Date: January 2022
Case: Felony Fleeing and Underage Drinking and Driving
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with felony fleeing and underage drinking and driving after fleeing the police, weaving through traffic, and going across the median and the wrong way on the road to avoid the police. After working with her client and preparing materials for the prosecutor’s consideration, Nicole negotiated a dismissal of the underage drinking and driving charge, a return of the vehicle that had been seized after the incident, and eliminating the felony down to a gross misdemeanor. If Nicole’s client complies with unsupervised probation for just 2 years, he will not have to spend any time in jail.
Date: January 2022
Case: Felony Fleeing, DWI 3, Assault 5
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: After Dani’s client got into a fight while drinking at a bar and fled the scene, he faced felony fleeing, gross misdemeanor DWI, and misdemeanor assault charges, and his vehicle was seized by the State. Dani was able to successfully argue for her client’s vehicle back from the State. Then, with her client’s proactive steps, she was able to negotiate a stay of adjudication on the felony fleeing charge, meaning the charge will be dismissed after her client successfully completes probation. This resolution allowed the client to avoid not only a felony conviction, but also jail time.
Date: December 2021
Case: Second Degree Assault
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani was retained to help a client facing three counts of felony second degree assault. Based on Dani’s negotiations with the prosecutor and her client’s proactive steps, Dani was able to secure a downward dispositional departure with no prison time. This means that even though the charges carried a presumptive prison sentence of 21 months, Dani’s client will avoid spending any time in prison as long as they follow the terms of their probation.
Date: December 2021
Case: Domestic Assault by Strangulation
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation. Because of her client’s proactive steps, and their investigation Nicole was able to negotiate a continuance for dismissal on a misdemeanor level charge. This means that after successful completion of 1 year of probation, the charge will be dismissed.
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.
Date: December 2021
Case: Felony Drug Possession and Gross Misdemeanor DWI
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client faced charges of felony drug possession and gross misdemeanor DWI after a serious traffic accident. Dani’s client also had a significant criminal history and was facing a mandatory prison sentence. With Dani’s client’s proactive steps in completing treatment, attending AA, and obtaining numerous character letters from family and friends, they were able to avoid serving prison time while being placed on probation for 4 years with only limited conditions.
Date: November 2021
Case: Felony Threats of Violence and Felony 2nd Degree Assault
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: A neighbor dispute escalated and Nicole’s client faced two felony charges: Threats of Violence and Second Degree Assault. These charges carried with them a potential prison sentence. As Nicole’s client was a husband and father of two, Nicole was able to negotiate the charges down to one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct with 1 year of probation. With this resolution, Nicole’s client can move forward from this incident and be there for his children.
Date: November 2021
Case: Aggravated Robbery
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with felony aggravated robbery after attending a party with some of his friends and faced four years in prison. Nicole prepared for trial on her client’s case. On the eve of trial, Nicole was able to secure an agreement where the prosecutor amended the charge to gross misdemeanor theft from person with no additional jail time.
Date: November 2021
Case: Felony Theft – Divert Corporate Property (Over $35,000)
Attorney: Mike Brandt
Result: Mike was retained to help a client fight a felony theft charge. Mike’s client was concerned about having a felony conviction on his record. Based on the client’s concerns, Mike was able to negotiate a resolution with the prosecutor in which Mike’s client plead guilty to misdemeanor theft and paid restitution. Mike’s client was able to avoid a felony conviction, served no jail time, and is not on probation.
Date: October 2021
Case: Felony Possession of Controlled Substance
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was caught with a fraudulent prescription and faced a felony charge of possession of a Schedule III controlled substance. With the client’s proactive steps, Dani was able to negotiate with the prosecutor to get her client in a diversion program. This means that once her client completes two years of probation and follows the conditions successfully, the felony charge will be dismissed, and they will avoid a felony conviction on their record.
