Date: June 2022
Case: Gross Misdemeanor DWI
Attorney: Danielle C. Peden
Result: Dani’s client, a minor, was facing multiple criminal charges including Third-Degree DWI, Fourth-Degree DWI, Underage Drinking and Driving, and Fleeing the Scene after they were involved in a hit and run incident. After meeting with the client and the prosecutor, Dani was able to arrange for the dismissal of three of her client’s charges. Additionally, Dani was able to negotiate a misdemeanor sentence and no additional jail time for her client.
Case: Gross Misdemeanor DWI
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was faced with gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor DWI charges after an accident involving their own vehicle and a reading of over .30 BAC. With her client’s proactive steps and a legal issue with the test kit, Dani was able to negotiate a resolution with the prosecutor for a stay of adjudication on the gross misdemeanor and a stayed sentence on the misdemeanor. This means that the gross misdemeanor will be dismissed after a time. The client also avoided spending time in jail for the misdemeanor and will be placed on probation with limited conditions.
Date: April 2022
Case: Theft
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: After Dani’s client failed to scan some of their grocery items, they faced a misdemeanor charge of theft. With her client’s proactive steps, Dani was able to negotiate a resolution with the prosecutor called a stay of adjudication. This means that after Dani’s client completes only 6 months of unsupervised probation and pays a fine, the theft charge will be dismissed.
Date: April 2022
Case: Ignition Interlock Violation
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client faced an ignition interlock violation from 2019 that she did not know existed until a warrant was out for her arrest in 2022. After Dani quashed the warrant, she began negotiations with the prosecutor on her client’s case to hopefully resolve it quickly, because her client was beginning a new job. With the proactive steps of her client, Dani was able to get the prosecutor to dismiss the misdemeanor violation only two months after she was retained, without her client ever having to appear in court.
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).
Date: April 2022
Case: Display/Possess Fictitious or Fraudulent Driver’s License, Misrepresenting Age, Underage Consumption
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was charged with three misdemeanor offenses: Display/Possess Fictitious or Fraudulent Driver’s License, Misrepresenting Age, and Underage Consumption. Due to Dani’s negotiations with the prosecutor and her client’s proactive steps, Dani was able to secure her client a stay of adjudication on the Underage Consumption charge and a dismissal of the other two. This means that after just one year with no same or similar offenses, the Underage Consumption charge will be dismissed as well.
Date: April 2022
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: In 2013, Dani’s client was convicted of two counts of Misdemeanor Domestic Assault. This conviction hindered their ability to apply for promotions at work and to rent temporary living spaces. Through an expungement petition and hearing, Dani was able to convince the judge that her client’s case should be expunged. This means their record will no longer be viewable by the public and they can secure better housing and start applying for promotions.
Date: April 2022
Case: Domestic Assault
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client faced two Misdemeanor Domestic Assault charges after a disagreement with a family member. With the client’s proactive steps in therapy, Nicole was able to negotiate a continuance for dismissal for her client. This resolution means that the charges against Nicole’s client will be automatically dismissed by the prosecutor after one year.
Date: March 2022
Case: Damage to Property
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was charged with first degree criminal damage to property—a felony charge–and faced five years in prison. Dani gathered information regarding factual issues to present to the prosecutor and disputed the alleged amount of damages. Dani was able to secure an agreement where the prosecutor amended the charge to misdemeanor fourth degree damage to property. This agreement allowed her client to avoid a felony conviction.
Date: March 2022
Case: Fleeing a Peace Officer and Tampering with a Motor Vehicle
Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s Client faced two misdemeanor charges, fleeing from a peace officer and tampering with a motor vehicle, while he had another case pending in Hennepin County. With Nicole’s persistence in negotiations with the prosecutor, she was able to get the tampering charge dismissed and the fleeing charge amended to a petty misdemeanor public nuisance charge. Her client pled to the petty misdemeanor and only had to pay a fine.
