Attorney Biography

The Law Office of Frank B. Ford, Attorney and Counselor at Law:

Located in Dearborn Heights since 1985.

• Located in a quiet area, my office is ideally suited for a comfortable, in-depth discussion about your legal issues. Your situation deserves, and gets, a large block of time, for full exploration of the facts of the matter, and full understanding of your concerns and hopes for the outcome of the matter.
• As a former prosecutor for both the City of Dearborn Heights and the City of Troy, I have seen the drunk driving law from both sides. I say, "If you've got a defense, I will probably recognize it, because it was probably used against me while I was a prosecutor."
• In addition to my approximately five years of experience prosecuting drunk driving cases, I attend specialized seminars on drunk driving defense presented by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, in Ann Arbor.
• I am the Vice President and former President of the Suburban Bar Association of Western Wayne County. I have served as an officer of that association at various times since 1995. I have been a member in good standing of the State Bar of Michigan since 1977.

• Born: Springfield, Missouri (When I say, "Show Me!", I mean it.)
• A.B. (cum laude) Washington University in St. Louis
• M.F.A. University of Connecticut
• J.D. Wayne State University
• Licensed to practice law in Michigan since 1977.

• State Bar of Michigan (including Criminal Law Section)
• Suburban Bar Association of Western Wayne County
• (President, 1996-97, 2003-05, 2007-08, 2011-2013; Vice President, 1995-96, 1997-2003, 2005-2007; 2014-present; Committee Chair, 2003 to present)

• Assistant City Attorney and Prosecutor, City of Dearborn Heights (1980-82)
• Assistant City Attorney and Prosecutor, City of Troy (1982-85)
• Prosecutor, City of Southfield (temporary positions in 2003 and in 2008)
• Sole practitioner since May, 1985. See some results!