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..
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.
Date: December 2020
Case: Harassment Restraining Order (HRO)
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After a tenant of Nicole’s client petitioned for an HRO against him and he was served, Nicole’s client was faced with not being able to live in his own home. Even though the deadline to vacate or fight the HRO had passed, and the Court initially denied a hearing, Nicole approached the court again and the Court then granted her client a hearing. Nicole approached the Court again to modify the HRO address, and got her client back into his house before the hearing. Nicole then negotiated with the other party and reached a resolution that terminates the HRO in 6 months so long as there are no new violations and Nicole’s client can go back to living his normal life without it hanging over his head.
Date: November 2020
Case: Possess/Sale Small Amount of Marijuana
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with a petty misdemeanor possession/sale of a small amount of marijuana after the friends he was with admitted to smoking a marijuana cigarette. Nicole’s client lost his job due to the incident. However, as Nicole’s client was the only person out of his friends who was cooperative with the police, Nicole was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the case in the interests of justice. Nicole’s client now maintains a clean record, is immediately eligible for expungement, and has hope of returning to this job.
Date: November 2020
Case: Obstruct Legal Process and Disorderly Conduct
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After a night of drinking at a local restaurant, Nicole’s client got into arguments with the police as they were trying to find him a ride home. He was charged with gross misdemeanor obstructing legal process. Nicole and her client worked together to be proactive, including writing an apology letter, Nicole was able to negotiate with the prosecutor to dismiss the gross misdemeanor charge and stay the jail time for the misdemeanor in place of one year of probation. This resolution allowed Nicole’s client to move forward from this mistake while minimizing the impact the charges could have had on the rest of his life.
Date: October 2020
Case: Purchase/Sell/Give Alcohol to a Minor
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: After driving with his underage girlfriend and getting pulled over on a college campus, Nicole’s client was charged with a gross misdemeanor purchase/sell/barter/furnish/give liquor to a someone under the age of 21. However, Nicole was able to convince the prosecutor to maintain her client’s clean record through a “stay of adjudication.” This means that if Nicole’s client successfully completes probation, the gross misdemeanor charge will be dismissed, and he will avoid a conviction on his record.
Date: October 2020
Case: Order for Protection
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was served with an Order for Protection in Ramsey County. Nicole fought this case in an evidentiary hearing. She presented favorable evidence, cross examined the petitioner, and called witnesses of her own. The Court ultimately ruled in Nicole’s client’s favor and dismissed the Order for Protection.
Date: October 2020
Case: Gross Misdemeanor DWI
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with two Gross Misdemeanor DWIs in Ramsey County. Even though Nicole’s client had a high alcohol reading and a prior DWI her client took proactive steps, which Nicole used to negotiate a favorable resolution. Despite a law requiring a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail, Nicole worked out a resolution where her client could avoid all jail time if he agreed to only drive a vehicle equipped with ignition interlock, as part of an exception to that law. Nicole’s client was sentenced to no jail time and three years of probation.
Date: October 2020
Case: 5th Degree Assault
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with 5th Degree Assault in the City of Hopkins in Hennepin County. However, with the client’s proactive steps, Nicole was able to negotiate a “continuance for dismissal.” If Nicole’s client successfully completes all the conditions of the agreement, then the case will dismissed in less than one year. With Nicole’s assistance, the client avoided a conviction on his record, and he is also eligible for an expungement
Date: August 2020
Case: Domestic Assault
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with Misdemeanor Domestic Assault in the city of Champlin in Hennepin County. The incident was fueled by alcohol, her client took proactive steps to address this issue and Nicole believed she would be able to obtain a favorable resolution. Nicole was able to negotiate with the prosecutor and secure a continuance for dismissal for her client. If Nicole’s client follows the conditions set forth by the Court, after 1 year, the charges will be dismissed.