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      Violation of Order for Protection Case Continued for Dismissal

      Date: April 2025  Case: Misdemeanor Violation of Order for Protection   Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick   Result: Nicole’s client was charged with Violating an Order for Protection after a text message exchange was reported to police in Eden Prairie. Based on the equities and the contents of the text, the prosecutor ultimately agreed to a continuance for dismissal, and after one year...

      Autumn Successfully Advocates for Order for Protection in Client’s Case

      Date: January 2025 Case: Order for Protection Attorney: Autumn Stokes Result: Autumn’s client was in a difficult situation and filed an Ex Parte Petition for an Order for Protection. Unfortunately, this Order was denied, but Autumn and her client did not give up. They scheduled another hearing for an Order for Protection and had several meetings, coming up with a...

      Nicole Negotiates Withdrawal of Order for Protection for her Client

      Date: July 2022
      Case: Order for Protection
      Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
      Result: Nicole’s client was facing an Order for Protection petitioned against him that he urgently wanted dismissed. Based on Nicole’s negotiations with the prosecutor, her diligence and precision in reviewing the evidence, and the client’s proactive steps, Nicole was able to have the order for protection petitioned against her client withdrawn.

      OFP Dismissed

      Date: May 2022
      Case: Order for Protection
      Attorney: Nicole Kettwick
      Result: Nicole’s client had an Order for Protection filed against them by a former partner. Based on Nicole’s discussions and negotiations with the other party’s attorney, the OFP was dismissed without a hearing.

      OFP Dismissed and conviction avoided after Domestic Assault charges

      Date: February 2021
      Case: Domestic Assault and OFP
      Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
      Result: After an incident with his girlfriend, Nicole’s client, a father with no criminal history, was charged with domestic assault and received an Order for Protection (OFP) filed against him. Nicole communicated with the Petitioner (person who filed the OFP against her client) and it was ultimately dismissed. Nicole gathered letters of support from his family and friends and, after negotiations with the prosecutor, was able to secure a stay of adjudication for her client on a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. After completing one year on probation the charge against Nicole’s client will get dismissed and he will be able to keep a conviction off of his record.

      Nicole Gets Order for Protection Dismissed for Client

      Date: December 2020/January 2021
      Case: Order for Protection (OFP)
      Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
      Result: Nicole’s client was served with an Order for Protection (OFP) against him that prohibited him from seeing his wife and children. Nicole successfully was able to get the OFP modified during the pending case that allowed her client to see his children and communicate with his wife. After Nicole communicated and negotiated with the other side, she was able to get the OFP dismissed for her client and all the fees imposed on him waived. Now her client can get back to caring for his family, as he had hoped for from the start.

      Order for Protection Dismissed After Trial

      Date: October 2020
      Case: Order for Protection
      Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
      Result: Nicole’s client was served with an Order for Protection in Ramsey County. Nicole fought this case in an evidentiary hearing. She presented favorable evidence, cross examined the petitioner, and called witnesses of her own. The Court ultimately ruled in Nicole’s client’s favor and dismissed the Order for Protection.

      HRO dismissed and Appeal Affirmed for Nicole Kettwick’s client

      Date: July 2019
      City/County: St. Paul, Ramsey County
      Result: Nicole’s client received an HRO for alleged criminal sexual conduct. These allegations were also forwarded to his university and the county attorney’s office. Nicole got the HRO dismissed and then won the appeal after the opposing party brought the case to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She also worked with the county attorney’s office and her client’s university. No criminal charges were brought forth and her client was able to remain in school.

      Nicole Kettwick’s client gets no jail time for Felony Violation of a No Contact Order charge

      Date: July 2019
      County: Scott County
      Charges: Felony Violation of a No Contact Order
      Result: Nicole convinced the prosecutor to amend the Felony to a Gross Misdemeanor. Additionally, her client avoided further jail time and only received two years of probation.

      Nicole A. Kettwick Negotiates Dismissal of Harassment Restraining Order

      Date: July 2019
      Case: Harassment Restraining Order
      Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
      Result: A Harassment Restraining Order was filed against Nicole’s client alleging inappropriate sexual contact. Nicole was able to negotiate a resolution which allowed for the dismissal of the Harassment Restraining Order. This helped Nicole’s client avoid an evidentiary hearing.

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