The Law Office of Julian J. Poota, PLLC

Focus and practice areas

Criminal defense is the core of this Southfield, Michigan office. The Law Office of Julian J. Poota, PLLC represents people accused of misdemeanors and felonies, and its overview lists matters that reach across much of the state's criminal code. In my opinion that breadth is the first thing a reader should weigh, because it points to an office built for variety across the docket.

The named matters include assault, domestic violence, drug crimes, DUI and OWI, weapons charges, and theft. The firm also lists white collar offenses, computer crimes, embezzlement, and retail fraud. Traffic violations, probation violations, and juvenile cases appear on the same page. Federal charges and pre-warrant investigations round out the list, and the office handles expungements as well.

What the mix tells a reader

A list this long covers several distinct areas of practice. Theft and property crimes, including retail fraud and embezzlement, appear alongside sex crimes and drug charges. Each of these carries its own procedure and its own range of penalties. A defendant reading the overview can see quickly whether the charge they face is one the firm names by hand.

The attorney behind the firm

Julian J. Poota is the firm's founder. He earned his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2004, and he joined the Michigan bar the same year. His profile describes a Michigan-born and Michigan-educated lawyer, which keeps his practice close to the courts where he trained.

His court admissions run past the state level. He was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2004, and he added the Western District in 2012. Those two admissions carry weight for anyone facing federal charges, since federal criminal cases move through the district courts. The eight-year gap between the two also shows a practice that grew its reach over time.

Where the work happens

The firm bases itself in Southfield and takes cases throughout Metro Detroit and across Michigan. That geographic spread matches the range of courts a criminal defense practice touches, and it reaches district courts that handle misdemeanors and circuit courts that hear felonies. The site notes that virtual meetings can be arranged, which gives clients outside the immediate area a way to consult without a drive into the metro.

Southfield is in Oakland County, close to the Wayne County courts of Detroit. A firm placed there can reach several county court systems within a short radius. For a defendant, that location keeps counsel near the venues where their case is most likely to be heard.

What the experience adds up to

The site reports more than 20 years of experience. It does not publish a founding year, so the number appears on the page without a date attached. As a reviewer I read that figure as a career-length claim tied to the founder's 2004 admission, and the arithmetic lines up with a lawyer who has practiced since then.

Experience of that length usually means a lawyer has seen the local courts and prosecutors from many angles. For a defendant, that familiarity can count as much as the raw number of years. The firm ties the claim to one named attorney who carries the firm's work, which keeps the source of the experience clear.

How these cases tend to move

Criminal matters in Michigan follow a set path. A misdemeanor case opens with an arraignment in district court, then moves to pretrial conferences and, if it goes that far, a trial. A felony adds a preliminary examination in district court before the case is bound over to circuit court. Knowing where a case sits in that sequence shapes the choices in front of a defendant.

Federal charges take a separate route. They begin in the U.S. District Court, where the founder holds admissions for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Pre-warrant investigation work comes even earlier, before a prosecutor decides whether to authorize a charge. A defense lawyer who joins at that stage can respond while the file is still open.

Expungement is its own process. Michigan's set-aside law lets some people clear qualifying convictions after a waiting period, and the state's Clean Slate reforms widened who can apply. The firm lists expungement among its services, which places it in the after-the-case side of criminal work as well as the defense of active charges.

What a defense engagement involves

A criminal case asks a lawyer to do several jobs at once. Counsel reviews the evidence the prosecution has gathered, tests how it was obtained, and weighs whether a motion to suppress fits the facts. Talks with the prosecutor can lead to a reduced charge or a plea, and a case that stays contested heads toward trial. The firm's broad matter list means these steps apply across the offenses it names.

Pre-warrant work comes before all of this. When police refer a file to a prosecutor, there is a window before charges are authorized. A lawyer brought in during that window can present facts that bear on whether a warrant issues. The firm names this stage directly on its overview, which is a detail many general criminal pages leave out.

Where to find the firm online

The firm publishes links to Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn in its site's structured data. Those three profiles give a reader more than one place to check the office's public activity. The website itself carries the practice overview, the founder's profile, and the full list of matters the firm takes.

Telephone access and published numbers

The site says the office is accessible by telephone at all hours. That is the clearest remaining detail about how a prospective client can begin contact. In my reading, the wording sets a broad contact window and gives someone a stated route to the office outside a conventional business day. The claim concerns telephone access specifically, which keeps its practical meaning clear for a directory reader.

The firm publishes two telephone numbers. The toll-free number is (888) 399-7979, while the local number is (248) 356-8900. The 248 area code gives callers a number associated with the Southfield area, and the 888 number provides a toll-free alternative. Publishing both makes the available contact routes easy to identify. A reader can move from the directory record to a direct call without having to locate a separate intake number elsewhere.

The full office address

The complete office location is 26555 Evergreen Road, Suite 1220, Southfield, Michigan. The suite number is a useful addition to the street address because it identifies the firm's place within the building. For someone preparing to visit, that level of detail can prevent confusion after arrival. It also gives a reader a precise address to use when confirming an appointment or entering the destination into a map.

The firm's published name and legal name point to the same office. The public-facing name is The Law Office of Julian J. Poota, while the full legal name adds the PLLC designation. That consistency helps a prospective client connect the website, telephone listing, and physical office with the legal entity named in the record. From a review standpoint, the combination of a complete suite address and two published telephone numbers gives the listing concrete contact information that can be checked before a meeting.

What the access details mean

The contact information describes a straightforward starting point. A prospective client has a local line and a toll-free line, with telephone access stated for all hours. The office address then supplies an exact destination down to the suite. These details concern access to the firm rather than the substance of representation, but they answer an important practical question: how someone can make initial contact and identify the correct office.