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...
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and the client’s proactive steps, Nicole was able to have the order for protection petitioned against her client withdrawn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mike Brandt’s client was charged with violating a Harassment Restraining Order for sending numerous text messages to a person who had issued a Restraining Order against him. The State had a very strong case against Mike’s client as they had the actual text messages sent from his client. Notwithstanding the strength of the State’s case, Mike was able to convince...
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