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Mike’s Client Avoids a Felony Conviction & Jail Time

Date: January 2021
Case: Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Felony Domestic Assault by Strangulation after an incident occurring in Hennepin County on February 9, 2020. Mike negotiated a resolution that allowed this offense to be sentenced as a gross misdemeanor. Mike’s client avoided a felony conviction on his record and will not serve any jail time.

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Nicole Helps Client Avoid Felony Conviction

Date: January 2021
Case: Solicitation of a Minor
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with Felony Solicitation of Child to Engage in Sexual Conduct Anoka County. Nicole worked with her client to take proactive measures that ultimately led to a favorable negotiation where her client avoided a felony conviction and serving jail time.

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Nicole Gets Order for Protection Dismissed for Client

Date: December 2020/January 2021
Case: Order for Protection (OFP)
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was served with an Order for Protection (OFP) against him that prohibited him from seeing his wife and children. Nicole successfully was able to get the OFP modified during the pending case that allowed her client to see his children and communicate with his wife. After Nicole communicated and negotiated with the other side, she was able to get the OFP dismissed for her client and all the fees imposed on him waived. Now her client can get back to caring for his family, as he had hoped for from the start.

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Nicole’s Client Avoids Reckless Driving Conviction

Date: December 2020
Case: Reckless Driving
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client damaged her apartment complex garage after a driving incident, which landed her with a reckless driving charge. After negotiations with the prosecutor and the client’s proactive steps, Nicole was able to get the prosecutor to lessen the charge to careless driving and secure a stay of adjudication for her client. This means that her client was not convicted of any charge but was placed on unsupervised probation for one year. If she successfully completes probation, the amended careless driving charge will be dismissed. This resolution allowed Nicole’s client to keep a conviction off her record.

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Nicole Secures Dismissal for Client in Domestic Assault Case

Date: December 2020
Case: Domestic Assault
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with Domestic Assault after a disagreement with her granddaughter led to her granddaughter pressing charges against her two days later. Nicole and her team interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence which she sent to the prosecutor and the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the case..

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Nicole’s Client Avoids Prison Time for Aggravated Robbery after Probation Violation

Date: December 2020
Case: Probation Violation and Controlled Substance Crime
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After being convicted of a felony aggravated robbery and sentenced to 20 years of probation with a 58-month prison sentence hanging over his head, Nicole’s client violated his probation and was found with drugs in his pocket at his probation violation hearing. On top of his risk of being sent to prison, he now faced a new drug charge, and another violation. However, based on numerous discussions and negotiations Nicole had with the prosecutor and probation officers about her client’s proactive steps in treatment, they finally reached a resolution. In this resolution, Nicole’s client was able to avoid prison and jail time, continue with his previous conditions of probation, and at completion of probation, the new drug charge will be dismissed.

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