Date: August 2023 Case: Third Degree Felony Assault Attorney: Michael J. Brandt Result: Mike’s client was charged with Third Degree Felony Assault. Mike was able to resolve his client’s case with what is called a stay of adjudication. This means that Mike’s client was placed on probation with no conviction on their record. Once Mike’s client is discharged from probation,...
Date: July 2023 Case: Assault Attorney: Isabel McClure Result: Isabel’s client was charged with Third Degree Assault after an incident at a party in 2021. When the negotiations failed to produce an equitable agreement Isabel’s client chose to proceed to trial. Based on the facts of the case that showed that Isabel’s client acted in self-defense, the prosecutor was unable to make their case,...
Date: April 2023
Case: Assault and Aggravated Robbery
Attorney: Isabel McClure
Result: Isabel’s client was charged with Felony Aggravated Robbery and Felony Assault in Hennepin County. These allegations resulted from a shooting that involved multiple people. Because the State was unable to meet their burden of proof, Isabel met with the prosecutor to discuss the legal issues in the case. On the eve of trial, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss both charges. This means that her client did not have to go to trial, and they no longer face a felony charge.
Date: April 2023
Case: Assault
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with one count of Felony Assault. Because of the legal issues with the case and the client’s proactive steps and social support, Mike negotiated a stay of adjudication on the case. This means after serving probation time, the charge will be dismissed with no conviction on the client’s record.
Date: January 2023
Case: Second Degree Assault, Domestic Assault
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: In 2018, Nicole’s client was charged with one count of Felony Second Degree Assault and one count of Misdemeanor Domestic Assault. After disclosing their investigation, the prosecutor dismissed the case on the eve of trial and sent it to the city attorney’s office for misdemeanor charges. Because the statute of limitations for the city to charge the case has now passed, Nicole’s client will not face any charges resulting from this incident.
Date: October 2022
Case: Fifth Degree Assault, Failure to Stop for Collision
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was facing two misdemeanor charges from the same day: Fifth Degree Assault and Failure to Stop for Collision. However, Nicole was able to convince the prosecutor to agree to a dismissal of the assault charge and a Continuance for Dismissal (CFD) on the traffic case. This means that after just one year with no similar offenses, the traffic case will also be dismissed.
Date: June 2022
Cases: Misdemeanor Domestic Assault; Misdemeanor Assault
Result: Isabel represented two separate clients who faced charges of Assault and Domestic Assault. Through negotiating with the prosecutors, Isabel was able to secure Stays of Adjudication on amended charges of Disorderly Conduct for both clients. This means that neither client will have an Assault or Domestic Assault charge on their record, and neither will face specific collateral issues resulting from the original charges that would have had devastating career and life impacts for these clients. Additionally, after successful completion of probation, the Disorderly Conduct charge will be dismissed for both clients.
Date: April 2022
Case: Third Degree Assault
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with Felony Third Degree Assault Nicole conducted her own investigation and found multiple independent witnesses who corroborated her client’s version of events. On the eve of trial, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the felony charge if Nicole’s client pled guilty to disorderly conduct with one year of unsupervised probation.
Date: February 2022
Case: Preliminary Felony Assault
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike was retained by a client who was under investigation for possible felony assault charges stemming from a brawl that occurred outside of a bar. Mike was proactive in having his investigator take statements from various witnesses which he provided to the police. Based upon the statements that Mike’s investigator provided as well as other information, no charges were filed.
Date: January 2022
Case: Fifth Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct and Fifth Degree Assault
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike’s client was charged with Fifth Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, a gross misdemeanor, and Fifth Degree Assault, a misdemeanor. Based on his client’s proactive steps and legal issues he raised, Mike was able to negotiate a dismissal of the Gross Misdemeanor Criminal Sexual Conduct charge and his client pled to a misdemeanor where they were put on probation for 1 year.
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