In 2013, Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct Lawyer Brian J. Prain was first honored by being named in Super Lawyers as a Rising Star. Now, for the 11th consecutive year, Brian has been named in Super Lawyers for 2024, having been elevated from Rising Star to the overall Super Lawyers list.
The listing is published in an annual print publication released annually at this time, and you can also find Brian's online profile on the Super Lawyers website.
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Members of the public turn to Super Lawyers for many essential purposes as well, not the least of which is that they provide a sort of "clearing house" for those who may be seeking legal services of a certain type and want to be sure cut through the masses with their endless "sponsored" links and "pay-per-click" online ads and jump right to those lawyers whose experience and success have already eared them the trust and admiration of their discriminating peers in the field.
The process lawyers undergo to become listed in Super Lawyers has four main stages:
- Peer Nominaitons
- Independent Research (third-party research across 12 key categories)
- Peer Evaluation (by a highly credentialed Blue Ribbon Panel of Attorneys)
- Final Selection
The selection process is so unique that Super Lawyers has noted that they actually hold a U.S. Patent for it as a system and method for identifying excellence within a profession.
All in all, we believe that being listed by Super Lawyers is one of the greatest professional honors a lawyer can receive. Criminal Defense Attorney Brian J. Prain of Prain Law, PLLC specifically concentrates on defending those facing Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct charges. As opposed to being a "general" practice Criminal Defense Attorney who handles all types of criminal charges (DUI, Drugs, Home Invasion, Theft, etc.), Prain Law is working daily to resolving the very unique challenges that arise in this particular subset of criminal charges, known as "CSC" for short.
There are four main Degrees of Criminal Sexual Conduct in Michigan, and they are separated in terms of their severity as well as what alleged acts they involve:
- Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree, based on alleged "sexual penetration" and punishable by up to LIFE
- Criminal Sexual Conduct 2nd Degree, based on alleged "sexual contact" and punishable by up to 15 years
- Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd Degree, based on alleged "sexual penetration" and punishable by up to 15 years
- Criminal Sexual Conduct 4th Degree, based on alleged "sexual contact" and punishable by up to 2 years
Brian J. Prain has been regularly taking Criminal Sexual Conduct cases to jury trial for years and winning verdicts of NOT GUILTY back-to-back-to-back. It is undeniable that in this day and age, those accused of Sexual Assault are stigmatized above and beyond those accused of other crimes. This is arguably due in part to suggestions in popular culture that anyone who doesn't automatically believe an allegation of Sexual Assault is somehow on shaky moral ground.
Everyone is absolutely entitled to their own beliefs, but in a Court of Law where a criminal case is being tried, any such belief runs contrary to the presumption of innocence that every accused person is entitled to. All beliefs aside, the fact is that innocent people do get accused of CSC, and anyone who would claim that it is impossible to be acquitted simply because the allegation is one of Sexual Assault in this day and age is 100% wrong. That claim is easily dismantled even by looking just at the 3 most recent trials Brian has done as of this writing in August, 2024...
- NOT GUILTY of all Counts of First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
- NOT GUILTY of all Counts of Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
- NOT GUILTY of all Counts of Third Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
It is these type of consistent, successful results in actual trials (not plea deals) that has eared Brian J. Prain a reputation as a fierce advocate who those accused of CSC can turn to when the stakes are unbelievably high.
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This most recent selection by Super Lawyers is one among many awards and honors Brian has received, including...
- Named as one of the Nations Top 1% by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Identified as one of the 19 Best Criminal Defense Attorneys in Detroit by Expertise.com
- Named as one of Michigan's Top 10 by The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Selected as one of DBusiness Magazine's Top Lawyers
- Named as one of Michigan's Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Michigan by The National Trial Lawyers