Date: March 2024 Case: Threats of Violence Attorney: Mike Brandt Result: Mike’s client was arrested after an argument with his son and charged with Second Degree Assault, which carries a mandatory 36-month prison sentence. Mike was able to negotiate the charge down to Threats of Violence and convinced the sentencing judge to sentence the matter as a gross misdemeanor. As...
Date: February 2024 Case: Fifth Degree Assault and Disorderly Conduct Attorney: Elizabeth A. Orrick Result: Elizabeth’s client was charged with a Fifth Degree Assault and Disorderly Conduct in Pine County. However, with the client’s proactive steps, and Elizabeth zealous advocacy, Elizabeth was able to negotiate a “stay of adjudication” and avoid jail time. If Elizabeth’s client successfully completes the conditions...
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, the charge will be...
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: 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.
Date: January 2022
Case: 5th Degree Assault
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: A neighbor dispute led to a misdemeanor fifth degree assault charge against Nicole’s client. Nicole met with her client and the two made a plan to fight the charges. After numerous witnesses supporting Nicole’s client and his version of events and a conversation with the prosecutor, the prosecutor dismissed the charge against her client.
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