Date: June 2024 Case: Underage Liquor Possession, Possession of Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Attorney: Elizabeth A. Orrick Result: Ellie secured expungement of records for a client who was previously charged with Underage Liquor Possession, Possession of Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. After retaining our services, Ellie promptly initiated constructive...
Date: June 2024 Case: Child Endangerment, Violation of a Harassment Order (x2), Domestic Assault, Fifth Degree Assault (x2) Attorney: Elizabeth A. Orrick Result: Elizabeth secured an expungement for a client that had multiple charges on his record, making it hard for him to obtain employment. On each of these charges, Elizabeth was able to provide clear and convincing evidence that...
Date: January 2024 Case: Disorderly Conduct Attorney: Elizabeth A. Orrick Result: Ellie secured an expungement for her client who had previously been charged with 5th degree criminal sexual conduct and was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. This conviction made it difficult for the client to obtain employment opportunities and secure housing. With Ellie’s effective assistance in preparing, filing, and arguing...
Date: January 2024 Case: Disorderly Conduct Attorney: Elizabeth A. Orrick Result: Ellie secured an expungement for her client who had previously been charged with 5th degree criminal sexual conduct and was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. This conviction made it difficult for the client to obtain employment opportunities and secure housing. With Ellie’s effective assistance in preparing, filing, and arguing...
Date: December 2023 Case: Expungement Attorney: Elizabeth Orrick Result: Elizabeth secured an expungement for her client who had previously received a diversion on a felony charge. Although the charge was eventually dismissed after the client successfully completed the diversion program, the client still faced rejection by various employers. With the grant of an expungement, Elizabeth’s client’s felony theft charge and...
Date: August 2021
Case: First-Degree Controlled Substance Sale
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike was retained to assist a client charged with First-Degree Controlled Substance in Douglas County. Based upon his client’s record, Mike’s client was looking at a sentence of 75 months in prison. However, based upon legal issues that Mike raised and the steps Mike’s client took to rehabilitate himself, Mike was able to negotiate a downward dispositional departure and his client was able to avoid prison time. Instead of prison, the client was placed on probation for 10 years.
In addition to this charge, Mike was also successful in getting his client discharged from probation on 2 felonies and also succeeded in persuading a prosecutor to dismiss another drug case based upon his client’s plea to the First Degree charge.
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: April 2019
Case: Expungement: Theft
County: Hennepin
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client had a prior Felony Theft offense from almost 5 years ago. The theft had been dismissed following her client’s successful completion of probation. However, the offense was still accessible with remote access when searching in the courthouse. Nicole was able to secure a statutory expungement for her client. This allowed Nicole’s client to have his record sealed on all agency databases, making this incident inaccessible for future employment searches.
Date: March 2019
County: Anoka
Charge: Theft of a Firearm
Result: Mike’s client was charged with theft of a firearm for stealing an assault rifle and 9mm pistol from a vehicle. Mike was able to convince the prosecutor to allow his client into a diversion program whereby the matter was continued, his client was placed on probation, and as long as his client completes some community work service, the charges will be dismissed and his client will be eligible for an expungement.
Date: April 2019
Location: Maple Grove
Charge: Theft
Result: Michael Brandt’s client was charged with theft for shoplifting. The matter was continued for dismissal meaning charges will be dismissed with no plea. This will allow the client to have the record expunged and sealed after one year.
