb County. Office located in Sterling Heights.
- [Clinton Township Criminal Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/clinton-township): Location page for the 41B District Court (Chief Judge Lucido, Judges Femminineo and Fuca), which also serves Mount Clemens and Harrison Township, with felony routing to the 16th Circuit Court in Mount Clemens. Covers OWI/DUI, domestic violence, drug, felony, and misdemeanor charges along the M-59 corridor, Gratiot, Groesbeck, and I-94. One of Michigan's largest townships, more than 100,000 residents.
- [Oakland County Criminal Defense](https://scottrabautlaw.com/oakland-county): County hub with a court-by-court guide, the 6th Circuit Court (Pontiac) for felonies and the district courts (43rd, 44th, 45A/45B, 46th, 47th, 48th, 50th, 51st, and 52nd divisions). Scott practices across the line from his Macomb County office and frequently appears in the southern and central Oakland courts serving Royal Oak, Troy, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Rochester Hills. Michigan's second-most-populous county, roughly 1.2 million residents.

## About
- [About Attorney Scott E. Rabaut](https://scottrabautlaw.com/about): Second-generation defense attorney who clerked under his father, Stephen T. Rabaut. B.S. Central Michigan University, J.D. WMU Cooley. Admitted to the State Bar of Michigan (2016) and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan (2017). Background spanning the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, the Department of Corrections, and loss prevention.
- [Reviews](https://scottrabautlaw.com/reviews): Client testimonials.
- [Contact](https://scottrabautlaw.com/contact): Sterling Heights office, contact form, and 24/7 phone — (586) 243-4140.