Date: March 2021
Case: Avoided Theft Charge
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with theft after attempting to steal an item from a Walmart store. Mike reached out to the prosecutor in this case and explained the proactive steps his client had taken since the incident, discussed the legal issues in the case, and ultimately came to a resolution where Mike’s client pled to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct and the theft charge was dismissed. As part of the plea to disorderly conduct, Mike’s client avoided any jail time, paid a small fine, and will be off probation once he pays his fine.
Date: March 2021
Case: Third Degree DWI & Child Endangerment
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client faced gross misdemeanor charges of child endangerment and a gross misdemeanor DWI. Initially, Mike challenged whether or not his client was illegally arrested. Even though the judge denied Mike’s motion, he ultimately was able to negotiate a resolution with the prosecutor. Based on Mike’s discussions, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss both the gross misdemeanor DWI and the child endangerment charges. Mike’s client pled to a lower level misdemeanor DWI and was placed on probation for 2 years.
Date: March 2021
Case: Third Degree DWI (test refusal)
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with a gross misdemeanor third degree DWI after crashing his car while impaired and refusing to take the breath test at the station. After reviewing the State’s evidence and helping his client take proactive steps following the incident, Mike resolved the case where Mike’s client pled to a third degree DWI, but the Court lowered the sentence to a misdemeanor. As part of this agreement, Mike’s client was placed on unsupervised probation for 2 years and avoided any jail time.
Date: March 2021
Case: Third Degree DWI
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: After reviewing the evidence in the case, Mike challenged the initial seizure of his client and brought a motion to suppress any evidence recovered from the initial seizure of his client. Mike also moved for the case to be dismissed for lack of probable cause. The Judge granted Mike’s motion to suppress the blood test taken from his client. Due to the suppression of evidence, the State lacked a strong case and decided to dismiss the case altogether.
Date: March 2021
Case: Probation Violations
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike represented a client on three felony files where his client was alleged to have violated his probation by absconding from probation. Mike’s client was looking at the potential of going to prison if the court found that he had violated probation. In preparing the case, Mike provided documentation to the probation department and the prosecutor that Mike’s client had turned his life around by going through treatment, maintaining sobriety, and being gainfully employed. Based upon all of this information, Mike convinced the state to dismiss the probation violations and discharge his client from probation. Once the probation violations were discharged, Mike’s client had no further obligations to probation and did not face the risk of any jail time.
Date: February 2021
Case: Criminal Sexual Conduct
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client began working with Mike while under investigation for allegations of inappropriate physical contact with his daughter. By hiring Mike before charges had been brought, Mike and his team worked to call numerous agencies involved in the charging process. Mike remained informed about the investigative process and did what he could to refute the allegations. Through these proactive contacts, CPS closed their investigation and no criminal charges were brought against his client.
Date: February 2021
Case: Robbery and Assault
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Felony Simple Robbery, Felony Assault in the Third Degree, and Misdemeanor Assault in the Fifth Degree. After reviewing the State’s evidence, Mike challenged probable cause for the felony charges. After back and forth discussions with the prosecutor, Mike eventually negotiated a resolution where his client plead guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct and the rest of the charges were dismissed.
Date: January 2021
Case: Domestic Assault
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with a Domestic Assault charge and two charges of 5th Degree Assault. In preparation for trial, Mike’s team obtained favorable evidence for his client. After disclosing some of this evidence to the prosecution in preparation for trial, Mike ultimately negotiated an agreement with the prosecutor called a Stay of Adjudication on a reduced charge of disorderly conduct. Mike’s client plead guilty to disorderly conduct and the prosecution dismissed all other charges. The Judge stayed adjudication on the disorderly conduct charge, meaning that the judge did not accept the plea and did not convict Mike’s client. Instead, Mike’s client was placed on probation for 1 year, and upon successful completion of probation, the disorderly conduct charge will be dismissed.
Date: January 2021
Case: 3rd Degree DWI
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was originally charged with a Gross Misdemeanor 3rd Degree DWI. Through negotiations, Mike was able to reach a resolution with the prosecutor where his client pled to a Misdemeanor 4th Degree DWI and the 3rd Degree DWI was dismissed. Instead of serving any jail time, Mike’s client was placed on unsupervised probation for 2 years and had to pay a small fine.
Date: January, 2021
Case: 2nd Degree DWI
Attorney: Michael J. Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with a Gross Misdemeanor Second Degree DWI. Because of the charge, Mike’s client’s license was revoked for 2 years and the client’s vehicle was forfeited. However, after reviewing the State’s evidence, Mike determined that the police officer lacked reasonable articulable suspicion to pull his client over (AKA the officer illegally pulled Mike’s client over). Mike proceeded by drafting a motion and memorandum to the court asking the court to dismiss the charges because his client was illegally stopped by the police officer. The Judge ruled in favor of Mike’s client and dismissed all the charges against Mike’s client. Additionally, Mike challenged the revocation of his client’s license in civil court arguing that his client’s driving privileges, which were revoked at the time of the incident, should be given back to his client. The Judge ruled in Mike’s client’s favor on this issue as well and Mike restored his client’s driving privileges.
Because the criminal charges were dismissed, the State also dropped the forfeiture proceedings against Mike’s client and returned the vehicle to Mike’s client.