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      Isabel gets Stay of Adjudication on Controlled Substance Charge

      Date: May 2023
      Case: Controlled Substance
      Attorney: Isabel McClure
      Result: Isabel’s client was charged with Fifth Degree Controlled Substance. With her client’s proactive steps and legal issues in the case, Isabel was able to negotiate a Stay of Adjudication on the misdemeanor. This means her client will not serve any jail time, and after 2 years of probation with minimal conditions, the charge will also be dismissed.

      Nicole’s Client Avoids Prison in Drug Case

      Date: December 2022
      Case: Felony Second Degree Controlled Substance Possession, Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI
      Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
      Result: After being pulled over for a DWI, law enforcement searched our client’s vehicle and found cocaine and a large amount of cash. As a result, he was charged with Felony Second Degree Controlled Substance Possession and a DWI. Because of his criminal history score, he was facing a presumptive prison commitment of up to 117 months. However, based on the client’s proactive steps and Nicole’s negotiations with the prosecutor, Nicole was able to negotiate a downward durational departure with no additional jail or prison time. This means that if the client is successful on probation, he will avoid spending any time in jail or prison.

      Nicole’s Client Avoids Prison in Major Drug Case

      Date: November 2022
      Case: Felony First Degree Controlled Substance Charges, Felony Failure to Affix Tax Stamps
      Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
      Result: After a significant drug raid that uncovered almost 400g of marijuana, cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, pills, and other controlled substances, Nicole’s client was facing three felony charges: two first degree controlled substance charges and one failure to affix tax stamps charge. Because of these charges, the client was facing significant time in prison. However, based on the client’s success in treatment and Nicole’s negotiations with the prosecutor, Nicole was able to negotiate a downward dispositional departure with no additional jail or prison time. This means that if the client is successful on probation, he will avoid spending any time in jail or prison.

      Felony Drug Charges reduced

      Date: April 2022
      Case: Second Degree Controlled Substance
      Attorney: Mike Brandt
      Result: Mike’s client was charged with Second-Degree Controlled Substance Possession for allegedly possessing a substantial quantity of cocaine. Based on various legal challenges Mike made regarding his client’s arrest, Mike was able to negotiate a resolution with the prosecutor in which the prosecutor agreed to amend the charge to a lower level Fifth-Degree Controlled Substance Possession. This will allow the charge to drop to a misdemeanor when his client is off probation and also allows his client the opportunity to have these records expunged (sealed).

      Mike’s Client Avoids Conviction in Drug Case

      Date: March 2022
      Case: Felony Controlled Substance Possession
      Attorney: Mike Brandt
      Result: Mike’s client was charged with 5 felony counts of Fifth Degree Controlled Substance offenses stemming from the execution of a search warrant. In preparation for the case., Mike challenged the legality of the search warrant and provided the prosecutor with information about his client’s involvement and background. Based on this information, Mike was able to secure a resolution were his client pled guilty to one of the charges and was placed on unsupervised probation for one year with a stay of adjudication. This means that once she is off probation, the charge will be dismissed and she will have the right to have her record expunged.

      Isabel’s Client Avoids Felony Conviction on Drug Charge

      Date: December 2021
      Case: Fifth Degree Controlled Substance
      Attorney: Isabel McClure
      Result: Isabel was retained to help her client fight a felony drug charge. Isabel was able to negotiate a resolution in which the client was given a stay of execution of the sentence and placed on unsupervised probation for one year. Her client’s charge was therefore deemed a gross misdemeanor by the Court, and her client will avoid a felony charge on their record. Upon successful completion of probation, Isabel’s client will be able to get this charge expunged from their record.

      Nicole’s Client Avoids Conviction in Juvenile DWI and Controlled Substance Case

      Date: November 2021
      Case: Underage Drinking and Driving and 5th Degree Controlled Substance
      Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
      Result: Nicole’s juvenile client was pulled over for a DWI and then drugs were found in her car. She faced charges of Underage Drinking and Driving and Fifth Degree Controlled Substance Possession. Nicole’s client made a tremendous effort in treatment and completed other proactive steps. Through her client’s efforts, Nicole was able to negotiate a resolution where the Underage Drinking and Driving charge was dismissed, and the judge stayed adjudication on the drug charge but placed her client on probation for 1 day. All charges were dismissed.

      Client Avoids Conviction on Drug Charges

      Date: November 2021
      Case: Fifth Degree Controlled Substance
      Attorney: Mike Brandt
      Result: Mike was retained to help a client fight a gross misdemeanor charge of fifth degree controlled substance. Mike was able to negotiate a resolution in which the client received a stay of adjudication on the controlled substance charge. Mike’s client was placed on unsupervised probation for one year and upon successful completion of probation, the case will be dismissed.

      Mike Helps Client Avoid a Conviction for Fleeing

      Date: October 2021
      Case: 5th Degree Controlled Substance & Fleeing
      Attorney: Mike Brandt
      Result: Mike was retained to help a client fight 5th degree controlled substance and felony fleeing charges. The fleeing charge would have caused Mike’s client to lose his license for a year and potentially have a felony conviction. Mike was able to negotiate a resolution were his client plead guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of legal process and the fleeing charge, but Mike’s client received a stay of adjudication on the fleeing charge. This resolution helped the client to avoid any jail time, and it saved the client’s license.

      Felony Drug Charged Reduced to a Petty Misdemeanor

      Date: August 2021
      Case: 5th Degree Controlled Substance
      Attorney: Mike Brandt
      Result: Mike Brandt’s client was charged with a felony 5th Degree drug charge based upon a quantity of marijuana that was found in his client’s vehicle during a traffic stop. After reviewing the evidence, Mike filed a motion to dismiss the charges based upon illegal conduct by the police. Based upon this motion, the prosecutor agreed to amend the charge to one of a petty misdemeanor possession of a small amount of marijuana. Mike’s client paid a $50 fine and was not subject to probation or any other conditions.

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