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In The News

Monday, February 19, 2024

A Nichols Law Firm Client Gets his Family Back in An Amazing Court of Appeals Case

Categories: Family Law

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Sunday, December 10, 2023

The Oxford School Shooter Case - The Next Turn

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

The Constitution Protects You - Why Would the Court of Appeals Not Exclude Evidence When Someone's Rights Are Violated by Law Enforcement

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Let's Stop the Hand-Wringing over the Whitmer Terrorist Plot Trial in Northern Michigan

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, September 1, 2023

The Jury is Important Part II - Court of Appeals Issues a Published Case on "The Inference"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

The Jury is Important - Just ask the Michigan Supreme Court

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, July 17, 2023

All Hands on Deck! The Magistrate Just Denied Bond - What Next?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

"Another Gap for the Courts to Fill" A Tragic Case and Michigan's No-Fault Auto Insurance System

Categories: Personal Injury

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Friday, June 2, 2023

How We Practice Leadership In Educating Other Lawyers on the "New" Evidential Breath Alcohol Test Device

Categories: OWI

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

Wendy Schiller-Nichols is "Rocking It" in 2023; Ready to Keep It Going

Categories: Personal Injury

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Charges Dropped Against Hillsdale-Area Man in Tragic Boating Accident

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Form over Substance: Jackee Moss Earns a Court of Appeals Win on a Child Custody Matter

Categories: Child Custody

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

An Unpublished but Critical Case in Driver License Restoration for Medical Marijuana Users

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Michigan's Court of Appeals Reverses 20 Years of Precedent -- Because it "Stunk"

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

What Did You Expect? Expect the Fight over the Reach of No-Fault Reform to go to the Michigan Supreme Court

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Michigan in the National Spotlight over Two Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

THAT AFFIDAVIT OF PARENTAGE: Hold the Phone – the Kid is Not My Son!

Categories: Family Law

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

When Criminal Charges Issued Against You Just are Not Fair

Categories: Carry and Conceal

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Monday, July 25, 2022

How Our Firm Has Recovered in the Millions - Do NOT Make it About Money

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, July 18, 2022

A Journey of over 800 Miles to Talk with Fellow Lawyers About Marijuana and Driving

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Friday, May 20, 2022

The Story That Media Seems to be Unable or Unwilling to Tell:

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, April 3, 2022

Taking a set of Bad Facts, Looking Behind Them: And Getting a Great Verdict

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Sometimes a Surprise in a Client's Feedback Gives Me Lots to Think About - Even if I Get Disappointed

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Expecting East Lansing's St Patrick's Day to be "Off the Hook" - Here's a Tip on How Not to Answer Certain ELPD Questions

Categories: OWI

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The Weather Outside is Officially Frightful

Categories: Premises Liability (Slip & Fall)

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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Felony Murder is Still a Homicide Punishable Just as Harshly as First Degree Murder

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

A Case for the Ages; Parents Beware and Props to the Gerrish Township Police Department and a Nearby Neighbor

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

If You Brought a Gun From Out of State - Some Critical Things For You to Know!

Categories: Carry and Conceal

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The Supreme Court 4th Amendment Precedent in the "Rodriguez" Case Leads to Complete Dismissal of Felony OWI Charges

Categories: OWI

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

From the Did You Know File: Register Your Car if You are an Out of State Resident

Categories: Personal Injury

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Monday, August 16, 2021

When it comes to Dividing Pensions in Judgments of Divorce - Choose Your Words Carefully

Categories: Divorce

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Saturday, July 31, 2021

If You are on Bond for OWI/DUI and Using Sobertlink - Beware

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

One Disasterous By-Product of No Fault Reform in Michigan: No More Home Health Care is Available

Categories: Personal Injury

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Monday, June 7, 2021

The Michigan Supreme Court has Eliminated a Very Tough Bar to the Door of Justice When County Roads are Defective

Categories: Wrongful Death

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Friday, June 4, 2021

A Dangerous Veto in Lansing Yesterday

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

WHAT WE LIKE BUT DON'T LIKE ABOUT ZOOM COURT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, May 29, 2021

THE VACCINE VS. NO-VACCINE DEBATE: WHAT IF YOU’RE A CHILD OF DIVORCED PARENTS?

Categories: Family Law

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Saturday, May 22, 2021

The Supreme Court Reminds Us "There's No Place Like Home" When it Comes to the 4th Amendment

Categories: Domestic Violence

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Monday, May 3, 2021

I Think I want to Divorce My Spouse - Can I get the Marriage Legally "Annulled?"

Categories: Divorce

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

If You're A Father Going Through Divorce or Separation - All is Not Lost - Ask Jackee Moss

Categories: Family Law

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

I Refused a Blood or Breath Test - What Do I Do?

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Monday, March 29, 2021

US Supreme Court Issues New Case on 4th Amendment

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Mike Nichols Will Serve on Michigan State Police Committee to Overhaul Breath Testing in Michigan

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Monday, March 8, 2021

What’s New in Michigan Family Law? A new Parent Time Protocol for Michigan Judges and Friends of the Court

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Family Law

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Big News for Medical Marijuana Patients - A Court Cannot Keep You When You are On Probation from Your Medication

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Results - of the Extraordinary Version - Require Extraordinary Effort

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Am I Able to Expunge My OWI in Michigan? We are a half step-closer

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Why Would a Family Have to Sue to Get Their Dog Back? Beware of Certain Vets

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, January 8, 2021

The Michigan COVID Relief Program - Rollout Meeting Set for January 14, 2021

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, December 7, 2020

Is the Michigan Legislature About to Allow for Expungement of Drunk Driving Convictions - Talk About Strange Timing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, November 28, 2020

THE SCOTUS OPINION IN THE NYC RELIGION CASES GIVES US ALL THE WRITING ON THE WALL WE NEED

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, November 23, 2020

NUMBERS OF CASES IN MICHIGAN CLIMB – SO IT SEEMS DOES THE NUMBER OF LAWSUITS: WHERE IS THIS HEADED?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Governor Whitmer Extends the State of Emergency through October

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, September 20, 2020

“I’ll Deal With Nichols” says Michigan State Police’s so-called “scientist” who was at the helm as the Michigan State Police Datamaster Scandal Exploded

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Just Days are Left in the Latest: “State of Emergency” under the Governor’s Emergency Powers Act – The Michigan Supreme Court Ponders "Public Safety"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, August 8, 2020

Starting this week - we have a new class of criminals: little kids who refuse to mask up in a child care center

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, July 24, 2020

NLF Attorney Matthew Heos is going to bat for Michigan businesses that are struggling with their insurance providers during the pandemic. He spoke to WILS’s Dave Akerly this morning about business interruption claims.

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

In 2 Weeks - Sweeping Changes to Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance Law Take Effect - What to Expect

Categories: Personal Injury

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

In 2 Weeks - Sweeping Changes to Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance Law Take Effect - What to Expect

Categories: Personal Injury

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Saturday, June 13, 2020

Governor Whitmer's Executive Orders: 118 in Total - Where Do We Stand?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, May 15, 2020

A Look at Historic and Important Arguments Between the Legislature and Governor

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Of Cutting Hair and Cutting Corners: The Legal News this Week is Operatic

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Sharing the Actual Executive Orders and Legislation Passed on April 30 - and A Prediction

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

How Do We Save the Restaurants? Business Interruption Claims - says Matthew Heos

Categories: Mathew J. Heos

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

May 1st is Law Day - and the Law is a REALLY Confusing Thing Right Now

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

THE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN DRILLS DOWN ON SOME EVERY DAY LIFE ISSUES AS THE CURVE DATA SHOWS HOPE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, April 10, 2020

The Governor Bans ALL Public Gatherings - Does EO 2020-42 Cross the Line?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, April 4, 2020

The Confusing Week Ending April 4, 2020 - We Try to Make Sense of the Law

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

The Governor Just Unilaterally Criminalized Conduct: Can She?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, February 9, 2020

The latest on the #badbreathscandal

Categories: OWI

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Michigan Attorney Mike Nichols asks Governor Gretchen Whitmer to take Forensic Science out of the hands of the Michigan State Police

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Michigan Attorney Mike Nichols tells Prosecutors Association about MSP Lab Problems and Calls on PAAM: Let the People Know ...

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Monday, December 16, 2019

This is a case that happens once – maybe twice – in a career.

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Horrifying Conduct of Leadership at the MSP Forensic Science Division

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

When the Fight Needs to Go Beyond 15 Rounds

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, October 21, 2019

The Year of Chris Wickman

Categories: OWI

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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Operating is not Sleeping in Your Car - DUI Myth Number 34

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Real ID Will Soon Get Real in Michigan - Got Yours?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, September 9, 2019

Overserved and Turned Loose in the Night to Wreak Havoc - Who is Responsible?

Categories: Mathew J. Heos

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Distracted driving, auto accidents and you; do you know your rights?

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Wrongful Death, Mathew J. Heos

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

A Reckless Driving Trial That Never Should Have Been - A Not Guilty Story from the Ausable River Canoe Marathon

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The Myth About DRE and Why The Government Refuses to Let Lawyers Access the Same Training that is Provided to Cops and Prosecutors

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

The Supreme Court's Unconscious Blood Draw without a Warrant Decision: Much Ado About Nothing?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance Reform: "Get Ready" to Get Screwed

Categories: Mathew J. Heos

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Monday, January 21, 2019

Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly Interview with Mike Nichols

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Marijuana is Legal as of Now! What does that Mean for My Case?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Mike Nichols Honored With the 2018 Leo Farhat Award

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Mike Nichols conferred Leo A Farhat Award by Ingham County Bar Association/Chris Wickman Joins the Firm; Along with James T. Heos and Matthew J. Heos

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

The Court of Appeals Interprets the "Impaired" Statute Nonsensically

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Monday, October 8, 2018

A Word About the Leo A. Farhat Award and Frank Harrison Reynolds and Carrying the Legacy of Legends

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, September 14, 2018

East Lansing, Meridian Township and Lansing OWI or Drunk Driving - not Your Father's DUI Anymore

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Monday, August 27, 2018

East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian Township OWI or Drunk Driving Charges are Not Your Father's "DUI" Anymore

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Michigan State Police has updated its protocol for analyzing THC in human blood

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Monday, June 4, 2018

Not Your Father's DUI in East Lansing, Meridian Township or Lansing: How Law Enforcement is Changing

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Sunday, June 3, 2018

East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian Township OWI or Drunk Driving Charges are Not Your Father's "DUI" Anymore

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

The 6th Circuit Stays a Lower Court Order on Michigan Driver License Suspensions

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

2017 Audit of the Michigan State Police Forensic Lab Confirms Deficiencies in Blood Alcohol Methods

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Michigan Criminal Attorney Mike Nichols Has Some Advice for People and Reflections on a Successful Defense of a Client in a So-Called Title 9 Investigation at Michigan State University

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, May 25, 2018

Drunk Driving Charges in Lansing and East Lansing: Is There a Secret to Beating the Case?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, May 21, 2018

The DRE As A Weapon: How the Government’s Own Evidence Can Be Used Against It

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Friday, May 18, 2018

What is Happening With the Breath Test Devices in East Lansing and Clinton County?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Monday, May 14, 2018

The Court of Appeals: You Can Be Guilty of a Crime About Your Driving Without Bad Driving

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Friday, April 20, 2018

The President Decries the End of the Attorney-Client Privilege - How We Protect Your Information

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Spring in Michigan Means Hash Bash and 420: Driving to Party? Implied Consent Refusals and Drugged/Drunk Driving Cases

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

The Fallacy of the Coin Toss: .08 is “On the Money”

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Are You Being Watched? If You're Injured and Pursuing a Claim for Injuries: Social Media Could Tweet Disaster

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Michigan’s Rules of Evidence Limiting Use of “Character” are Strengthened by the Supreme Court

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, September 29, 2017

MATT HEOS ON NEW INSURANCE “REFORM” SCHEME IN LANSING: FOOLS GOLD

Categories: Personal Injury

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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Matt Heos and Aaron Martinez On the MMFLA Board: A Stance Rooted in Bias But Not the Law

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Not Guilty: A Blood Alcohol Level of Nearly .29 But What is "Operating" Under Michigan Drunk Driving Law

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Saturday, July 8, 2017

What if Tiger Woods Had Been Arrested in Michigan? OWI Prescription Drugs is a Different Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Patients Face New Legal Threat from Healthcare Providers The Covenant Ruling from The Supreme Court Says Auto Insurance Provider Cannot be Sued Directly

Categories: Personal Injury

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Monday, July 3, 2017

The Nichols Law Firm Catches a "Rising Star"; Matthew Heos Joins the Team

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, April 21, 2017

Dead Man Acquitted - A Fascinating By-product of the Aaron Hernandez Suicide

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

The Michigan Supreme Court Issues a Ruling Creating a “Could have Known” Standard in Slip and Fall Cases

Categories: Personal Injury

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

On this "420" City Council Still In a “Haze” on Developing Medical Marijuana Ordinance

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

How Dry I Am! A Case About Uncertainty; Language and the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Monday, March 6, 2017

When Juror Misconduct Needs to Be Investigated: We've Been There

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

President Obama Commutes the Sentence of a Nichols Law Firm Client – Her Nightmare is Over

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Lansing Debates: Stability vs. Progress In Residential Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Why Would a Prosecutor Investigate a Dismissed Case? Timing is Everything

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Achieving the Seemingly Unachievable Result - A Story of Commitment to Results

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Charges Dismissed Against Deputy Iosco Treasurer in Scathing Court Opinion

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Iosco County Prosecutor Criticized by Local Press in Anderson Embezzlement Case: Mike Nichols says Favorable Evidence “Hidden” from Public

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Nichols Lawyers File a Brief on High Profile Public Official Misconduct Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

De-Criminalizing the First MIP in Michigan May Well Be Law Soon

Categories: Minor in Possession

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Michigan Motorcycle Accident Injury Prevention: Helmets! A New Study Reveals our Choices

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Michigan Criminal Law Attorney Mike Nichols Decries Charging Decision by Iosco County Prosecutor in High Profile Embezzlement Case

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Monday, July 25, 2016

Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2016 Drunk, Drugged and Distracted Driving Update - Mike Nichols Featured

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, July 22, 2016

How to combat “creative policing”? With “creative lawyering” of course!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

What's More Dangerous: A Driver Who is Impaired, Distracted or Has a False Sense of Security

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Friday, July 1, 2016

The Holiday Weekend Will Mean Stepped Up Enforcement - Why the Walk and Turn is Unfair

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Officer Deviates from Implied Consent Rights - Refusal Charge Dismissed

Categories: OWI

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

We EARN Our Reputation - We Don't Pay to Play; The Hard-Fought Path to Recent Major Victories for Clients

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, June 10, 2016

The Fight is On to Put Legalization of Marijuana on the Michigan Ballot

Categories: Josh Covert

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Did you violate probation or bond orders?

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Mike Nichols Reacts: New Published Caselaw Recognizes The Contempt Procedure for Bond Violations

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Controversial 300 feet from a fire ordinance struck down

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, May 2, 2016

The "Castle Doctrine" Gets New Vitality from the Michigan Court of Appeals

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Did You Know That You Can Be Arrested for Drunk Driving in Your Own Driveway? The Michigan Court of Appeals Just Made it a Little Harder for Police

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Michigan Cannabis Attorney Joshua Covert - Where Did We Get 420 Anyway?

Categories: Josh Covert

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Sunday, April 17, 2016

Fanning Off The Breath Test - Another Success Story

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Why it’s even more important than ever to fight a drunk driving charge in Michigan if your license equals your livelihood.

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Michigan drunk driving crackdown begins. Michigan DUI attorney Mike Nichols has 2 critical tips

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

MIRS Newsletter Quotes Mike Nichols - Disappointment in Gamrat Case over AG Conduct in Obtaining Warrant

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, March 7, 2016

Attorney for Cindy Gamrat: "Unfortunate Misrepresentations" made in Hearing. Mike Nichols Speaks Out About Swear-To

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Mike Nichols Starts Off 2016 with Success in Michigan DUI Defense and More Leaderdship of Other Lawyers

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

A Family's Life is Changed but Good Lawyers Help Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Recover

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

Failure to Follow State Refulations Leads to Blood Test Suppression Thanks to New Mexico Court of Appeals

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Monday, February 1, 2016

A New Sobriety Test in Michigan Drunk Driving Investigations (OWI) Based On Paperless Insurance Certificate Law?

Categories: OWI

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Monday, January 25, 2016

"In the Blink of An Eye - Life Changes - How Do You Move On? Michigan Law on Justice for Victims"

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury

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Monday, January 11, 2016

Not Guilty! Prosecutor Adds a Count of Child Abuse to Leverage Client - Client Stands Tall and Jury Agrees

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Winning An Implied Consent Suspension: Attorney William Livingston Saves Client From 1-Year License Suspension

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Monday, December 21, 2015

Tension Between Protection of the Public and Protection of the Constitution -

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

East Lansing Police Make Arrests Following the BIG Championship Game - A Questionable Law May Be Put to the Test

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Spartan Fans Show Class to Celebrate the BIG Football Championship - East Lansing Police Report a Quiet Night After Penn State Win

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Arrest Numbers Expected from East Lansing Police After MSU-OSU Celebrations Saturday

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Bill Livingston is now NHTSA Certified on OWI Investigation

Categories: OWI

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform: Reform in Just Name Only?

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Medical Marijuana and a Michigan Divorce and Custody Case

Categories: Family Law

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Making a Michigan Drunk Driving Disappear: Getting the Order of Suppression and Protecting the Record

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

East Lansing Police Still Looking for Suspects from Celebrations after MSU-Oregon Game

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Case Dismissed on The Eve of Trial!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Arrested or Ticketed for a Misdemanor at MSU Oregon game? Tips from a Leading Law Firm in East Lansing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, August 28, 2015

I Was Injured in an Auto Accident - What do I do? Michigan Personal Injury Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols Has a Few Tips on What to Do: And Not Do

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Nichols Law Firm Lawyers Are Ready to Finish Strong in 2015 After an Incredible Summer of Results

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Auto Accident Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols: Recent Fatalities Highlight the Need to CheckYour Insurance Coverage

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Monday, July 20, 2015

Commercial Driver License Holder and Saving Your Job; Your Commercial Driver License and Your LIfe

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Michigan State Police Blood Lab - Still Taking Shortcuts But With the Right Lawyer It May Be at the Prosecutor's Expense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Moving Violation Causing Death in Michigan: A Good Result; an Unhappy Ending and A Question: Why Prosecute in the First Place

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Double Jeopardy Prevents a Retrial and OWI "Per Se" Theory Dismissed

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Browbeaten Breath Test is Suppressed; No DUI for a Michigan IT Exec

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Mike Nichols Comes Through in the Clutch for Off-Duty Trooper Charged with DUI-OWI in High-Profile Trial: Walk out "Still Not Guilty"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Auto Accident case is resolved with a significant amount of dollars

Categories: Personal Injury

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Fork lift, construction site Injury Settles for $20,000

Categories: Personal Injury

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Mike Nichols Praises Body Cameras for The New "Perspective" That They Provide

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Josh Covert: Hash Bash More Than Marijuana; Science, Medicine and Policy Came Together

Categories: Josh Covert

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Mike Nichols of Michigan on the Michigan Information and Research Service (MIRS) on the "DUI" Pardon

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

"Adventurous" Spartan from Livingston County Joins Nichols Law Firm

Categories: OWI

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

East Lansing Drunk Driving Lawyer Mike Nichols: Leading and Learning At Advanced DUI Seminar in Ohio

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Mike Nichols Shows Why He is a Leader in Criminal Defense: Judge Suppresses SFSTs in trial of Michigan State Police Trooper

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Want to Find Out What It Means to Be Committed to Results? Josh Covert Gets 2 Dismissals In Battle Creek and East Lansing in 1 Day

Categories: Josh Covert

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Moving Violation Causing Death Dismissed; Ingham County Motor Vehicle Attorney William Livingston Gets Dismissal for a 1-point Civil Infraction in Delhi Township Fatal Motorcycle Accident

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

MSU-UM Watchers & Super Bowl Fans - 2 Helpings of DUI Targeted Enforcement Coming Your Way

Categories: OWI

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Friday, January 30, 2015

"The MIP Epidemic" - A Special Report on WILX TV Features Mike Nichols

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, January 19, 2015

Famed Michigan Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols to Speak at National College for DUI Defense Winter Session

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Mike Nichols and Josh Covert Stand Tall During Trial in Major Medical Marijuana Trial

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Michigan Court of Appeals: Gang Expert Who Says Accused Acted "Like a Gang Member" Tainted the Verdict: Battle Creek Case Gets New Trial

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Michigan Legislature Gives Motorists a Holiday Present - Standardized Field Sobriety Tests are Inadmissible in Drunk Driving Trials; Pass Other Bills on Drunk Boating and Snowmobiling

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

In the flurry of action right before the end of 2014, state lawmakers failed to change Michigan's drunk driving laws.

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Friday, December 12, 2014

We Try Cases

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Friday, December 12, 2014

We Try Cases

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Friday, December 12, 2014

The Blood Alcohol Estimate Can Exceed the Legal Limit by Double - but it Means Nothing if it is Inadmissible - McNeely Motions Win!

Categories: OWI

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Monday, December 1, 2014

Michigan Court Of Appeals Grants A New Trial For Medical Marihuana Patient: How the 6th Amendment of the Constitution Helped

Categories: Medical Marijuana

 A medical marihuana patient (Mr. Heminger) in the Upper Peninsula received good news this week when the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned his conviction for manufacturing marijuana and granted him a new trial.  

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving Brings People Together: For the Biggest Bar Night of the Year Nichols Lawyers are Ready

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Michigan OWI and OUID Attorney Mike Nichols Prepares for Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys Fall Conference – Just in Time for Book Update Release

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer and Leader Mike Nichols Presents at Metrology Conference for National College for DUI Defense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Michigan's Medical Marijuana Attorney Josh Covert: Several Michigan Municipalities Join the Legalization Movement

Categories: Drug Crimes, Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 The trend to make marijuana legal continued in Michigan this November. 

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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Drunk Driving Arrest Spook Your Halloween On October 31st or November 1st? Let The Nichols Law Firm of East Lansing Turn the Trick into a Treat

 Cops were out on grants and targeting cars for drunk and drugged diving arrests. Fortunately, we are committed to results at the Nichols Law Firm

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

The "Scaled Question" by The Officer is One of the Many Aspects of the DUI Investigation

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

<p>&#160;DUI Investigation that is Mission Impossible - Michigan DUI Attorney Mike Nichols says "Don't Fall for it."</p>

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Drunk Driving Suspects in East Lansing, Lansing, Meridian Township and all over Michigan: Fairness May be the Unintended Consequence of New Law

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, October 13, 2014

Drunk Driving Charge With .14 Breath Alcohol Test = Not Guilty

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

A Grand Rapids jury returned verdicts of not guilty acorss the board on charges of operating while intoxicated, operating while visibly impaired and possession of a switch blade.  

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

East Lansing Jury Just Says No to Convicting an MSU student of Minor in Possession

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Why You Should Just Say No to the PBT

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Monday, September 29, 2014

Can An Injured Person Recover Money Damages When An Injury Or Death Results?

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

 A question usually presented by the insurance company whether an injured person can recover money (or damages) when there is an injury or death as a result of an accident…and when alcohol is involved.  

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

East Lansing Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols Secures Dismissal of Drunk Driving Charges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 The reason for the stop was failing to turn on headlights at night

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Michigan DUI Attorney Applauds Judge for Standing Up for Justice

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Mike Nichols of East Lansing has convinced a judge in Macomb County to exclude a datamaster breath test result of .24 on the old "bac datamaster." Nichols' advocacy is covered by the Macomb Daily in a high-profile case.


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Thursday, September 11, 2014

The Law Should Work Both Ways When It Comes to Costs of Prosecution and Defense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 House Bill 5785 has you paying the costs of your own prosecution

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Michigan DUI-DUID Attorney Featured in Statewide Legal News Article and Speaks On 'Dashboard Justice' and Forensics"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Williamston Man Serves 6 days But Gets to Move on Following a Reduced Plea and Emotional Sentencing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

The tragedy that left a Holt woman dead and left a young Ingham County man charged with “moving violation causing death” is over at least from a legal standpoint. 55th District Court Judge Thomas Boyd imposed just a fraction of the potential jail sentence and the man qualified for early release to serve 24 months probation. 

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Is Michigan's Implied Consent Act Unconstitutional?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

 The question of the constitutionality of the process used by police to obtain your breath or blood sample in a DUI/DUID case has started to burn around the country since the United States Supreme Court held a warrant was required or an "exigent" circumstance was necessary in the spring 2013. 

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Non-criminal Conviction for a Operating While Intoxicated Charge

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, OWI

 Wendy Schiller-Nichols was able to get a careless driving (civil infraction) for a client charged with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI).  

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Mike Nichols on Clinton County cases and MSU students; The Landings; The Crossings; Jimmy's Pub

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, August 8, 2014

Michigan Drunk and Drugged Driving Attorney Mike Nichols Leads The Way To Creating An Uncertainty Measurement With Breath Alcohol Testing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 A Grand Rapids District judge has concluded hearings on measurement uncertainty and breath testing. The court ruled that there is always a variance for error associated with a measurement for breath alcohol.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Medical Marijuana Movement Now Becomes Legalization Movement: Hazel Park and Oak Park Join Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 Citizens in two Michigan cities, Oak Park and Hazel Park, voted August 5th to decriminalize the possession of an ounce or less of marijuana provided that an adult possesses it and it is possessed on private property.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Testing Positive For Marijuana While On Probation Does Not Mean Use Was Recent

Categories: Drug Crimes, Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 Does testing positive for marijuana while on probation mean a violation?

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Drunk Driving Charges Dismissed - Ingham County Man Keeps his License ... and Career

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Ingham County man got the news that he was praying for about drunk driving charges pending against him: dismissal of the case in exchange for a plea to disorderly conduct and careless driving

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Michigan "SuperLawyer" Mike Nichols Appears on Statewide Radio to Discuss an Injustice and How to Right a Wrong

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols was a guest on the "Michael Patrick Shiels" radio show on Monday July 7th discussing a case in which an 18 year old man was given a sentence that was 3 times what the Michigan Sentencing Guidelines calculated. Nichols, who is designated a SuperLawyer in DUI/Criminal Defense for 3 years running said the case "calls into question the fairness of the process in this case."

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Does the Lawyer Representing You Know the Collateral Consequences of Settling your Drunk-Drugged Driving Charge Before Giving Up Your Right to a Jury Trial?

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Driver license suspensions and sanctions are the most well-known and discussed collateral consequence of a conviction for drunk or drugged driving in Michigan.

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Monday, June 30, 2014

Mike Nichols Travels to the West Coast to Educate California Public Defenders Association on Science

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Limits of Detection and Limits of Quantitation in Mass Spectrometry seem like a deep and complex topic on a Saturday morning but it is important for lawyers to know it better than juries, prosecutors and lab analysts. 

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Monday, June 30, 2014

Mike Nichols Educates the California Public Defenders Association on Science

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Is Also Set to Speak in the Fall at the Ingham County Bench-Bar Conference and Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys Conference

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Nichols Law Firm Attorney Saves Client From Serving an Unlawful Jail Sentence

Nichols Law Firm Attorney Stephanie Tzafaroglou prevented a local jail from holding a Nichols Law Firm client for a longer sentence than was ordered by the Court.

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Michigan Forensic Evidence Expert Mike Nichols on the NSA Facial Features Program: Facial Recognition Variability is Just One of the Latest Examples of Uncertainty in Forensics

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan attorney Mike Nichols is a leader in cutting-edge forensic evidence. Nichols spent the last 5 years of his practice dedicated to educating judges, juries and other lawyers on why a forensic analysis can only give us limited information about what happened in a case. Nichols says "uncertainty is everywhere in science and it is especially prevalent in measurements of what is in a human blood or breath sample."

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Friday, May 30, 2014

How did Your Congressman Vote to Stop Federal Prosecutions of Medical Marijuana Patients

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Medical Marijuana

 Shortly after midnight the United States House of Representatives voted to use the power of the purse to protect medical marijuana patients. 

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Dismissal Obtained Allowing Nichols Law Firm Client to Keep License

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Attorney Wendy Schiller Nichols was able to obtain a dismissal at a Secretary of State Hearing, which allowed her client to keep his license.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Michigan Criminal Law Attorney mike Nichols quoted in Lansing State Journal on

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Is Your Driving Impaired By Your Medications?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Will a gizmo decide for you?

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Driving While on Medications is the New Push by Michigan State Police

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 House Bill 5385 was passed by the judiciary committee on May 15, 2014. The bill was amended after opponents like Mike Nichols led the charge about the overreaching of the bill.  

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Medical Marijuana Caregiver Has Charges Dismissed After Motion To Present An Affirmative Defense Is Argued

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 “The outcome of this case illustrates why it is important to MMMA patients and caregivers to stand up for their rights as cardholders, my client had been offered many plea offers during the process but every time she stood firm and refused to admit that she did anything to violate the MMMA and ultimately after several months her case was dismissed weeks before trial” 

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Michigan Drugged Driving Attorney Mike Nichols Shares His Expertise in Forensic Measurement at the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys Drugged Driving "Defended Relatively Easily" Conference in Grand Rapids

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

 The difference between a reliable blood analysis for the presence of potentially impairing drugs and a blood analysis which is unreliable is proper validation; uncertainty and traceability

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Dozens of Lawyers Registered for THE Drugged Driving Conference of the Year in Michigan

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Monday, April 14, 2014

MIP Charges Dismissed Due to Coercive Police Tactics

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Attorney Stephanie Tzafaroglou obtained the dismissal of Minor in Possession (MIP) charges against two MSU students. 

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Mike Nichols Presents on Measurement Uncertainty before a National Audience - Invited to Speak in California in June

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 Nationally-recognized forensic evidence leader Mike Nichols of Meridian Township spoke on mathematical truths in DUI cases in New Orleans March 21st. Nichols, whose main office is in East Lansing, was invited to speak by the National College for DUI Defense and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. 

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

2 Dismissals on Drunk Driving Charges and a Reckless Driving - Let Michigan OWI Attorney Mike Nichols Help You Get Your Life Back - But Help Yourself by Keeping Quiet to the Officer

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Mike Nichols achieved a dismissal on drunk driving charges in mid-Michigan and northern- Michigan and a reckless driving in the East Lansing area for clients who absolutely had to win their lives back. 

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Michigan DUI Attorney and Forensic Evidence Expert Mike Nichols to Present at the Mastering Scientific Evidence Course in New Orleans

Mike Nichols of Meridian Township will help represent the State of Michigan at a national conference on Mastering Scientific Evidence.

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Nichols Law Firm Client Receives Only Fines and Costs at Sentencing Despite a .14/.13 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Guesstimate

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

 A Nichols Law Firm client received only fines and costs at his sentencing.  Nichols Law Firm attorneys Mike Nichols and Stephanie Tzafaroglou filed a motion to exclude the breath test as unreliable because the client belched immediately before the arresting officer administered the evidential breath test to him.  

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Client Gets His License and His Life Back When an OWI 2nd Charge is Dismissed

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

 Nichols Law Firm attorneys Mike Nichols and Stephanie Tzafaroglou obtained a dismissal of an OWI 2nd charge against an Eaton County man. 

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Motion Granted and Evidence Is Suppressed Nichols Law Firm Client's Constitutional Rights Protected

Categories: Josh Covert

 Attorney Joshua M. Covert recently appeared before Judge Ball of the 54-B district court to argue a motion to suppress evidence collected after a unconstitutional traffic stop.  

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Newly Drafted Medical Marijuana Bills Stuck In Legislative Committee

Categories: Medical Malpractice, Josh Covert

 Just a few months ago medical marihuana patients were pleased to see two medical marihuana bills introduced and approved by the Michigan House of Representatives.

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Monday, February 17, 2014

State's Breath Alcohol "Expert" is Prohibited from Testifying About Dubious "Study" of the Datamaster DMT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

 A judge in Grand Rapids became the latest judge to rule that the sergeant in charge of the Michigan State Police breath alcohol program may not testify at trial about a 2011 study about the Datamaster DMT. 

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Keeping Your Super Bowl Sunday Super and Avoiding a DUI or DUID

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

How to answer the question of intoxication.

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Monday, January 20, 2014

Nichols Law Firm Attorney Represents Enbridge Protester And Takes On Both the Government and Petroleum Industry

Categories: Josh Covert

 Attorney Joshua M. Covert of the Nichols Law Firm recently appeared before the 30th Circuit Court to argue a motion requesting the court to dismiss felony charges that four environmental protesters are facing.  

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Lansing DUI Attorney Mike Nichols Strikes Again: Blood Alcohol Analysis Excluded Based on a Lack of Reliability

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 A Judge excluded a blood alcohol analysis in an Ingham County drunk driving case after Mike Nichols challenged the reliability of the test. 

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Michigan Forensic Science Leader Mike Nichols to Serve on Mastering Scientific Evidence Course Faculty in 2014; Will also Present at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Mike Nichols, a leader in defending those accused of crimes involving forensic evidence, accepted an invitation to speak at the Mastering Scientific Evidence Course in New Orleans in March, 2014. 

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Friday, January 3, 2014

Michigan Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing - a Leader who is committed to Results

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 Mike Nichols gave an interview to tv station WLNS on drunk driving laws and avoiding a conviction at his Meridian Township home. 

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Is Your Criminal Record Holding You Back? Make Expunging Your Criminal Conviction Your New Year’s Resolution.

Categories: OWI

 A new year means a fresh start.  For those with criminal convictions, this means the opportunity to expunge a criminal conviction from your record.  Michigan’s ‘expungement’ statute, MCL 780.621, allows those with one criminal conviction, or two convictions for ‘minor offenses’, to set aside the conviction. 

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Michigan DUI-DUID Attorney Mike Nichols: the Devil is in the Details of Legislation to Make Marijuana More Accessible

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Medical Malpractice

committee of lawmakers in the Michigan House gave approval of a bill to make more changes to Michigan's marijuana laws.

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

"Can a Judge Banish My Child from Campus or Effectively Kick My Child Out of School if He or She was Involved in the Civil Disobedience in East Lansing Over the Weekend?" East Lansing Attorney Mike Nichols Says: "Yes."

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI, Minor in Possession

Over a dozen young people will be charged with various crimes after a disturbance over the weekend off Michigan State University's campus. East Lansing DUI-DUID and Criminal Defense Attorney Mike Nichols says that the episode was apparently the result of celebrations over the Michigan State University's football team that got carried away. 

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Reckless Driving Result For Client of the Nichols Law Firm Originally Charged With Drunk Driving

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Wendy Schiller-Nichols was able to obtain a Reckless Driving for her client who had a breath test of .10, .11

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Don't Get Cooked This Thanksgiving: Law Enforcement Increase Drunk Driving Patrols During Holiday Weekend Crackdown

 If you were arrested over the holiday weekend under the crackdown for a drunk or drugged driving offense, did you know your rights?

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Why An Attorney Makes A Difference In Your Criminal Case In Ingham County

A felonious assault charge has been dismissed against a Nichols Law Firm client more than 18 years after the alleged assault occurred. 

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence and DUI-Criminal Defense Attorney Mike Nichols Reacts to Prison Sentence for Lab Analyst

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 A disgraced forensic lab analyst for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was ordered to serve prison time on November 21st, 2013 for a practice known as "dry labbing" and other fraud. 

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Ingham County Attorney Co-Authors Chapter in National Publication on Forensic Evidence

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 Mike Nichols of East Lansing is co-author of the chapter on gas chromatography mass spectrometry in the 2014 edition of “Using Forensic Evidence in Criminal Cases.” 

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Good News and Bad News for Michigan Health Care Patients Who Need Marijuana: Senate Approves Pharmaceutical Sales but with Strings Attached

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 On Wednesday the Michigan Senate passed senate Bill 660 which could allow medical marijuana patients to obtain their medicine from pharmacies.   

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Friday, November 15, 2013

When Kidnapping Isn't Criminal

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 A Young Michigan Medical Marijuana Attorney Stands by His Principles and Teaches Child Protective Services How to “Just Say No” to Government Abuse

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

East Lansing Attorney Mike Nichols Says the Reason for the Stop Should Always be Questioned in a Michigan Drunk Driving Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Recently Mike Nichols fought for clients in several Michigan counties including Allegan, Osceola and Ingham (Meridian Township) over whether police properly stopped the citizen-drivers who were then arrested on suspicion of drunk driving charges. 

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Deputies Handed out Tickets and Made Arrests for Alcohol Offenses without Regard to Team Loyalty at the MSU/U-M Football Game

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI, Minor in Possession

 East Lansing Police, MSU Campus Police, Meridian Township Police and Ingham County Sheriff Deputies Handed out Tickets and Made Arrests for Alcohol Offenses without Regard to Team Loyalty at the MSU/U-M Football Game

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Monday, November 4, 2013

Mike Nichols Again Leading the Way in Forensic Evidence in Criminal Cases; Will Present at the 2014 American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Conference

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols, a leader in dui-criminal defense will present at the 2014 American Academy of Forensic Science in Seattle Washington. Nichols, a resident of Meridian Township will take part in a workshop on science in the courtroom. 

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Monday, October 28, 2013

Developments in Science Allow Judges and Juries to be Fully-Informed About the the Limits of Breath Testing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Our criminal justice system is at the core of our democracy. We have the ability to be a beacon for the world about the responsibility of a government to prove a crime when it charges a crime. 

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Charges of Operating with the Presence of Marijuana Dismissed

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI, Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 Nichols Law Firm client facing criminal charge for second offense of driving while under the influence of drugs receives a reckless driving instead

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Michigan DUI Attorney Mike Nichols to Again Educate Michigan Lawyers on Uncertainty and Metrology in Blood and Breath Testing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Mike Nichols of East Lansing will educate lawyers from around the state on the science of blood and breath alcohol testing on October 18th. 

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Turn A Michigan Drunk Driving Charge Into A Dismissal

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

 One of the most common reactions many people have to an arrest for drunk driving (OWI) is to accept that you are going to be convicted of a crime. 

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Why are we still guessing?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Our criminal justice system is at the core of our democracy. We have the ability to be a beacon for the world about the responsibility of a government to prove a crime when it charges a crime. Even something that so many of you say is "minor" like a drunk driving. Ask yourself - if you were making one of the most important decisions in your life - would you want to be shown all of the evidence to make a decision?

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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Medical Marihuana Patients And Caregivers Need To Remember That Selling Marihuana Is Not Protected By The MMMA

 It is important for caregivers to remember there is no wayto sale extra medicine and avoid arrest” says Attorney Joshua Covert of the Nichols Law Firm.

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Attorney Joshua Covert Defends Parents Whose Daughter Was Taken Away From Their Home Because Of Their Medical Marihuana Use

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

 Attorney Joshua Covert Defends Parents Whose Daughter Was Taken Away From Their Home Because Of Their Medical Marihuana Use

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Suspected Road Rage Incident Leaves 2 Dead Near Lansing – Reacting to Offensive Drivers is Not Worth It

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

An incident that witnesses say appear to be “road rage” turned fatal on a highway between Lansing and Grand Rapids and 2 people were killed right in front of loved ones. 

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Michigan Criminal-DUI Lawyer Mike Nichols of Meridian Township Named a SuperLawyer

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols named Super Lawyer

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Does State Revenue Outweigh The Safety Of Motorists?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Senator Rick Jones (R) Grand Ledge says that scientific studies indicate that Michigan Motorists are already speeding in these areas making slower law abiding citizens the hazard on highways.  

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Breath Test in East Lansing-Drunk Driving Case says Man is Nearly Twice the Legal Limit - Jury Still Says "No" to a Conviction as DUI Attorney Mike Nichols of Meridian Township Fights for His Client

An East Lansing jury recently refused to convict a man of drunk driving or even operating while visibly impaired even though the datamaster dmt breath test instrument claimed his breath alcohol content was .15/.14. Mike Nichols was the trial attorney for the accused ma

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Breath Alcohol Testing in Michigan; Exposing its Limitations

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Top Lawyer Scientists from Around the Country Headline Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys' 1st Annual 1 Day Bootcamp in Detroit

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Has More Officers Ready To Pull You Over

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

If you are traveling or tailgating for Michigan State’s first football game over the Labor Day weekend, be aware that extra patrol cars are ready to pull over anyone whose driving appears to be impaired.  

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Monday, August 26, 2013

MSU Students are Back - ELPD and MSUPD will be Back to Looking Out for Arrest Opportunities for Drunk Driving and Other Alcohol Offenses

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

The return of MSU students means the return of a major source of revenue for East Lansing and MSU police: arrests for drunk driving, minor in possession, drug possession and all sorts of crimes involving drugs and/or alcohol.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

New Bars Open In East Lansing - ELPD Has 'Scaled Questions' For You

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Downtown East Lansing features 2 new exciting bars: and 2 new sources of revenue for the City of East Lansing via DUI enforcement by the East Lansing Police Department.

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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Mike Nichols Reacts to A Federal Appellate Court Ruling Striking Down Michigan Law Banning Begging

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

An Appeal by Attorney General Bill Schuette to the Supreme Court of the United States of a federal court decision that declared the Michigan statute criminalizing begging is not likely to succeed.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Nichols Law Firm client avoids license sanctions due to Officer’s failure to file a report.

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

A Nichols Law Firm client avoided a one-year license suspension after the arresting officer failed to file the necessary paperwork. Michigan’s Implied Consent law provides that a driver

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Monday, August 12, 2013

East Lansing Drunk Driving and Drug Driving Attorney Mike Nichols: the US Attorney General’s Move to Curb Stiff Drug Punishments is a Step in the Right Direction

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Many Americans are serving prison sentences for drug offenses. US Attorney General Eric Holder announced on August 11, 2013 a move to thin the number of inmates serving lengthy sentences for non-violent drug crimes.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Make Over 4,000 Traffic Stops over the 4th of July

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

It is important for Michigan motorists to remember that a drunk driving crackdown does not permit law enforcement officers to stop drivers sufficient legal justification. 

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

The Death of "Working Backwards" to Calculate a BAC in DUI - Another Reason Not to Take a Roadside PBT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

. . . try to match a bodily alcohol content at the time of driving. AW Jones said recently "you shouldn't do it"

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Michigan DUI Attorney Mike Nichols and Wendy Schiller Nichols Attend the Summer Session of the National College for DUI Defense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Mike Nichols Represents Michigan as the Michigan Delegate to the National College for DUI Defense

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Michigan DUI Attorney Mike Nichols and Wendy Schiller Nichols Attend the Summer Session of the National College for DUI Defense; Mike Nichols Represents Michigan as the Michigan Delegate to the National College for DUI Defense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

The best drunk driving defense attorneys in the nation converge on Boston in late July every year and Mike Nichols and Wendy Schiller Nichols of East Lansing are among them in 2013.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Recent Court Of Appeals Opinion Drastically Alters The Landscape Of Michigan’s Medical Marihuana

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

Last week the Michigan Court Of Appeals issued an opinion in People v Carruthers that limits the types of medicine that can be possessed by medical marihuana patients. 

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Friday, July 19, 2013

The Future of the 4th Amendment: Courts in States Across the Nation Begin Questioning the Ability of Law Enforcement to Collect Data from Your Cell Phone

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

A New Jersey Court struck down a program used by law enforcement to collect cell phone "tracking" data without judges reviewing the basis for the move.

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Friday, July 19, 2013

The Future of the 4th Amendment: Courts in States Across the Nation Begin Questioning the Ability of Law Enforcement to Collect Data from Your CellPhone - Comments from Meridian Township Forensic Evidence Attorney Mike Nichols

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

A New Jersey Court struck down a program used by law enforcement to collect cell phone "tracking" data without judges reviewing the basis for the move. Meridian Township DUI attorney Mike Nichols believes it was the right decision

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Prosecution Experts May Not Vouch for the Credibility of Other Witnesses

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The court held that it was not an error by the trial judge (referred to as the trial court) to allow statements by a police officer to the accused citizen during an interrogation.

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Mike Nichols - Who Some Call the "Guru" of Forensic Evidence - Teaches Other Lawyers About the Using "Experts"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Leading criminal defense attorney Mike Nichols joined other leaders in Michigan Criminal Defense on the faculty at the annual "All Summer Long" seminar presented by the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

A Nichols Law Firm Client Goes to Trial On a Minor in Possession of Alcohol Charge and is Found Not Guilty.

Categories: Drunk-Driving, Josh Covert

A young man in Mason County was arrested for allegedly possessing alcohol while under the age of 21.  He was riding in a car with 4 friends when the car was pulled over. 

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Michigan State Police Claims You Will Be “Red, White and Busted” If Caught Drunk Driving

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

26 specific counties have been targeted and provided with extra officers to crack down on their campaign.  

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Friday, June 28, 2013

Michigan Medical Marihuana Patients No Longer Protected By Section 4 Of The MMMA When Transferring Medicine To Another Patient

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

Last Week the Michigan Supreme Court issued an order in People v Green which reversed an earlier ruling by the Michigan Court Of Appeals. 

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Lansing Drunk Driving Lawyers say to “Leave Your Keys Behind” at Lansing Beer Week Events

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Lansing Beer Week starts June 21st, 2013.

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Always Ask for a Lawyer When Offered a Chemical Test – The Impact of “Hall vs State” at Secretary of State License Hearings

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Michigan’s Implied Consent Act states that everyone is “deemed” to have consented to a chemical test.

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Monday, June 10, 2013

Judge Strikes a Blow to Poorly Administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests In Michigan

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A Van Buren County District Judge dismissed a drunk driving charge in a written opinion that may start paving the way for other judges to hold police officers accountable.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Michigan Attorney Mike Nichols Speaks on Statewide Radio about Operating Under the Influence of Drugs

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

Lansing Attorney Mike Nichols is helping hundreds of thousands of Michigan radio listeners understand the evolving laws about operating under the influence of drugs.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

PBT Suppressed Due to Constitutional Violation

Categories: Josh Covert

Mr. Covert began his oral argument reminding the court that the burden of proof was on the prosecutor to show that the search was reasonable

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Friday, May 24, 2013

Orange Cones On Michigan Roads - Slow Down or Face Increased Penalties

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

If you injure a highway construction or maintenance worker, you can face up to one year in jail

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Michigan OWI-OUID Arrests Will Be on the Rise for Memorial Day 2013 - Don't let the Holiday Party Ruin Your Life with A Drunk or Drugged Driving Conviction

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan State Police launched a new campaign on the eve of the Memorial Day weekend: cracking down on those who are not wearing a seatbelt.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Drunk/Drugged Driving Defense Attorney-Author and Law Professor On Marijuana Patient Treatment

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI, Medical Marijuana

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Pushing You Over The Limit

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

This week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that all states lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to have while operating a vehicle from .08 g/210 liters of breath  to .05 g/210 liters of breath.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A New Device Using Breath Samples To Detect Drugs May Be On The Horizon But The Question Remains Is It Reliable?

Categories: Josh Covert

The data used in the study is based on a small sample size and relies on self-reporting which are both cause for concern

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

2d Drunk Driving Arrest with a High BAC Charge - Fines and Costs and a Charge Reduction

An Illinois man has his life back after Michigan drunk driving attorney Mike Nichols guided him through a sentencing in East Lansing that entailed fines and costs following a hard-fought plea negotiation.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Michigan Drunk and Drugged Driving Attorney Mike Nichols Leads the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys' in Educating Lawyers in Flint/Genessee County

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Did the officer arrest you based on your performance on sobriety tests? Did he do them correctly

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

South Haven case dismissed

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Traffic Accident: High BAC in Blood; Refusal of the Chemical Test and Still a Dismissal of all Charges in Exchange for a Careless Driving

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

A young man has his future back thanks to the Nichols Law Firm

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

East Lansing Attorney Mike Nichols: The Lawyer Who Others Look to As An Expert

The City of East Lansing uses the law to generate revenue for the city coffers.

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Michigan Criminal Defense and Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols says a Proposed Law Targets Senior Citizens Who Drive and Is a Bad Idea

Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow doctors to report a patient to the Secretary of State if the doctor is concerned about the person's ability to drive. 

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

“Just Say No” to Probation: Client convicted with a second OWI is sentenced to weekend class and fines/costs!

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Client on probation receives weekend class and fines and costs for a OWI second charge

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Marijuana Users and Patients Targeted on the Famous "4.20" Day of Celebration

Categories: Drug Crimes, Minor in Possession, Medical Marijuana

Many people still view that both 4/20 and 4:20 are "code words" when in reality law enforcement officers and others are aware of the date and time significance.

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Rave Reviews for Michigan drunk driving attorney Mike Nichols After He Presents at the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Conference on the Truth Behind Detecting Marijuana in Human Blood

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Criminal defense attorneys in Colorado were among the latest to hear the truth about the scientific limitations of detecting marijuana in human blood from criminal defense attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing.

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Drunk Driving in Jackson County DISMISSED after Jackson-DUI-attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols files a motion challenging the Michigan State Police Trooper’s Stop!

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

It is becoming the typical ploy by Michigan State Police these days: pull over someone for a “dangling object” then arrest them for driving under the influence.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Trial Attorneys at the Nichols Law Firm Take Part in High Level Trial Skills Training with "The Lawyer Whisperer"

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Several Changes To The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) Take Effect April 1, 2013

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

The new laws help by clearing up some of the confusing sections of the MMMA by defining some terms like "locked and enclosed facility" and "bona fide physician patient relationship" but at the same time the laws add to the confusion by criminalizing the illegal transport of useable marihuana without providing adequate direction to those who transport useable marihuana. 

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

More Michigan State Troopers Hitting the Streets – DUI Attorney Mike Nichols of Meridian Township Wants to Know if Courts Will Actually Require Them to Use Their Taxpayer Funded Training

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Did you know that 90 new troopers graduated from recruit school on March 30th in Lansing and they are given expensive and important training that most judges are not requiring them to use?

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

United States Supreme Court Upholds The Fourth Amendment And Declares A Drug Dog Sniff Is A Search

Categories: Josh Covert

“It appears that this case will be far reaching.  The court’s opinion isn’t just limited to drug dog searches.  The court mentioned metal detectors and binoculars as other objects that may put an officer’s otherwise lawful presence in violation of the Fourth Amendment”

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Monday, March 25, 2013

"I don't want to have to check that box" - You Are Arrested for DUI in Michigan During March Madness

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

"I don't want to have to check that box" - You Are Arrested for DUI in Michigan During March Madness But You May be a Victim of Targeted Enforcement says Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols of Meridian Township. The Question You Have to Answer is Whether You Deserve to Have to Disclose a Criminal Conviction for the Rest of Your Life

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Friday, March 22, 2013

Michigan Legislators Looking To Exempt 911 Calls from Freedom of Information Act

Categories: Josh Covert

In January Michigan legislators introduced a proposed bill (HB 4011) that would exempt 911 calls from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. 

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Michigan State University DUI patrols will be up from East Lansing to Okemos to Charlotte while beloved coach Tom Izzo warns basketball fans “I’ll never be accused of drunk driving”

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo that “I’ll never be accused of drunk driving” in a press conference in which Izzo encouraged people to get a safe ride during the NCAA March Madness tournament after drinking.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Michigan State Police have stepped up drunk driving enforcement as a spring surprise for Michigan citizens

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Michigan DUI attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing says that the Michigan State Police have stepped up drunk driving enforcement as a spring surprise for Michigan citizens

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Can You Measure Nothing? DUI Attorney Mike Nichols Travels To Colorado To Speak On The Topic

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

East Lansing DUI attorney says judges starting to understanding the "fallacy of infallibility" with breath testing - even if they are in other states

East Lansing DUI attorney Mike Nichols, author of the West OWI Handbook, hopes a recent ruling from South Carolina will give other judges courage to exclude "bad breath:"

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Friday, March 8, 2013

The Nichols Law Firm Lawyers Lead the Way in Investigating a Major Development in Breath Alcohol Testing in Michigan

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Manufacturer of the datamaster breath test instument sold to Intoximeters, Inc.  What does this mean for your case?

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Nichols Law Firm brings the experts from all over the country to help clients defend their rights

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Thanks Dr. Hlastala for a dispassionate, scientific overview of the human body and how its variations can affect the accuracy of a breath alcohol test.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Mike Nichols presents on the opening day for the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS) 2013 Workshop on “Science in the Courtroom – A Matter of Perspective”

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols presents on the opening day for the American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS) 2013 Workshop on “Science in the Courtroom – A Matter of Perspective”

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Monday, March 4, 2013

A Client of Nichols Law Firm Originally Charged With Restricting and Obstructing and Operating While Intoxicated With an Occupant Less than 16 Receives No Jail or Probation at Sentencing

Categories: Josh Covert

This was a great resolution for the client as he was originally facing up to 15 years in prison and walked from the court house with no further obligations to the court.

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Attorney Joshua M. Covert Gets Client Back On The Road After Many Years Without A Driver’s License

Categories: Josh Covert

A man has his life back after Joshua Covert helped him to successfully get his driver’s license restored.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

East Lansing DUI Attorney Mike Nichols Co-counsels Case To A Not Guilty In The East Lansing District Court

Categories: OWI

An East Lansing man stood before a jury with a breath estimate of .10 and .11 and a claim by a police officer that he ran a stop sign. 

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Mike Nichols of East Lansing tracks the latest successful breath test challenges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Is the Michigan DMT sound science? 

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Client Charged With OWI Second Will Not Have License Revoked Thanks to Plea Agreement Negotiated by Nichols Law Firm

Categories: OWI

“I think the prosecuting attorney saw the writing on the wall and instead of arguing a motion that they were likely to lose they offered a plea that my client could not refuse”

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Mike Nichols Puts the Mitten State on the National Stage By Presenting at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Nichols will present the perspective of defense attorney in the workshop entitled “Science in the Courtroom – A Matter of Perspective.”

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Why Creating Magistrates with Badges is a Bad Idea

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Why even ask for consent for the blood draw if you can just take it?

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Monday, February 11, 2013

The Michigan Supreme Court Rules That Medical Marihuana Patients Cannot Legally Transfer Marihuana To Other Patients

Categories: Josh Covert, Medical Marijuana

This means that it would be within the MMMA to receive marihuana if you are a patient but not to give or sell the medicine to another patient.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Michigan Court Of Appeals Ruling Suggests That If You Go On Vacation Your Home May Be Searched Without A Warrant

Categories: Medical Marijuana

The officers first tried calling Mr. Hill’s phone number but there was no answer.  They then found an unlocked window and opened it up so that they could call out Mr. Hill’s name.  After there was no response, the officer’s decided to enter Mr. Hill’s home to make sure he was not in distress.  Once inside the officer found marijuana growing in a bedroom closet. 

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

East Lansing Police and Minors in Possession: It is like Shooting Fish in a Barrel and Its Lining the City Treasury

Categories: Minor in Possession

Recent statistics show Minor in Possession (MIP) tickets and arrests are skyrocketing in East Lansing

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Michigan Court of Appeals Allows Patient to Patient Transfers of Medical Marijuana

Categories: Medical Marijuana

Michigan Court of Appeals denied the prosecutors appeal and held that registered medical marijuana patients may obtain marijuana from other patients as long as the marijuana is not sold. 

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Michigan Attorney Mike Nichols Comments on the Efforts of a Crime Lab to Gain Independence from Law Enforcement and its impact on Forensic Evidence

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Nichols says that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was critical of the tie between labs that are supposed to do independent scientific testing and law enforcement.

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Michigan Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols of Meridian Township says "breathal-eyes" and "novelty pbt" Devices are Just that: Novelties

Categories: OWI

"if you blow in a portable pbt or use those "breathal-eyes" devices, it will not give you a true representation of your bodily alcohol content."

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Friday, February 1, 2013

What’s More Dangerous? Consuming Alcohol Before Driving or Consuming Alcohol Before Having Access to a Gun in Your Home?

Categories: Carry and Conceal

 Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Says a New Michigan Court of Appeals Opinion is Interesting in its Contrast of the Conduct

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Michigan’s Legislature is Again Cracking Down on Drunk Driving

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 When Your Biggest Fear is Your Future – Why Trust Your Case to a Lawyer Who Needs Help in Giving You Your Best Chance to Win? Call Mike Nichols – the Lawyer Who Many Lawyers Call for Help

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Good News For Client Of The Nichols Law Firm Who Was Charged With Violating The MMMA

Categories: Medical Marijuana

 “I feel that asserting the affirmative defense definitely gives us a leg up at trial.  It is important to remember that the MMMA was a voter initiative and that it was passed in every county in Michigan and that it passed by an overwhelming majority” 

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Why even ask for consent for the blood draw if you can just take it?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on January 9 on a case in which the government lawyers are actually finally doing what we always knew they wanted: they are asking for a "DUI exception" to the constitution. 

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Meridian Township drunk driving attorney Mike Nichols may know the key to clearing your name of OWI-OUIL-DUI charges in the Okemos Michigan area

Categories: OWI

"What many people don't know is what may be going on behind the scenes to try to give the public a false sense of confidence in the evidence gathering unit at the MTPD."

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Friday, January 25, 2013

Michigan Court Of Appeals Releases Another Opinion Addressing the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act

Categories: Medical Marijuana

 The Michigan Court of Appeals just released an opinion, People v Argo, that once again illustrates that defendant’s charged with violating the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) are entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine if they may assert a section 8 affirmative defense. The Court of Appeals also looked into whether or not the prosecutor committed prosecutorial misconduct.  

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mike Nichols takes on the new breath test instrument in Michigan and multi-client litigation in the works for East Lansing drunk driving cases

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 East Lansing OWI OUIL OUID Attorney Mike Nichols is working with other attorneys to lead a challenge to some of the issues with the breath alcohol device known as the Datamaster DMT 

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Michigan OWI-OUIL-OUID lawyer Mike Nichols plays "toxicologist" at the National College for DUI Defense Winter Session

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Assumptions in drunk driving cases can lead to mistrials

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Monday, January 14, 2013

Michigan drunk driving attorney responds to United States Supreme Court Case on warrantless blood draws in OWI-OUIL cases: Is the Missouri case going to change anything in Michigan?

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on January 9th on whether or not police should be allowed to conduct warrantless blood draws of drivers suspected of driving under the influence if the driver refuses to give consent. 

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Mike Nichols secures release of Illinois man charged with conspiracy in drug ring that allegedly distributed over 5.5 million of medical marijuana across the country

Categories: Drug Crimes

An Illinois man is free on an unsecured bond after criminal defense attorney Mike Nichols secured his release in a detention hearing in federal court.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Minor In Possession Client With A Previous Offense Gets Case Dismissed

Categories: Minor in Possession

A very happy 21st birthday to a client of the Nichols Law firm charged with Minor In Possession has her charges dismissed.

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

Supreme Court Rules That Marihuana Cooperatives Are Illegal But Allows Defendant To Assert Affirmative Defense

Categories: Medical Marijuana

The Michigan Supreme Court recently issued their second opinion addressing the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA)

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

A woman learns a hard lesson about finding the right lawyer from the Michigan Court of Appeals - at the expense of a prison sentence for a drunk driving causing death conviction in Berrien County Michigan

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan OWI-OUIL-OUID lawyer Mike Nichols of Lansing praised the dissenting judge for an opinion disagreeing with the majority

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Friday, January 4, 2013

The Michigan Legislature is going the wrong way on drugged driving" - calls for a major repair before innocent people are incarerated

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 Nichols says "this new law is so subjective, it allows the police to make an arrest, a prosecutor to start a case and sets up the Michigan State Police lab to convict innocent people.

 

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Michigan OUID-OUIL-Drunk Driving Attorney, Mike Nichols of East Lansing Teaches Courts About the Meaning of Blood Tests

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 Mike Nichols of East Lansing successfully suppressed a blood test by the Michigan State Police lab that claimed to detect accurately and reliably the presence of marijuana in a client’s blood sample. 

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Michigan DUI-OWI-OUIL Attorney Says The Chemical Test Can Be Your Friend If You Get The Holiday Surprise Of A Drunk Driving Charge

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 The Michigan State Police is making changes to how it collects and analyzes breath and blood. It's making things easier for citizens accused of drunk driving. 

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Michigan Court Of Appeals Says Drug Dog Sniffing On Your Porch Is Not A Search

Categories: Drug Crimes

 The Michigan Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion involving drug dogs and the fourth amendment.  

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Medical Marijuana Patients: Michigan State Police Lab Claims to Measure Nothing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan Medical Marijuana Attorney Mike Nichols of Lansing is fighting for valid science in the courtroom: not forensic science which is used to advocate to convict people when they may have done nothing wrong. 

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

DETROIT NEWS COVERS MIKE NICHOLS VICTORY IN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS CASE - BLOOD TEST NOT RELIABLE SAYS COURT

Categories: Drug Crimes

The Detroit News reports on a ground breaking decision that held that the Michigan State Police lab did not establish the reliability of a blood analysis for marijuana. 

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS FEATURED IN THE LANSING STATE JOURNAL AFTER SUCCESSFULLY MOVING TO EXCLUDE FORENSIC EVIDENCE INVOLVING CHARGES OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Lansing State Journal covered the recent victory by Michigan DUI-DUID attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing.

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Friday, December 21, 2012

WORRIED THAT A DRUNK DRIVING-DUI-OWI OR OUIL WILL AFFECT YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR FUTURE?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 At the end of the negotiations, the prosecutors agreed to dismiss the OWI charge if the client agreed to pay the fines and costs normally associated with an OWI or OWVI (impaired) conviction

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Monday, December 17, 2012

MICHIGAN ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS OF LANSING - A LEADER IN FORENSIC EVIDENCE - PREPARES FOR A NATIONAL PRESENTATION AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 Lansing criminal defense attorney Mike Nichols will speak and present at the 2013 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) annual conference in Washington D.C.. Nichols, whose practice is focused on drug and alcohol crimes, especially driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, will take part in a workshop entitled: "Science in the Courtroom, a Matter of Perspective."

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

PROBLEMS WITH THE MICHIGAN SENATE INTOXICATING SUBSTANCES BILL

Categories: Josh Covert

“The proposed statute really opens the door for law enforcement officers to broaden the net they use to catch intoxicated drivers”

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Friday, December 7, 2012

DASHBOARD JUSTICE?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Michigan's justice system focuses on the wrong data - let's make sure all the data is turned over in every case - not just statistics on how quickly we can push cases through the system.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

ARRESTED FOR DRUNK OR DRUGGED DRIVING IN GRATIOT COUNTY? MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS HAS SOME ADVICE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 DUI attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing just fought a drunk driving case in Gratiot County. "The prosecutor sought the costs of prosecution. We preserved an argument that the costs of prosecution statute is unconstitutional," says Nichols. He added "you cannot appeal the things you do not challenge."

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

ANOTHER NOT GUILTY VERDICT FOR MICHIGAN CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS

Categories: Domestic Violence

 Mike Nichols of East Lansing stood by and fought for a young Muslim-Arab-American who was facing a serious criminal charge in a small Northern Michigan community recently. The result: not guilty in 12 minutes of jury deliberations. 

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY APPLAUDS THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR UPHOLDING A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT VIOLATION BUT VOWS THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

EXTRA POLICE PATROLLING FOR THOSE CONSUMING TOO MUCH TRYPTOPHAN AND ALCOHOL OVER THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 The State of Michigan warns that their patrols increase over what is considered the biggest bar night of the year.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

FIGHTING FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS INCLUDING THOSE PATIENTS WHO DRIVE BUT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE LAB CLAIMS ARE BREAKING THE LAW BECAUSE THEY ARE OPERATING WITH THEIR MEDICINE IN THEIR SYSTEM - EAST LANSING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS LEADS THE FIGHT FO

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Marijuana users in Michigan are still fighting for fair treatment 4 years after the legalization of medical marijuana.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

MOBILE VIDEO RECORDERS AND THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE

Categories: Josh Covert

 Michigan State Police patrol car was not equipped with MVR technology

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS: EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS AND BEATING THE NUMBERS

Categories: OWI

 A study by a law firm in Massachusetts reports the conviction rate for OUI cases in Michigan is among the highest in the nation at 94%.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

THE MOVEMENT TO DECRIMINALIZE MARIHUANA GAINS GROUND IN MICHIGAN

Categories: Medical Marijuana

 On Election Day, voters in several Michigan cities voted to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of marihuana.  

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Monday, November 12, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS SHARES INFORMATION ON SAMPLE BLOOD DISCOVERY ORDER

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, November 12, 2012

SEARCH WARRANTS, COMPUTER FORENSICS AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT

Categories: Josh Covert

 A United States District Court in the Central District of Illinois recently released an opinion that has far reaching fourth amendment applications. 

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Friday, November 9, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS TEACHES VALUABLE LESSON TO ATTORNEYS WHO DEFEND MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS

Categories: Medical Malpractice

 Mike Nichols teaches valuable lesson to attorneys who defend medical marijuana patients accused of driving with the presence of THC in their blood: the Michigan State Police is struggling to detect the true presence of marijuana and other drugs in human blood.

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Friday, November 9, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS HONORED BY THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION WITH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 "It was a pleasure and privilege to work with members of the prosecutor's office on continuing legal education - especially the programs that we focused on helping young lawyers," 

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

DID POLICE VALIDLY ARREST A COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER ACCUSED OF DRUNK DRIVING AND NOW SUSPENDED FROM HIS TEAM?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Michigan drunk driving-drugged driving attorney Mike Nichols hopes that former MSU football coach John L. Smith did not jump too soon in suspending his star linebacker after an arrest for drunk driving that was based on a warrantless stop.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

THE VICTIM MENTALITY

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 If We are Leaders in Society as Members of the Justice System - What Message Are We Sending By Compensating Insurance Companies When They Do What They are Supposed to Do?

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE STOPPED FOR SPEEDING – THAT DOES NOT MEAN THE STOP WAS PROPER SAY EAST LANSING’S DRUNK DRIVING LAWYERS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 The central issue asked which governmental body has ultimate authority to set speed limits on state trunk line highways within the city’s business districts and school zones. 

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Monday, November 5, 2012

EATON COUNTY DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS APPLAUDS APPEALS COURT OPINION GRANTING CLIENT A NEW TRIAL IN HIS DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: OWI

 An Eaton County Judge has ruled that district court judge Julie Reincke committed an error that should be reversed in a drunk driving trial in 2011

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

REGISTERED CAREGIVERS UNDER THE MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT (MMMA) NOT BEING PROTECTED

Categories: Medical Marijuana

Federal government continues to criminalize the medical use of marihuana marihuana

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Friday, November 2, 2012

MICHIGAN STATE POLICE STRUGGLING TO VALIDATE ITS METHOD OF DETECTING MARIJUANA AND MIKE NICHOLS TO PRESENT TO THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS OF MICHIGAN ON HIS FAMOUS 'MEASURING NOTHING' THEORY OF ATTACK

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, October 29, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS PREPARES TO PRESENT AT CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS OF MICHIGAN CONFERENCE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, October 29, 2012

JUDGE CONGRATULATES ATTORNEY ON A JOB WELL DONE FOR HIS CLIENT

Categories: Domestic Violence

 . . .client was able to walk from the courtroom WITHOUT the possibility of jail or probation.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

THE PRICE OF SAYING NO

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 One reason why accreditation may give us a false sense of security

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Friday, October 26, 2012

MICHIGAN DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT FOR THE HALLOWEEN WEEKEND

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

 Michigan drivers may receive a new kind of scare this Halloween weekend.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS APPLAUDS EAST LANSING DISTRICT COURT JUDGE SENTENCE IN HIGH PROFILE DUI CASE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Click here to watch the news coverage:

 http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2012/10/state_rep_bob_genetski_i_learn.html#incart_river_default

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

MICHIGAN DUID ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS WORKS ON DRUG RECOGNITION EVALUATION KNOWLEDGE AT ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS/NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE CONFERENCE

Categories: Drug Crimes

 "Law enforcement is looking to replace lost funds from the enforcement of alcohol-related drunk driving cases. . ."

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

IS YOUR RIGHT TO INFORMATION ONLY YOUR RIGHT IF YOU CAN PAY FOR IT?

 House Bill 5879 would prohibit government units from charging more than 10 cents a page for requested documents or charging to view the documents personally.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

LIVINGSTON COUNTY DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS AGAIN CHALLENGES INSURANCE COMPANIES: “PROVE TO ME WHAT MAKES YOU A VICTIM”

 "The insurance company may fight the legal definition of ‘victim’ but they are required to show special facts that make them a victim as opposed to an ordinary person who suffered an out of pocket loss,” 

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TAKES ON THE “SCIENCE” BEHIND SOBRIETY TESTS IN OWI-OUIL-OUID CASES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

NORTHERN MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SHOWS WHY HE IS COMMITTED TO RESULTS FOR A CLIENT WITH A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE (CDL) WHO BEAT A DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE

Categories: OWI

 The police stopped this man, claiming that he was weaving through downtown Ludington last summer.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

VIOLATORS OF MICHIGAN'S SUPER DRUNK STATUTE FACE SEVERE DRIVER'S LICENSE SANCTIONS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Violations of the Super Drunk law will require interlock devices.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

EAST LANSING 50/50 ORDINANCE

Categories: OWI

The possibility of increased alcohol sales at East Lansing bars carries the possibility of increasted traffic stops nad Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) investigations in East Lansing.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS CONCERNED FOR FALSE POSITIIVES IN PBT RESULTS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Watch a short video of Mike Nichols in Eaton County sharing a concern about false positives for individuals on probation

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Monday, October 8, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUGGED DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ASKS: WHO IS MORE DANGEROUS BEHIND THE WHEEL? A PERSON ON THEIR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS OR AN ELDERLY PERSON, WHOSE REFLEXES ARE UNFORTUNATELY TOO DETERIORATED TO DRIVE SAFELY?

Categories: Drug Crimes

 In fact, National Public Radio featured coverage of elderly drivers on October 8, asking "when is it time to give up the keys?" Nichols says: "it made me think of all the signs of a driver who is not safe and the fact that the best thing for you to do if you are on prescription medication, from medical marijuana to ambien, is to simply decline to answer the officer's questions about your medications."

 

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY-EAST LANSING MINOR IN POSSESSION CHARGE DISMISSED - STRATEGY AND LITIGATION PAY OFF FOR MSU STUDENT

Michigan criminal defense Mike Nichols of East Lansing says that a minor in possession charge does not have to stay with you forever no matter how bad the facts of the case may be.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

MICHIGAN DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS LEADS OTHER ATTORNEYS ON A TOUR OF THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE LANSING LAB

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Drunk driving attorney Mike Nichols lead a tour of other attorneys of the Michigan State Police Lansing Lab on September 28.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

CLIENT CHARGED WITH OWI REDUCED TO CARELESS DRIVING

Categories: Drunk-Driving

On the day that jury selection was to begin, Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols was able to obtain a Careless Driving for her client.

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

COURT OF APPEALS DECISION PUTS ALL MEDICAL MARIHUANA PATIENTS IN RISK OF HAVING THEIR HOME SEARCHED IF POLICE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT MARIHUANA IS PRESENT

Categories: Medical Marijuana

  On August 28, 2012, the Michigan Court of Appeals released an opinion that held that police officers are not required to determine if a suspect is a medical marihuana patient before seeking a search warrant.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

PROPOSED LEGISLATION KEEPS MICHIGAN'S DRINKING DRIVING LIMIT AT .08

Categories: OWI

 In May 2012, the Michigan House of Representatives introduced a bill that would maintain .08 as Michigan's legal drinking limit.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ASKS IF FORENSIC ACCREDITATION IS FOR SALE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, September 14, 2012

TAILGATING AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY? EAST LANSING CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS HAS SOME TIPS TO AVOID LEAVING THE CAMPUS WITH A CRIMINAL CHARGE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Friday, September 14, 2012

LAWYERS SPLURGE ON ADVERTISING DUI SERVICES IN THE EAST LANSING AREA AFTER A MEDIA REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF EAST LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ARRESTS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

East Lansing drunk driving attorney Mike Nichols was interviewed for the MLive.com report, interviewed on the radio about the report and is the DUI attorney who is leading the way in challenging the ability of the government to prosecute you for a crime that you can never expunge: drunk driving.

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

WHY WE THINK YOUR ATTORNEY MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO AVOIDING A CRIMINAL RECORD IN EAST LANSING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Many lawyers believe that the offer made by the prosecutor will only get better if you beg and present character references and good report cards.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS INTERVIEWED FOR MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE DUI CULTURES AROUND THE STATE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Michigan OWI-OUIL-DUI attorney Mike Nichols says that too much was made of a comparison between Ann Arbor and East Lansing DUI arrest figures in recent media coverage.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

DISMISSAL OF MINOR IN POSSESSION FOR CLIENT WILLING TO EDUCATE HIMSELF

Categories: Minor in Possession

The benefit to the client is that as a college student he will not have a conviction on any criminal record that would have to be reported to employers or potential employers

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

DRIVING WITH THE PRESENCE OF ANY AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA - THE STATE SUPREME COURT SAYS THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW DOES NOT MEAN THAT PATIENTS WILL BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY!

Categories: Drug Crimes

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that when a medical marijuana patient is charged with multiple crimes, the rules of criminal procedure still apply.

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

PHYSICAL CUSTODY AWARDED TO CLIENT OF KAREN PHILLIPS

Categories: Family Law

1.      Karen Phillips secured an award of primary physical custody for a mother and client of the Nichols Law Firm.  Custody became an issue during a divorce proceeding, where the mother lived out of the State of Michigan and was an active member of the United States Navy.  Both parents wanted to have primary physical custody of the child, who was only 5 years old and about to begin school.  After hearing from both parties and other witnesses, the Judge decided that it was in the best interests of the child to remain with her mother during the school year.

 

If you are involved in a divorce or custody action and need someone in your corner to fight for you and for what is in the best interests of your child, call Karen Phillips at (517) 432-9000.

 

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING LEADING THE EFFORT TO CHALLENGE THE CUT-OFF LEVELS FOR REPORTING THE PRESENCE OF MARIJUANA IN OPERATING WITH THE PRESENCE OF DRUGS CRIMINAL CASES.”

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

US CONSTITUTION APPLIES TO YOU COLLEGE STUDENTS TOO

Categories: Drug Crimes

Although there are a few search warrant exceptions which
courts have allowed (automobile exception, exigent circumstances,
consent, plain view) being a college student is not one of them.

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Friday, August 31, 2012

MICHIGAN DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS DEFENDS AN INGHAM COUNTY JUDGE AGAINST CLAIMS OF BIAS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

An Ingham County Judge assigned as a 1 person grand jury to investigate political crimes in West Michigan faces charges of bias from a Republican State Senator - and Mike Nichols of East Lansing has come to her defense.

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

"DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER" - NEW CAMPAIGN SHOULD ALSO EXTEND TO OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS SAYS MICHIGAN OWI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS

The Michigan State Police launched a new campaign to "crackdown" on young males who believe they can drive drunk because they are "professionals" - but the new public service campaign comes at a time when some in Michigan law enforcement do not appear to be investigating its own with the same vigor as any other citizen.

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

LEARN THE LABOR DAY DUI CRACKDOWN TARGET TIMES - RIGHT DOWN TO THE SHIFT FROM MICHIGAN OWI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

MIKE-NICHOLS-COMMENTS-IN-LANSING-STATE-JOURNAL ON “POLICE FAILURE”

Categories: Drunk-Driving

if “a local police agency can investigate its own officer, give him a pbt that produces a .07 and declare him safe to drive, I should probably start giving pbt’s to all of my clients who are on probation and bond with conditions of no alcohol, then tell all the probation officers that all of my clients are in compliance because I tested them – after all, should I not be trusted to investigate my own clients?"

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

'DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER': MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ANNOUNCE NEW CAMPAIGN AND CRACKDOWN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 Nearly 160 law enforcement agencies in 26 counties across Michigan will increase drunk driving patrols.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

SIXTH CIRCUIT RELEASES OPINION THAT ADDRESSES “IMPERMISSIBLE DOUBLE COUNTING”

Categories: Josh Covert

. . .defendant who was being charged with possession of marijuana as well as discharging a firearm during the execution of a search warrant. . .

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

THE HEAD OF THE MICHIGAN CRIME LAB RESIGNS AND MIKE NICHOLS REACTS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan drunk driving attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing reacted to the resignation of state crime lab chief John Collins: “I wish him well,” says Nichols.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

GOOD NEWS FOR TRAFFIC STOP OF MEDICAL MARIHUANA PATIENT RESULTS IN POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA CHARGES

Categories: Medical Marijuana

After months of working with the prosecution attorney Joshua Covert was able to demonstrate to the prosecution that the client was protected under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. 

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED JAIL TIME FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT WHO SHOWED SIGNS OF HOPE TO JUDGE

Categories: OWI

Attorney Karen Phillips walked into the courtroom in Eaton County, Michigan, with a client facing sentencing by a District Court judge.

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Monday, August 13, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS BUYS THE COMPUTER TO FIND THE SECRETS IN THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Michigan State Police forensic services division will only report what it wants the court to see when it conducts a blood analysis for alcohol and other drugs.

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Friday, August 10, 2012

CALHOUN COUNTY DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE WITH PRIOR CONVICTIONS RESULTS IN NO JAIL AND NON-REPORTING PROBATION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

When you are charged with a drunk driving in Michigan, it is always our mission at The Nichols Law Firm to obtain a non-alcohol related conviction or a dismissal. 

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Monday, August 6, 2012

MICHIGAN DUI-OWI-OUIL-ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS COMPLETES WORK AS CO-AUTHOR ON CHAPTER ON FORENSIC SCIENCE IN DRUNK DRIVING CASES

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Ever wonder what mathematics have to do with drunk driving? Sometimes it can mean everything.

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Monday, August 6, 2012

MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE IS VOID BECAUSE OF CONFLICT WITH THE MEDICAL MARIHUANA ACT

Categories: Medical Marijuana

The Michigan Court Of Appeals recently held that a City of Wyoming zoning ordinance is void because it directly conflicts with Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) and it is not preempted by the federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA).

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

MSU STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO CAMPUS WITH ONE FEWER FIRST AMENDMENT INFRINGEMENT AS THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT RULES AN MSU ORDINANCE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan Supreme Court struck down an ordinance at Michigan State University that prohibited “disruption” of “normal activity,” finding that the ordinance violates the First Amendment.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS RECOGNIZED AS A SUSTAINING MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE IN 2012

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

DUI attorney Mike Nichols was recognized before an audience of attorneys from across the nation as a sustaining member of the National College for DUI Defense.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

NICHOLS LAW FIRM PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIHUANA ACT (MMMA)

Categories: Drug Crimes

...defendant instead opted to seek protection under section 8 which is available to those who have been recommended to use marihuana by a licensed physician to treat a qualifying condition.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS REACTS TO REPORTS OF FALSIFIED BREATH TESTS.

Categories: Drunk-Driving

"I find it ironic that the police chief and LPD are willing to go public about this falsified test when they attempted to cover up a falsified breath test log and it adversely affected many more people," said Michigan DUI attorney Mike Nichols.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

NO JAIL TIME FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT WHO SHOWS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS SOBRIETY

Categories: OWI

Attorney Karen Phillips entered Judge Reincke's courtroom in Eaton County, Michigan with her client for Sentencing on an OWI 1st offense prepared to prove to Judge Reincke that her client was rehabilitated.  The probation officer had recommended 10 days jail. 

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

OWI CHARGE AND SUPERDRUNK CHARGE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Wendy Schiller-Nichols recently negotiated a deal which dismissed both an OWI charge and a superdrunk charge for a client facing two OWI charges in the same county at the same.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

MICHIGAN-DUI-DUID LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS TRAVELS TO THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FOR THE SUMMER SESSION OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

DUI attorney Mike Nichols of Lansing, the Michigan delegate for the National College for DUI Defense, is off to Boston for the summer session of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) summer session.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

GRATIOT COUNTY DUI LAWYER TO TAKE ON THE GOVERNMENT IN A DRUNK DRIVING JURY TRIAL

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, July 16, 2012

CALHOUN COUNTY DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE LEADS TO A DISMISSAL FOR BATTLE CREEK DUI LAWYER WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

A traffic stop in Marshall for weaving and touching the lane twice smelled funny to DUI attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols. So she obtained the video and saw it for herself: the accused's driving did not appear to support reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop for suspicion of DUI

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Sunday, July 15, 2012

MICHIGAN ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS WARNS MICHIGAN RESIDENTS ABOUT A NEW STATE SUPREME COURT DECISION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Attorney Mike Nichols of Lansing says a new Michigan Supreme Court opinion makes it a little easier for the government to prove driving while license suspended cases.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

IF A TSA OFFICIAL SEARCHES YOUR LUGGAGE FOR PURPOSE OTHER THAN DETECTING A SECURITY THREAT THE SEARCH MAY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Categories: Josh Covert

The United States Ninth Circuit Court recently held that baggage searches conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must be consistent with the TSA’s mission in order to be considered a reasonable search as is required by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

MICHIGAN DUI OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS GETS HIS HANDS ON THE PIPPETTE AND OTHER BLOOD TESTING EQUIPMENT USED IN BLOOD ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND MARIJUANA CASES

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

35 STATES WERE SURVEYED AND MICHIGAN HAS THE LONGEST AVERAGE PERIOD OF INCARCERATION

Categories: Drug Crimes

Last month the Pew Center on the States, a nonprofit division of the Pew Charitable Trusts, released a report which indicated that Michigan has the longest average period of incarceration among the 35 states surveyed. 

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS LEARNS HOW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A BLOOD TEST INSTRUMENT AT GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY SCHOOL

DUI attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing is attending a course on gas chromatograpy offered by Axion labs this week in Chicago.  Nichols said:  "it is critical to get my hands on the instruments and learn what makes them tick."

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM ASKS: CAN YOU PASS THE CITIZENSHIP TEST? Challenge your knowledge of American history this Independence Day!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Monday, July 2, 2012

THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE FORENSIC SCIENCE DIVISION GETS TIRED OF NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS: SO THEY CHANGE THEIR POLICY

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan State Police announced that it is changing its protocol for estimating the uncertainty of its analysis for blood alcohol.

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Friday, June 29, 2012

MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT MEDICAL MARIHUANA PATIENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE REGISTRY CARDS IN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION IN ORDER TO AVOID PROSECUTION

Categories: Medical Marijuana

In People V Nicholson, the defendant, James Nicholson, was charged with possessing marihuana in violation of MCL 333.7403(2)(d).  Mr. Nicholson was arrested after police discovered him in possession of approximately 1 ounce of marihuana.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING REACTS TO THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THIS WEEK ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO HAVE THE LAB ANALYST TESTIFY – “MEDIA HEADLINES ARE INACCURATE AND MISLEADING”

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Supreme Court issued an opinion last week that prompted many people to jump on the result and proclaim key constitutional rights dead.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH OF JULY CAN LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES IN MICHIGAN WITH A NEW LAW THAT MAKES EVEN MORE ACTIVITIY ILLEGAL

Categories: Josh Covert

New Statute Criminalizes Use of Fireworks While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Controlled Substances.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

IF YOU REFUSE THE CHEMICAL TEST IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOUR LICENSE IS AUTOMATICALLY REVOKED:

Categories: OWI

“The lesson is that you should always request a hearing before the Secretary of State hearing officer"

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE DO NOT GIVE YOU THE MOST ACCURATE METHOD TO TEST FOR MARIJUANA IN A MICHIGAN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS CASE - MORE REMNANTS OF THE REGIME OF THE INFAMOUS DR. GLINN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

EFFORTS TO CONTROL SYNTHETIC CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES K2, SPICE, YUCATAN FIRE, IVORY WAVE, VANILLA SKY, BLISS AND LOL SOLD NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION INTRODUCED UNDER HOUSE BILL

Categories: Drug Crimes

If this bill passes both houses and becomes law, those who use or sell imitation controlled substances would need to stay informed regarding any possible changes to the schedule of controlled substances via director determination

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Monday, June 11, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ON THE LATEST CHANGES TO BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS AT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE LAB: HOPE FOR BETTER SCIENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 Flaws in the Michigan State Police Lab

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

MICHIGAN POLICE AGENCIES ARE REPORTING MEDICAL MARIHUANA USERS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Categories: Josh Covert

Several Michigan police agencies are now reporting any interactions they have with medical marihuana patients to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
(NICS). 



 

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

"SHOW US THE NOISE" - MIKE NICHOLS FOLLOWS UP WITH THE SUCCESSFUL UNCERTAINTY CHALLENGE BY UNCOVERING A NEW FLAW IN BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTING IN MICHIGAN - HIDDEN INFORMATION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Michigan State Police (MSP) is the only organization in the state that conducts blood alcohol tests for police in the state. The forensic services division for the MSP unfortunately, has a policy of "hiding" information from accused citizens, judges and juries.

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Friday, June 1, 2012

NEW BILL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WOULD RECLASSIFY MARIHUANA AS A SCHEDULE 2 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHEN SUED BY MEDICAL MARIHUANA PATIENTS

Categories: Drug Crimes

A bill was recently introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives that would reclassify marihuana as a schedule 2 controlled substance if it is used by qualifying individuals as provided in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

I REFUSED THE CHEMICAL TEST AND NOW THE OFFICER WANTS TO SUSPEND MY LICENSE: IS THERE HOPE?

Categories: Josh Covert

Attorney Joshua Covert recently won an implied consent hearing on behalf of a Nichols Law Firm client.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ALARMING DATA UNCOVERED INDICATING THE ELPD DATAMASTER EXPERIENCED EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Nichols Law Firm has uncovered alarming data which indicates that in April the
East Lansing Police Department experienced extensive problems with their evidentiary breathalyzer instruments (Datamaster or DMT).

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Monday, May 28, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO THE LANSING LAB - PROVE THE RELIABILITY OF YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL RESULTS OR YOUR RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROVE A CASE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

"it's just as critical whether your a state representative of an average accused citizen" when it comes to making the lab demonstrate a reliable test.
 

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

EAST LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS VOWS TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CONFRONT A WITNESS WITH TESTIMONY AGANST THE ACCUSED - DESPITE A NEW RULING FROM MICHIGAN'S HIGHEST COURT

Categories: OWI

...if the trial judge thinks that good cause exists then the trial judge has discretion to let a witness testify via 2-way technology.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

THE LAWYER WHO LITERALLY WROTE THE BOOK ON DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE IS MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING – AND HE JUST UPDATED THE BOOK WITH INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO FIND HOPE WHERE OTHERS ARE HOPELESS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Campaign for transparency in state labs continues.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

SUPER DRUNK ORDINANCES BEING ENACTED BY CITIES, TOWNSHIPS AND MUNICIPALITIES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Super Drunk laws changes the penalties in some areas.

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Friday, May 18, 2012

NEW BILL MAY REQUIRE INMATES TO REIMBURSE MUNICIPALITIES FOR INCARCERATION EXPENSES

Categories: Josh Covert

Governor Snyder recently signed Public Act 136 of 2012 which now allows all municipalities to collect reimbursement from inmates for the cost of their incarceration. 

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

COLORADO LEGISLATORS DO NOT APPROVE PER SE IMPAIRMENT THRESHOLD FOR THC. WHY DO WE HAVE ONE IN MICHIGAN?

Categories: Josh Covert

“The studies preformed to date do not establish a reliable threshold for predicting impairment due to THC blood levels.”

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

CASE DISMISSED FOR CLIENT OF MIKE NICHOLS

Categories: Minor in Possession

A client, charged with a Minor in Possession (MIP) is able to have her case dismissed

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

LANSING CRIMINAL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN CHALLENGING THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AND ITS STATE OF FORENSIC ANALYSIS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan crime labs struggle to meet standards

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT IS THE LATEST TO BE TOLD BY THE COURT OF APPEALS THAT HIS USE OF THE PROTECTIONS OF THE LAW IS ILLEGAL

Categories: Josh Covert

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently released an unpublished opinion in which the court shut down a medical marijuana user’s right to the protection of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

INTELLIGENT FINGERPRINTING DEVICE THE NEXT TECHNOLOGY DEVICE IN DUI INVESTIGATIONS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

It is unknown whether the Michigan legislature will authorize the use of handheld fingerprint devices in DUI investigations as it has authorized the use of PBTs.

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

STATEMENTS MADE TO CLERGY MAY BE CONFIDENTIAL

Categories: Josh Covert

If you are charged with a crime because of something you said to a minister, pastor, priest or other religious figure, it is important that you hire an attorney who understands the relevant statutes governing the confidentiality of such statements

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Friday, May 11, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-OUID LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS TO MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS: DON’T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATE IN VETERANS COURT BY STAINING THEM WITH A DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION THAT OTHERS CAN AVOID

Categories: OWI

“I can tell you about one young man who served our country in the army, went overseas and came back without any of the structure that he was trained and lived under for years. He had a hard time adjusting after his service: drank too much while he was out one night and he was arrested for operating while intoxicated – which is a traffic offense.. . ."

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

DRE PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA IN TROUBLE: EAST LANSING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS COMMENTS ON ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE OFFICER

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY BUT ARE NOT A LEGAL DRINKER YOU WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED FOR SEEKING HELP

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

New law allows amnesty from prosecution for underage drinkers seeking medical attention

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

ARE YOU, OR YOUR CHILD TOO YOUNG TO DRINK, BUT NOT TOO YOUNG TO SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Juvenile life sentences have been the subject of much debate over the last several years.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

IF A MOTORCYCLIST CRASHED HIS BIKE FROM LOOSE GRAVEL, CAN THEY SUE?

Categories: Personal Injury

 What does this mean for Michigan motorcyclist?  If a motorcyclist crashes his bike and sustains serious injuries as a result of hitting loose gravel in the roadway, whether deposited there by the road commission or appears naturally, the motorist cannot sue because it is not a “defect”. 

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Monday, May 7, 2012

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VS MICHIGAN’S NEW NO-HELMET LAW FOR MOTORCYCLISTS:

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Wearing a crash helmet while riding a motorcycle is now optional for Michigan residents. Being a riding enthusiast, Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols understands the pros and cons of wearing a helmet.

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Monday, May 7, 2012

DIABETIC DRIVER HAS OWI DISMISSED BECAUSE HE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO MICHIGAN'S IMPLIED CONSENT ACT: MIKE NICHOLS PLEASED FOR HIS CLIENT

Categories: Drunk-Driving

A West Michigan man who suffers from Type I diabetes got his life back recently when OWI and Child Endangerment Charges in a Michigan court were dismissed on the eve of trial.

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

IF YOU HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL DRIVER LICENSE – POLICE DO NOT HAVE A REASON TO ARREST YOU

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A visitor, alien or illegal alien may drive on your out of state or international driver license in Michigan,

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

WILL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS INCREASE WITH PROPOSED LEGISLATION OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES ACCESSING PUBLIC ROADS

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Will off-road vehicles (ORV) be allowed on roads?

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

WHEN POSSESSION OF MEDIBLES CARRIES GREATER RISK

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

Medibles are interesting from a legal perspective because they only contain a small percentage of marijuana in comparison to the medibles weight.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

WHEN EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE-FIND OUT HOW OWI-ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS CAN HELP YOU LIKE HE RECENTLY DID FOR A MICHIGAN WOMAN WHO SAW HER DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES DISMISSED

Categories: Drunk-Driving

"I was thrilled to end the week recently with a phone call to a client to tell her that her OWI was getting dismissed,"

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

THE SCIENCE OF MARIJUANA IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT IN THE HUMAN BLOOD

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

The Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that means that a sick person who is certified to use marijuana to treat nausea, chronic pain or other symptoms, still cannot drive regardless of how long ago the person used marijuana or whether the person is impaired by marijuana, so long as THC is detectable in their bloodstream.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

POLICE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO BAIT CITIZENS INTO BREAKING THE LAW BY BREAKING IT THEMSELVES: THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM APPROVES RULING BY MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT:

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“the right to be free from an unreasonable search of a residence is one of the most important rights we have as United States citizens

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

LICENSE RESTORED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CLIENT CHARGED WITH OWI

Categories: OWI

 ...the hearing, which could have resulted in a 1 year suspension of his driving privileges, resulted in the best possible outcome after the hearing officer granted the appeal, reinstating all driving privileges.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES: DID THE OFFICER GO TOO FAR IN THREATENING YOU WITH A COURT ORDERED TEST

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS YOU NEED TO REVIEW THE AUDIO OR VIDEO IN DETAIL AND WRITE DOWN EVERY WORD YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE IMPLIED CONSENT WARNINGS

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Friday, April 20, 2012

FLAWED FORENSIC EVIDENCE LEADS TO UNLAWFUL CONVICTIONS

Categories: Domestic Violence

The FBI Lab had produced flawed, unreliable evidence in up to 7,000 criminal cases.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

MORE MONEY SPENT ON LANSING POLICE HEADQUARTERS, LESS MONEY SPENT ON POLICE RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND STAFF

Categories: OWI

If you are accused of a crime by the Lansing Police Department and want an attorney who will be committed to results, contact the Nichols Law Firm at (517) 432-9000.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-OWID LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS SAYS YOUR USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS NOT A POLICE OFFICER’S BUSINESS AND YOU SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE YOUR STATUS AS A PATIENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR MEDICINE IN YOUR POSSESSION

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

“I read the language in the medical marijuana act that only prohibits driving while under the influence OF marijuana as creating an exception; in other words so long as the person is not under the influence of their medicine they can drive.”

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI LAWS: CAN THE NUMBERS LIE?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Did you know that you can be arrested for drunk driving even though you blew a .07 or below on the preliminary breath test  and/or the Datamaster machine? 

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

CRACK DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING OR OWI BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

It is very important for people charged with operating while intoxicated or drunk driving to review all of the evidence that the State of Michigan has against them before making any decision in any drunk driving case.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS THAT YOU TOOK BEFORE DRIVING ARE NONE OF A POLICE OFFICER'S BUSINESS SAYS MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

"one way to respond is 'I am not going to be answering questions about my personal health. That is private.'"

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

CLIENT, WHOSE JOB REQUIRED HIM TO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF CANADA, WAS FACING A CONVICTION OF OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED. WITH SUCH HIGH STAKES, WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A CARELESS DRIVING FOR HER CLIENT

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols obtained a Careless Driving for her client who was charged with Operating While Intoxicated. 

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Monday, April 9, 2012

PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER DISMISSED: EAST LANSING ATTORNEY WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS OBTAINS JUSTICE FOR A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Judge to terminate PPO Order issued against Nichols Law Firm client.

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Friday, April 6, 2012

DISMISSAL OF 7 MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OBTAINED FOR CLIENT

Categories: Drug Crimes

Karen Phillips secured the dismissal of 7 of 8 misdemeanor charges, including possession of marijuana. . .

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS WINS LICENSE BACK FOR CLIENT

Categories: OWI

License returned to Michigan law maker

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Monday, April 2, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS ACCEPTED INTO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols has been accepted into the American Academy of Forensic Science as a member of the jurisprudence section.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

ICBA CRIMINAL LAW SECTION CHAIR ANNOUNCES A NEW TWIST TO "APRIL IN THE D"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A first of its kind training is coming to Detroit. The motor city will host a drug recognition training course for lawyers April 12-14.  "Police officers are already being trained at an increasingly fast pace in this investigation technique,"

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-DUI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TAKES A .11/.10 BREATH TEST WITH BAD DRIVING TO TRIAL; THE VERDICT: NOT GUILTY!

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 An Ontario, Canada man has his life back despite an OWI-OUIL-DUI charge in East Lansing that would have stained him as a drunk driver and complicated his efforts to help people in Michigan and elsewhere.

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

SUPREME COURT ISSUES AN OPINION THAT RAISES THE BAR FOR CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS MICHIGAN DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING SPEAKS OUT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

...why practicing criminal defense is a unique area in which lawyers should not dabble,"

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Friday, March 23, 2012

MOTION TO SUPPRESS SUCCESSFUL FOR OWI CHARGE BASED ON LACK OF REASONABLE SUSPICION

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

The Judge granted the motion stating that the type of driving he observed on the video did not rise to the level that would violate the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

SURGICAL IMPLANT COSTS: CAN NO-FAULT INSURERS REQUEST THE WHOLESALE COST OF DURABLE MEDICAL PRODUCTS FROM MEDICAL PROVIDERS?

Categories: Personal Injury

Since the surgical implants are stand-alone items that can be easily quantified, the doctor had to disclose what it cost the doctor to purchase surgical implants.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

FELONY DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN THE MIDDLE DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS’ CROSS EXAMINATION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Jackson County Judge dismisses felony OWI charges during cross examination by Mike Nichols

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Monday, March 12, 2012

DRUG RECOGNITION EVALUATOR-OFFICERS COME TO MICHIGAN

Categories: Drug Crimes

Michigan OWI attorney Mike Nichols ready to challenge junk science

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

EAST LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO CALL ON LANSING TOXICOLOGY LAB TO LET THE PUBLIC LOOK INSIDE THE VIALS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

East Lansing DUI attorney Mike Nichols will call on the forensic services division of the Michigan State Police to open its lab to the public

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS STATEMENT ON RELEASE BY MSU OF UNEDITED VIDEO IN BOB GENETSKI CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Bob stands by his innocence and only wants a fair trial like anyone else.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

EAST LANSING OWI ATTORNEY CALLED ON FOR HIS EXPERTISE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS SEEKS TO CORRECT THE MISPERCEPTION THAT BOB GENETSKI IS SEEKING SPECIAL TREATMENT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 Watch the news conference here:

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BOB GENETSKI CASE – MIKE NICHOLS RESPONDS TO MEDIA INACCURACIES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 State Representative Bob Genetski is exercising his right to retain full driving privileges even though a Michigan State University Department of Public Safety officer claims he refused an evidential breath test. “As reported on M-Live and in the Grand Rapids Press, Bob’s license has not been suspended. That is inaccurate,” 

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

.18 BLOOD GUESSTIMATE AND AN ACCIDENT BUT NOT GUILTY ON AN OWI-OUI-DUI CHARGE

 Battle Creek jury says not guilty for a Nichols Law Firm client accused of drunk driving

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Monday, February 20, 2012

REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO AN EVIDENTIARY CHEMICAL TEST (DATAMASTER) DISMISSED BY SECRETARY OF STATE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Secretary of State dismisses refusal to submit

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Monday, February 20, 2012

LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO SPEAK AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES THIS WEEK

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols, who is known as a skilled OWI-DUI-OUIL attorney in Michigan, will speak at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences on February 23, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

LAWSUIT FILED BY SNOWMOBILER

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Avid snowmobiler, Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols writes about personal injury protection under the No Fault Act.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

WHAT IS IT WORTH TO THE GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT FINES, COSTS AND FEES FROM AN OWI-OUIL-DUI?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

All officers are not like the officers involved in the case in Seattle of the “missing video,” but this is surely not an isolated incident.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS ON THE LIABILITY AND THE JOY OF CHILDREN LEARNING TO SKI

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

In this unpublished opinion, Plaintiff, a 13 year old boy, was taking snowboarding lessons at a Michigan ski resort.  The instructor at one point, stopped and turned to the boy and signaled to him to cross the hill. 

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

OWI CHARGE IN EAST LANSING DISMISSED: CLIENT'S FACEBOOK STATUS CHANGED FROM PRESUMED INNOCENT TO VINDICATED

Categories: OWI

A Lansing man was stopped at 2:30 in the morning shortly before Christmas last year. His car's passenger side tires were straddling the lane marker. The officer asked him why?

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

PIP benefits will pay for lost wages for up to 3 years, medical bills for life, attendant care and replacement services.

Categories: Personal Injury

The case of Marcoux v Home Owners Insurance (unpublished) involved a snowmobiler who smashed into the rear-end of a parked van sustaining serious injuries. 

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

CITY OF LANSING TRIES TO CONVICT A CITIZEN OF DRUNK DRIVING DESPITE FALSIFIED DATAMASTER SIMULATION RECORDS -- AND LOSES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Lansing City Attorney's office failed in its recent attempt to hide the fact that its datamaster simulator records were falsified.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

IF YOU ARE A DIABETIC AND STOPPED ON SUSPICION OF OWI-OUIL-DUI IN MICHIGAN, TELL THE OFFICER ABOUT YOUR CONDITION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan Court of Appeals sent a recent message to drivers stopped and investigated for drunk driving: tell the officer about your diabetic condition if you suffer from this illness.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

EAST LANSING OWI-DUI-OUIL EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CALLS THE BRAIN DRAIN AT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE A DETRIMENT TO THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“I think there is a little feeling that they are untouchable on drunk and drugged driving charges at the MSP because the judiciary has created almost a ‘DUI exception’ to the constitution.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS BEWARE: WATCH WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE OR POLICE WILL CONFISCATE YOUR LAWFULLY-POSSESSED MARIJUANA

Categories: Drug Crimes

The state attorney general has struck again in his efforts to quash the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.The state attorney general has struck again in his efforts to quash the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

USE OF HAND HELD MOBILE PHONES BANNED FOR DRIVERS OPERATING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES IN MICHIGAN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Drivers are now completely prohibited from using hand-held mobile telephones if they are operating a commercial motor vehicle.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

NICHOLS LAW FIRM SUPPRESSED DATAMASTER RESULTS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Karen Phillips successfully suppressed Datamaster results of .15 and .13 for a client of the Nichols Law Firm. 

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

JURY REJECTS FALSIFIED RECORDS FROM THE LANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT IN LANSING DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Lansing Police Department claims that it promotes transparency by providing the logs for simulator checks on its breath test device on the internet (http://www.lansingmi.gov/police/doc_library.jsp).

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

LANSING CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ON A NEW COURT RULE THAT DOES NOT SATISFY YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO CONFRONT YOUR ACCUSER

Categories: Domestic Violence

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a new rule of procedure in Michigan Courts that would offend the confrontation clause of the United States Constitution if passed.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS PENDING BILL WOULD CRIMINALIZE CAFFINATED DRIVING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Coffee lovers beware: the legislature is coming after your right to party. The Michigan Senate is considering Senate Bill 353.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A HOLIDAY GIFT COURTESY OF THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM DUI LAWYERS: NO PROBATION, NO JAIL AND NO INTERLOCK DESPITE A HIGH BAC IN A MICHIGAN-DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A court agreed to impose no probation or jail pending the outcome of a substance abuse assessment in a Michigan OWI-OUIL-DUI case in order to resolve the case without the need to rule on a motion. . .

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Friday, December 30, 2011

MICHIGAN POLICE AGENCIES SHOULD MAKE A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION: TREAT DRIVERS FAIRLY WHEN INVESTIGATING THEM FOR OUIL-DUI-OWI-OWID BECAUSE MANY ARE STILL NOT FOLLOWING STATEWIDE STANDARDS FOR GIVING AND INTERPRETING ROADSIDE SOBRIETY TESTS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Police agencies throughout Michigan are still not following statewide standards for giving drivers suspected of OUIL-OWI-OWID roadside sobriety tests and its causing many people to go to court or face false charges of violating Michigan's drunk driving laws.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

WHETHER YOU ARE TOASTING THE HOLIDAYS OR MAKING YOUR RELATIVES EASIER TO LOVE – DO NOT LET A POLICE OFFICER STUFF YOUR STOCKING WITH AN OWI-DUI-OUIL CHARGE IN MICHIGAN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

   “Beer is good” says it all.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

GOVERNOR SNYDER APPROVES A LAW TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF JUDGES IN MICHIGAN – OWI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS EXPRESSES CONCERN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation to give Michigan residents a lump of coal at Christmas.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

CIRCUIT JUDGE TO RULE ON WHETHER A STOP FOR DUI IN EAST LANSING WAS PROPER

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A circuit court judge has granted a stay of trial in an East Lansing drunk driving case in order to hear arguments about whether a police officer violated the constitution by stopping a Michigan State University student stopped for failing to yield

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT SETTLED FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT IN FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Categories: Wrongful Death

Wendy Schiller-Nichols recently settled a Wrongful Death suit for a fatal automobile accident involving 3 vehicles. Wendy’s client was 1 of 3 plaintiffs involved in the Wrongful Death suit, which were the driver & 2 backseat passengers.

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

4 PRIOR DUI-OWI-OUIL CONVICTIONS AND STILL NO JAIL TERM AND NO LIFETIME FELONY

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

After a circuit court judge in Ingham County suppressed the results of the blood draw for a violation of the implied consent act, the man was charged with his 5th OWI when he experienced a relapse and drove.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

OWI-OUIL-DUI CHARGE WITH A .13 BREATH ALCOHOL ESTIMATE IN MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING CASE: CASE DISMISSED THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF EAST LANSING ATTORNEY WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

A citizen accused of drunk driving in East Lansing has his life back thanks to  Wendy Schiller-Nichols. Ms. Schiller-Nichols got all charges dismissed and obtained a Careless Driving for her client, who now has a new lease on life.

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

THE GOVERNMENT MAY BE HIDING INFORMATION THAT COULD FREE CITIZENS ACCUSED OF DRUNK DRIVING IN LANSING

The constitution of the United States allows every accused citizen to have access to all evidence in a case.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

When the Client Tells the Government 'No Thank You'

 A life offense is dismissed when Mike Nichols stands by his client: it is your right to have your lawyer stand by you, not pressure you to waive your constitutional right to be presumed innocent, confront and cross examine witnesses, subpoena witnesses who could be helpful to your case and be committed to results.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

DUI-OUIL-OWI ARRESTS WILL SKYROCKET ON THANKSGIVING EVE IN LANSING, EAST LANSING AND ALL OVER MICHIGAN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The biggest bar night of the year in Michigan is now one of the biggest bust nights of the year for police officers enforcing Michigan's drunk driving laws.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Out-of-state Drivers with a DUI-OUIL-OWI Charge in Michigan Can Find Help Quickly

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

If you are charged with DUI-OUIL-OWI in Michigan but you are from out-of-state, the Nichols Law Firm webpage has help to guide you on the sanctions from another state.

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Friday, November 18, 2011

YOU CAN AVOID JAIL – EVEN PROBATION DESPITE A HIGH BAC, AN ACCIDENT AND PRIOR DUI ISSUES SAYS LANSING OWI-DUI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS

 If you have had breath or blood alcohol content figures that exceed certain levels, judges usually impose jail time, or at least probation for an OWI conviction in Michigan. “However, the right leg-work can make a world of difference...

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS’ WORK FEATURED IN A SCIENTIFIC-LEGAL JOURNAL

  East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols, a DUI-OWI-OUIL expert, is featured in “Scientific Sleuthing Review” a journal on legal-scientific issues published by a George Washington University Law Professor. “Professor James Starrs wrote about the measurement uncertainty opinion issued by Judge Wadel in our challenge to the Michigan State Police lab’s blood alcohol analysis procedures,”

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY KAREN PHILLIPS GETS RESTRICTED LICENSE REINSTATED

East Lansing attorney Karen Phillips, a DUI-OWI-OUIL attorney, represented a citizen accused to have violated the terms of their restricted license with a “rolling retest violation” on a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID).

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Monday, November 7, 2011

WINNING YOUR LICENSE BACK EVEN IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TAKES IT AWAY FOR A REFUSAL: MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS SAYS IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE

Michigan drivers are deemed to have given their consent to a breath, blood or urine test if arrested by a police officer on suspicion of OWI.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

OWI-DUI-OUIL EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS NAMED TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

OWI-DUI-OUIL expert Mike Nichols, an attorney, author and law professor, has been named as a presenter at the 2012 American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual conference in Atlanta Georgia. 

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Monday, October 24, 2011

MIKE NICHOLS NAMED MICHIGAN DELEGATE TO THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

OWI-OUIL-DUI expert Mike Nichols of Lansing has been named Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense for the 2012-2015 term.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

TWO NICHOLS LAW FIRM ATTORNEYS ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE

Mike Nichols is a leader in the NCDD as the Michigan State Delegate for 2012-2015

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Monday, October 24, 2011

DUI-OUIL-OWI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS SHOWS THE LACK OF QUALFICATIONS IN MICHIGAN'S NEW BREATH TEXT EXPERT: JUDGE AGREES AND EXCLUDES TESTIMONY ON THE SCIENCE OF BREATH TESTING

A judge in Eaton County rejected the proposed expert testimony from the head of the Michigan State Police breath alcohol unit on the science of breath testing.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS OBTAINED A DISMISSAL OF HER CLIENT'S DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE

Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a dismissal of her client’s Drunk Driving charge.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

LANSING OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS TEACHES LAWYERS ON THE LATEST DUI TRENDS

Mike Nichols, a Lansing OWI-OUIL-DUI expert, attorney, author and adjunct law professor, taught Michigan lawyers on Retrograde Extrapolation at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING AUDIT SHOWS DUI ARRESTS ARE DOWN BUT LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS DRIVERS SHOULD BE WARY OF AGGRESSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT

The 2011 Michigan drunk driving audit shows that the number of drunk driving injuries were down for the year.

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Monday, September 26, 2011

MICHIGAN OWI-DUI-OUIL CASES REQUIRE JUDGE TO CONSIDER SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT - MICHIGAN'S DUI EXPERTS OVERTURN JUDGE'S SENTENCING DECISION BASED ON STATEMENTS MADE BY THE ACCUSED

A 24 year old Michigan man was nearly victimized by his own honesty during a substance abuse evaluation for his sentencing on a first offense for OWI

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

EAST LANSING OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CONTINUES TO GET PRAISE FROM HIS COLLEAGUES FOR HIS "TIRELESS FIGHT" IN CHALLENGING THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS PROCEDURES

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

DRIVING PRIVILEGES RESTORED BY THE MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT WITH TWO PREVIOUS ALCOHOL-RELATED CONVICTIONS

Attorney Karen Phillips of The Nichols Law Firm won back the driving privileges for a client convicted of two alcohol-related charges.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

MICHIGAN’S DUI-OUIL-OWI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS OF LANSING RESPONDS TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT’S PROPOSAL TO CREATE A NOTICE AND DEMAND SYSTEM FOR ASSERTING YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN A OWI-OWID BLOOD TEST CASE

Just Because You CAN do Something – Does that Mean that You Should?

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

PROTECT YOUR FUTURE: MAKE SURE ANY COURT SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT IS ACCURRATE

 "We recently had had a probation officer misinterpret the value the client input into the hand scored substance abuse assessment," said OWI defense attorney Mike Nichols

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

NICHOLS LAW FIRM LAWYERS ARE LEADERS

East Lansing OWI-DUI-OUIL expert attorney Mike Nichols accepted an invitation to speak at a national continuing legal education conference on measurement uncertainty.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

WIN YOUR LICENSE BACK IN A MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CASE EVEN WHEN THE OFFICER CLAIMS YOU REFUSED A CHEMICAL TEST UNDER THE SO-CALLED IMPLIED CONSENT LAW

The officer has the burden of proof at a so-called 'implied consent hearing

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Monday, August 29, 2011

LANSING-DUI-OUIL-OWI-EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CONTINUES TO BATTLE THE MICHIGAN-STATE-POLICE-OVER-IMPROPER REPORTING OF BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS

A judge in Ludington heard testimony from a physicist last week, who explained that the Michigan State Police have yet to properly analyze and report the uncertainty in the measurement of a person's blood alcohol content

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

DUI-OWI-OUIL-ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS THAT THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF A SUPREME COURT CASE IS ALREADY HITTING HOME FOR MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-OUIL CASES

The Michigan Supreme Court has proposed a new rule for courts that will make it easier for prosecutors to admit evidence despite constitutional safeguards.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

DISCOVERING YOUR DEFENSE FROM A MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-OUIL IN THE STATE'S OWN EVIDENCE OF RETROGRADE EXTRAPOLATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The prosecution in a Michigan DUI-OWI-OUIL case often reach so far to prove the case against you that the proseucutor will use evidence that is "forensically unreliable."  

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Friday, August 12, 2011

CLIENT'S MINOR IN POSSESSION DISMISSED

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a dismissal of her client’s Minor in Possession (MIP) charge.

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

LANSING DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS AND LANSING DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY KAREN PHILLIPS BOTH COMPLETE THE RIGOROUS SUMMER SESSION FOR THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Expert DUI-OWI-OUIL Attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing completed the summer session for the National College of DUI Defense July 28-30 in Cambridge Massachusets.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

DON’T LET YOURSELF GET CAUGHT IN THE DRUNK DRIVING TRAP: NEWS REPORTS SAY THAT WHERE YOU ARE ARRESTED COULD DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR CASE – BUT OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS SAYS WHO STANDS BY YOU MATTERS MORE!

Nichols challenged the figures used to estimate the cost of a drunk driving case in fines, costs and fees.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO TEACH OTHER LAWYERS AT THE INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Mike Nichols will teach other lawyers about the method of “retrograde extrapolation” at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) drunk driving update this fall.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

MICHIGAN'S-DUI-OUIL-OWI-LAWYER-MIKE-NICHOLS-HELPS-CHANGE-THE-EXPUNGEMENT-LAW-IN-MICHIGAN

More people will have the opportunity to remove a criminal conviction in Michigan thanks to changes in the law on setting aside a conviction or "expungement," that Mike Nichols helped push through the legislature.More people will have the opportunity to remove a criminal conviction in Michigan thanks to changes in the law on setting aside a conviction or "expungement," that Mike Nichols helped push through the legislature.

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Attorney fights to win freedom for man wrongfully accused of a life offense

Lansing-criminal-defense-attorney Karen Phillips got criminal-charges-dismissed for a client of the Nichols Law Firm after nearly 7 months of fighting.

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Mike Nichols says, "Let's take all the time we need for justice" in response to new trial rules from the Michigan Supreme Court

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

 "When someone's life is at stake and we're defending the constitution one life at a time I have no problem taking as much time as we need for justice," said Mike Nichols, attorney, Nichols Law Firm.

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Monday, June 27, 2011

OWI-DUI-OUIL-EXPERT-KAREN-PHILLIPS-ON-PROTECTING-YOUR-LICENSE-WHILE-YOUR-APPEAL-IS-PENDING

 Do you know that even if you are convicted of a DUI, or your license is suspended because you refused a chemical test, you can still keep your license if you appeal.

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Monday, June 27, 2011

MICHIGAN’S-EXPERT-DUI-OWI-OUIL-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS-RESPONDS-TO-NEW-LAW-THAT-COULD-LEAD-TO-THE-DISMISSAL-OF-YOUR-OWI-DUI-OUIL-CASE

The lab technician who tried to detect and measure the amount of alcohol in your blood must be present at court or your-constitutional-rights-are-violated.

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Operating While Intoxicated dismissed by Ingham County Judge

 . . were sufficient reason to suspect a person of driving while impaired, a substantial portion of the public would be subject each day to an invasion of their privacy."

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Mike Nichols quoted on new super drunk law for local newspapers

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Mike Nichols quoted on new super drunk law for both Livingston County and Ingham County local newspapers.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

WHY-YOUR-MICHIGAN-OWI-OWID-DUI-OUIL-SHOULD-BE-THROWN-OUT-BECAUSE-OF-CONTAMINATED-EVIDENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

ARRESTED AT THE ART FESTIVAL?

Categories: OWI

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

EAST-LANSING-MARIJUANA-CHARGE-DISMISSED-THANKS-TO-ASSERTIVE-ADVOCACY-BY-MICHIGAN-ALCOHOL-AND-DRUG-EXPERT-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

NEW-BREATH-TEST-INSTRUMENT-IN-MICHIGAN-APPEARS-TO-BE-FAR-FROM-PERFECT-ACCORDING-TO-MICHIGAN-DUI-OWI-OUIL-EXPERT-ATTORNEY-AND-LAW-PROFESSOR-MIKE-NICHOLS

Categories: OWI

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Blood-tests-in-Michigan-DUI-OUIL-OWI-cases-found-to-be-unreliable

Categories: OWI

 Watch full coverage of the Bad Blood Challenge as seen on Wood TV

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

DISTRICT JUDGE RULES THAT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE DO NOT USE RELIABLE BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTING PROCEDURES

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Monday, May 9, 2011

REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN HOTEL ROOMS

Categories: Drug Crimes

Ever stay in a hotel room and the next day when you are supposed to check-out, you sneak a little longer stay that is beyond the check-out time?

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

FATHER AWARDED JOINT PHYSICAL AND LEGAL CUSTODY

Categories: Divorce

Children need both parents in their lives after the stress that a divorce can place on them, and it is in their best interest to have that when practicable.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

MICHIGAN-ATTORNEY-KAREN-PHILLIPS-GETS-NOT-GUILTY-ON-ALL-CHARGES-IN-2008-CEDARFEST-TRIAL-IN-EAST-LANSING

Categories: Minor in Possession

Lansing-attorney-Karen-Phillips was the only attorney to secure an acquittal on all charges for her client, an alleged “Cedar-Fest rioter” after a 2008 incident. 

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

CITIZENS GETS HIS LICENSE BACK WITH ASSISTANCE OF ATTORNEY KAREN PHILLIPS

Karen L. Phillips secured yet another victory in getting a citizen their driving privileges back. 

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

ATTORNEY PHILLIPS NEGOTIATED A RESULT THAT KEPT A MOTHER OUT OF PRISON

Categories: Parenting Time

Criminal defense attorney Karen L. Phillips resolved a case for a mother who was charged with 3 felonies after she allowed her daughter to drive her vehicle. 

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

MICHIGAN-ATTORNEY-KAREN-PHILLIPS-BECOMES-A- MEMBER-OF-THE-NATIONAL-COLLEGE-FOR-DUI-DEFENSE

Lansing-OWI-DUI-OUIL-attorney-Karen-Phillips of the Nichols-Law-Firm, PLLC, has joined the ranks of experienced attorneys and experts as a general member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD). 

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

MICHIGAN-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS-SAYS-THAT-THE-NEW-BREATH-TEST-INSTRUMENT-IN-MICHIGAN-IS-NOT-PERFECT-AFTER-DEMONSTRATIONS-AT-A-NATIONAL-SCIENTIFIC-EVIDENCE-CONFERENCE

Lansing-OWI-DUI-OUIL-expert-Mike-Nichols told a Lansing radio show that the Datamaster DMT is not perfect.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

OWI Charge dismissed allowing client to keep job and rehabilitate

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a dismissal for her client who was charged with Operating While Intoxicated.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Mike Nichols completes mastering scientific evidence course

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Lansing attorney Mike Nichols completed the Mastering Scientific Evidence Course sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the National College of DUI Defense.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Michigan OWI-DUI-OUIL expert Mike Nichols of East Lansing to instruct other lawyers on communicating the new DMT to juries

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Attorneys have the opportunity to learn the theory and operation of the new datamaster dmt device in Lansing on June 3rd.

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Can my Michigan OWI-OUIL-DUI be dismissed? Mike Nichols on the 4th Amendment and how it can help

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

POTENTIAL EXPUNGEMENT CHANGE FOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

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Monday, March 28, 2011

THE REASONS TO CHALLENGE A MICHIGAN-DRUNK-DRIVING ARREST AND HOW YOU CAN DO IT: MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI-EXPERT-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS-OF-EAST-LANSING-COMMENTS ON NEW STUDY

A criminal conviction will only make it that much harder for you to find a better job or any job at all if you suffer a criminal conviction.

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Monday, March 28, 2011

PERSONAL INJURY CASE SETTLED FAVORABLY FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols recently settled a case involving an automobile accident resulting in personal injuries. 

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Monday, March 21, 2011

MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-OUIL-EXPERT-MIKE-NICHOLS-OF-EAST-LANSING TO TEACH DUI AT THOMAS-M-COOLEY-LAW-SCHOOL-IN-LANSING

OWI-DUI-OUIL-expert-and-attorney-Mike-Nichols has agreed to serve as an adjunct professor at Cooley-Law-School.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Have your green beer but don't get behind the wheel!

The best way to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day at the bars is to designate a driver and avoid spending the day behind them

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Monday, March 14, 2011

How far should Michigan courts go to avoid Padilla-type ineffective assistance of counsel claims

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering whether to create a new court-rule for plea taking. The question is, will the Court ultimately put the responsibility on the judge or on the lawyers to make sure that the accused has been advised of the potential immigration consequences of a plea of guilty or no contest to a criminal charge?

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

HOW TO GET YOUR MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI-DISMISSED IN FAVOR OF A CIVIL INFRACTION

 Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI expert Mike Nichols recently obtained the dismissal of East-Lansing-OWI-DUI charges against a client in exchange for 2 non-criminal traffic tickets.

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

CONFRONTATION-AND-OWI-DUI-CHARGES: HOW-IT-WORKS

The Supreme Court of the United States is considering a case that will have a big impact on OWI-DUI-OWID cases. The case is Bullcoming v New Mexico.

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

CLIENT KEEPS HIS DRIVERS LICENSE AND HIS JOB AFTER OWI 2ND CHARGE

At the time of his sentencing, which was one year later, he was only required to pay fines and costs.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

MIKE-NICHOLS-COMMENTS-FOR-LANSING-MEDIA-ON-THE IMPACT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL-VOTE-TO-EXTEND THE USA-PATRIOT-ACT

 Lansing-Criminal-Defense-Attorney, author, instructor and expert-on-OWI-DUI-OUIL-Mike-Nichols was asked to comment on the latest vote by Congress extending the so-called “Patriot Act.”

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Mike Nichols Appears on Lansing Radio to Discuss the Constitution - Missed the Show? Click the Link

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan criminal-law-OWI-OUIL-DUI-expert-Mike-Nichols addressed the Lansing radio audience on the Constitution and a pending case before the United-States-Supreme-Court.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

MIKE NICHOLS QUOTED ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW’S PERCEIVED “AMBIGUITIES.”

Criminal Defense expert and Lansing attorney Mike Nichols denied that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act was written to be deliberately vague

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

THE CONSTITUTION-WINS-IN-A-MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CASE AND ALL CHARGES ARE DISMISSED

A life-changing criminal conviction for OWI-OUIL-DUI was brought to a halt by the Constitution because a police officer went too far

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Your Constitutional-Rights-Protect You From Being Convicted-of-a-crime-in-Michigan Without Live Testimony From All The Witnesses Who Offer Evidence Against You

  One of the most important rights of the constitution is the right to require witnesses to come to court and take an oath.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

MICHIGAN DUI EXPERT ATTENDS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

 East Lansing attorney Michael J. Nichols will attend the American Association of Forensic Science (AAFS) annual conference in Chicago during the week of Februaray 21st.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

WHEN THE FACTS ARE TOUGH AND THE JUDGE HELPS THE PROSECUTOR: WHAT TO GAIN FROM GOING TO TRIAL-IN-A-MICHIGAN-DUI-OWI-OUIL

I was trained and continue to believe strongly that when a client wants a trial, my job is to give him or her their best day in court no matter how hard I have to work and no matter how great the sacrifice

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Medical Marijuana Club Owner Will Continue to Face Criminal Charges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

An Ingham-County-Judge-refused-to-dismiss-criminal-charges against the owner of a medical-marijuana club in the Lansing-area, leaving the case pending in the new year.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The Right To Present A Defense: What the Law Says

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 I often wonder when it was that many judges decided citizens accused of a crime had to prove something during a trial. After all, the judge tells the jury not once but twice during the instructions that the defendant does not have to do anything to be entitled to a verdict of not guilty. The prosecution opines “it’s the defendant’s job to keep evidence out.” However, it seems like every time I submit a case and call witnesses, the prosecution often plays exactly that role.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

New Options for Repeat OWI-OUIL Offenders in Michigan

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A new law takes effect January 1, 2011 that will give OWI-OUIL-DUI arrestees in Michigan an option to preserve a restricted license.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

OWI-OUIL-DUI Arrests on the rise with new crackdown

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

 "Law enforcement officers are specifically targeting drunk drivers right now through the end of the year,"

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

“OPERATING” IN OPERATING-WHILE-INTOXICATED CASES IS DEFINED FROM A LANSING-OWI/DUI-ARREST-AND-CONVICTION BY THE MICHIGAN-COURT-OF-APPEALS … AGAIN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

OWI 1ST CHARGE NEGOTIATED TO A CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a Careless Driving for her client who was charged with OWI 1st and blew a .12 on the Datamaster...

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS ANNOUNCES-FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION-ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST A MICHIGAN-COUNTY-SHERIFF ALLEGING VIOLATIONS-OF-THE LAW IN A MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-ARREST-AND-PROSECUTION

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Friday, December 10, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS ON THE RIGHT TO PRESENT A DEFENSE

 I often wonder when it was that many judges decided citizens accused of a crime had to prove something during a trial.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Synthetic-Marijuana and Other Drugs Outlawed-By-The-Michigan Legislature

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

 It is now illegal to possess synthetic marijuana and other chemicals – even though they are not “drugs” per se.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA "K2" AND "SPICE" NOW A MISDEMEANOR

New legislation on controlled substances effective October 1, 2010 make it a misdemeanor to knowingly use or possess synthetic marijuana. 

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

GIVE YOURSELF THE GIFT OF AVOIDING A HOLIDAY DUI-OWI-IN-MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN-OWI-EXPERT-MIKE-NICHOLS

"Your safest choice is to find a ride if you have more than two drinks,"

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

MICHIGAN-LIQUOR-CONTROL-COMMISSION-RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT “BLACKOUT-IN-A-CAN” AND BANS ALCOHOL-ENERGY-DRINKS

The alcohol energy drinks that are sometimes called “blackout-in-a-can” has been banned ...

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

MICHIGAN-DRIVER-KEEPS-HIS-LICENSE-DESPITE-CONVICTION-FOR-MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI

A circuit court judge in the upper peninsula has ordered the Michigan Secretary of State to refrain from suspending the license of a Michigan driver, even though that driver was convicted of operating while intoxicated

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

DRIVING AND MAINTAINING YOUR LANE – DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE LANES IF YOU SEE A POLICE CAR OR OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER?

     If you are travelling over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for the holidays. You do not need to slow down highway traffic. . .

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

RESOLVING YOUR MICHIGAN OWI-DUI WITH A RECKLESS AS OPPOSED TO IMPAIRED: A PERSPECTIVE FROM AN EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY IN MICHIGAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN MICHIGAN-DRUNK-DRIVING-CHARGES

A lawyer has a duty to communicate EVERY plea offer made to the client according to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Superdrunk Now In Effect!

 A person convicted with a breath/blood alcohol content of .17 grams per 210 liters of breath/100 mililiters of blood is now subject to greater penalties.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Mike Nichols Blocks Prosecutor From Introducing Evidence

A prosecutor attempted to introduce evidence in the middle of trial that had not been previously disclosed and was stopped by a northern Michigan judge from introducing it

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

New Column On Criminal Law For Attorneys

 Mike Nichols will author a column on criminal law for attorneys in Michigan.

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Nichols Law Firm sponsors East Lansing Police Department charitable 5K

The Nichols Law Firm recently sponsored a 5K race held by the East Lansing Police Department. Read the thank you letter received from the East Lansing Police Department.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS PROMOTES THE 2010-2011 EDITION OF THE WEST MICHIGAN-OWI HANDBOOK AT A NATIONAL OWI-DUI-OUIL CONFERENCE

Mike Nichols’ book: “the Michigan-OWI-Handbook” by a leading national publisher, Thomson Reuters West (www.thomsonreuters.com) was on display at the National College of DUI Defense/National Association of Criminal-Defense-Lawyers conference in Las Vegas Nevada.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Mike Nichols Gives Superdrunk Update To Those Defending Drinking Drivers

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Read the Powerpoint presentation Mike Nichols gave.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

"SUPERDRUNK" REVISION TO THE MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI-LAW AMONG NEW UPDATES IN OWI-HANDBOOK BY MIKE NICHOLS

The 2010 update to the Michigan OWI handbook by Thomsen West publishing and authored by Mike Nichols has been released.

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Why people arrested by the Ingham County Sheriff Department of violating the Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI statue in 2010 should plead not guilty

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 In some cases, the only evidence that can convict an accused of violating Michigan’s-drunk –driving-law is a chemical test. However, anyone arrested in suburban Lansing, including Lansing Township, Williamston, parts of Okemos or the Mason area based on a breath sample –the breath may have been sampled by a failing breath test instrument.

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Are SCRAM Tethers Perfect? "NO" says Mike Nichols

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Are SCRAM tethers perfect? “NO” says Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI expert attorney Mike Nichols, commenting for Michigan State University news coverage in the wake of increased alcohol-arrests.

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Are tethers a viable option for jail? Mike Nichols weighs in for the Lansing State Journal

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI, Domestic Violence, Drug Crimes

Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI expert Mike Nichols weighs in for the Lansing State Journal

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

HOW TO TURN YOUR MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI ARREST INTO A REFUND CHECK FROM THE COURT FOR THE RETURN-OF-YOUR-BOND

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A Lansing man walked out of court on Monday, September 20, 2010 with a check for the balance of his bond.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

EAST LANSING OWI DEFENDANTS MAY HAVE A CHANCE FOR A REDUCED CHARGE OR DISMISSAL DUE TO DEFECTIVE DATAMASTER

For every case that involves Operating While Intoxicated, the Nichols Law Firm requests the calibration logs for the Datamaster that was used the night of the arrest. 

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Monday, September 6, 2010

MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CHARGE DISMISSED WITHOUT TRIAL

OWI charges were dismissed in a Lansing-area-OUIL/OWI case for a Nichols Law Firm client. “The client’s breath test was right at the borderline of .08,”

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Monday, September 6, 2010

WINNING BACK YOUR LICENSE THROUGH THE IMPLIED-CONSENT HEARING IN A MICHIGAN OWI CASE

A big misconception among people is that when the police officer says that he is going to report you to the Secretary of State for refusing a chemical test following an arrest for violation the Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI-laws,

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

CASE DISMISSED IN AN OWI II

Case dismissed against a Nichols Law Firm client who faced charges and possible immigration consequences in a Michigan-OWI-case (2d offense). 

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Some Michigan Medical Marijuana Cases Hinge On Physician Relationship

Section 8 of the law, which allows a person who is not certified at the time of the arrest, but who is medically qualified, to claim the protection of the law, even if they are certified to use medical marijuana after the arrest.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Case may affect admissibility of blood-alcohol tests

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

A recent article in the Lansing State Journal details a current Nichols Law case that may affect the admissibility of blood-alcohol tests in court. Read the article.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Arrest may clarify medical marijuana law

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

A recent article in the Lansing State Journal describes how a current Nichols Law case could help clarify the medical marijuana law. Read the article.

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Mike Nichols to Speak on Michigan's Superdrunk Change to Michigan-OWI/DUI-Law

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Mike Nichols will educate other lawyers on Michigan’s so-called “superdrunk” law in October. Mr. Nichols will address the Ingham County Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section in October, 2010 on the changes to Michigan’s OWI law.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Mike Nichols makes headlines in Muskegon and Lansing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols makes headlines in Muskegon and Lansing. Mr. Nichols is featured in a profile that runs in the latest edition of the Muskegon legal news. Muskegon is just a few miles away from Ludington, where Mr. Nichols is litigating the admissibility of blood alcohol measurements by the Michigan State Police.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

MSP LAB ADMITS ERRORS IN TESTING ON THE WITNESS STAND

The chief toxicologist for the Michigan State Police admits that there are errors in the process of testing blood samples but the lab still hides the error rate.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

JUDGE DISMISSES MICHIGAN-OWI BECAUSE POLICE VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

  judge in Calhoun County dismissed an OWI in Michigan because the arresting officers violated the constitutional rights of a Nichols Law Firm client.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

HOW GERD CAN AFFECT A BREATH TEST AND HOW TO USE THE DEFENSE IN A MICHIGAN-DUI/OWI-CASE

  If you have symptoms of a condition commonly called “GERD” or gastroesophageal reflux disease, your breath test result may be literally contaminated

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Case may affect admissibility of blood-alcohol tests

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Mike Nichols is currently involved in a case that may affect admissibility of blood-alchohol tests. Read the article at lsj.com.

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Monday, July 5, 2010

THE INGHAM-COUNTY-BREATH-TEST-INSTRUMENT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR SEVEN MONTHS: MIKE NICHOLS WINS A DISMISSAL OF AN INGHAM COUNTY OWI/DUI BASED ON THE DATAMASTER

Mike Nichols won a dismissal of an OWI/DUI in Ingham County

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Mike Nichols and the Nichols Law Firm say "NO" to consent for a search of your cell phone or other device

The new ban on texting takes effect on July 1st. The law allows police officers to request your consent to search your phone but they cannot seek a warrant to view your device. In other words, just say “no.”

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

LegalNews.com article on Mike Nichols

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols is featured in an article in the Flint/Genessee Legal News section of LegalNews.com. Read the article.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ever wonder what celebrity plea agreements look like when the celebrity himself writes them?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Lansing-area arrest might clarify medical marijuana law

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

The Nichols Law Firm is involved in a case that might clarify Michigan's medical marijuana law.

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS FIGHTS THE PROSECUTOR IN INGHAM COUNTY OVER THE RIGHT FOR HIS CLIENT TO POSSESS MARIJUANA UNDER THE NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT

Mike Nichols is featured in a high profile case in which the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney is attempting to interfere with the doctor/patient relationship between a Nichols Law Firm client and his doctor.

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

MICHIGAN DUI/OWI FELONY CHARGE MAY SUFFER A BLOW BECAUSE OF POOR SCIENCE IN THE MICHIGAN BLOOD LAB. MIKE NICHOLS IS CHALLENGING THE ADMISSION OF THE EVIDENCE OF THE CITIZEN'S BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT

A Michigan judge is considering a challenge to the testing and reporting procedures in the blood lab in Lansing, Michigan in a Michigan felony DUI/OWI case.

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

OWI REDUCED TO CARELESS DRIVING FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a careless driving for her client who was charged with OWI 1st in Ionia County. 

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS HAVE A NEW DEFENSE IF YOU ARE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND CHARGED WITH DUI/OWI/DUID IN MICHIGAN

Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion that has stunned many lawyers and has the players in the criminal justice system scrambling to learn the new law and its impacts.

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

YOU CAN WIN YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEDGES BACK EVEN IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TURNS YOU DOWN WHEN YOU REQUEST YOUR LICENSE TO BE REINSTATED AFTER IT WAS REVOKED FOR A DUI/OWI CONVICTION

Karen Phillips won a driver’s license appeal in circuit court. 

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS TESTIFIES AS AN EXPERT IN A MICHIGAN-OWI/DUI HEARING AND HELPS A CITIZEN GET HIS DAY IN COURT

Mike Nichols provided testimony as an expert witness on the possible defenses to a Michigan OWI/DU

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

EXCELLENT RESULT IN A MICHIGAN-OWI/DUI-2d OFFENSE: NO JAIL

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

 A Michigan judge imposed a sentence of no jail time for a citizen charged in southwest Michigan with OWI 2d.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Michigan's Public Defense System

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Why I Represent Drunk Drivers

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

NEW TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BAN GIVES POLICE MORE LEEWAY TO START MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING INVESTIGATIONS

A ban on texting while driving takes effect in Michigan July 1st.

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME IN MAJOR FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY FOR A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Categories: Drug Crimes

A Nichols Law Firm client no longer faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison thanks to Mike Nichols.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Overview of Michigan’s Drug Forfeiture Statute

Categories: Drug Crimes

When law enforcement officials execute a search warrant pursuant to an investigation of the illegal possession, delivery, or manufacture of controlled substances, this is often times followed with a seizure of property.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Medications That You Take May Make You Appear to Be Drunk When You Are Not Guilty

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Saturday, April 17, 2010

ARE YOU CHARGED WITH A SERIOUS CRIME, SCARED TO DEATH AND IN FEAR OF YOUR FUTURE? HIRE THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM AND PREPARE FOR TRIAL - IT IS THE BEST WAY TO NEGOTIATE A GOOD RESULT AND HERE IS ONE STORY

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, April 9, 2010

The Consequences of a DUI Conviction on Student Visas or Work Permits

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A US Citizen, who has previously been convicted of drunk driving, will be barred from entering Canada. But what of a foreign national who is convicted of drunk driving, while living in the States?

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Providing a Place to Smoke Medical Marijuana is Risky

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

One of the more controversial statutes enacted in the recent past is Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act (the statute spells “marijuana” with an “h” as opposed to a “j”). The statute provides clear guidance on who is protected: “A qualifying patient who has been issued and possesses a registry identification card shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty”, so long as that qualifying patient does not possess more than 2.5 ounces and 12 plants (MCL 333.26424(a)).

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Drunk Driving Convictions will Prevent you from Entering Canada

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

If you are thinking of traveling to Canada with a drunk driving conviction on your record, you will want to re-think your travel plans. Canadian Customs will deny you entry into Canada and you will be turned back around right at the border.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Former Ingham county judge to be defended again by The Nichols Law Firm

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

The Nichols Law Firm is investigating the charges against their client and preparing her defense.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Facing Multiple Felony Drug Charges - Client Walks Away with a Chance at a Clean Record

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Can A Conviction Be Set Aside When The Conviction Results In License Sanctions?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A conviction may be set aside (also called “expunged) under MCL 780.621 et seq. so long as it is not a prohibited offense. The statute of course, does not establish the right to set aside a conviction but enables a defendant to Petition the Court to Set Aside a conviction once five years passes from the date of sentencing or the last day of incarceration.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

License Sanctions Can Extend Beyond Michigan Borders

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Imagine this: you’re a Michigan State University Student, with finals fast approaching. As if school wasn’t stressful enough, you make the mistake of having “one too many”. You then get convicted and sentenced for “Drunk Driving”. You know that the Michigan Secretary of State is going to sanction your Michigan driving privileges. But, what does it really matter since you’re originally from some other State (Virginia, for example)? It matters a lot more than most people realize.

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Friday, March 19, 2010

Watch news broadcast of Michael Nichols speaking on DUI’s

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Watch Mike Nichols give his thoughts on personal sobriety tests.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Are Substance Abuse Assessments Appropriate Bond Conditions?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

The flavor of the month for dealing with suspected drunk drivers in extreme cases like felonies, accidents involving injury or death, even some 1st time defendants with an extremely high BrAC or BAC seems to be ordering the defendant to undergo a substance abuse assessment.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

The Judge will not Grant Bond for Me in My Michigan-Criminal-Case. What Do I Do?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Judges are constrained in most Michigan-criminal-cases when it comes to setting bond. The Michigan constitution, statute and court rule on bond requires that the judge set bond either with no money up front, a sufficient amount to assure your appearance or a combination of money up front and conditions that are the least restrictive on your freedom but also assure the safety of any member of the community.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Detroit News quotes Mike Nichols on attorney fees in Michigan

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Read the article from The Detroit News.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Fred Bell will mentor for new Veterans Court

Attorney Fred Bell will participate as a mentor for Defendants taking advantage of the new Veterans Court established for Ingham County and operating from 54B District Court in East Lansing.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Just Say "NO" to Taking a PBT

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Law enforcement can no longer require someone to take a preliminary breath test (pbt) in the State of Michigan when investigating a potential violation of the minor in possession (MIP) statute. In People v Chowdury, 285 Mich App 509 (2009), the Court of Appeals adopted prior rulings in 2 cases by a federal judge in Bay City. That ruling held that the administration of a pbt is a search for purposes of the 4th Amendment. The ruling also held that a police officer must have either a search warrant or an exigent circumstance in order to require a citizen to submit to a pbt.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Ignition Interlocking Device for Alcohol and Driving Related Offenses In Eaton County

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Nichols Law Firm Client Gets Support from the Lansing State Journal

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Lansing State Journal launched an editorial in opposition of the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney and in support of a client of the Nichols Law Firm.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

My Son or Daughter has been charged with Minor-In-Possession in Michigan...what do I do?

Categories: Minor in Possession

The Michigan Legislature passed very strict laws that criminalize minor in possession. If you have a son or daughter who is ticket for minor in possession that means that he or she was charged with a crime.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Non-DUI Outcome for Client on Day or Jury Selection Despite an Accident in a Snowstorm

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

The Nichols Law Firm negotiated a non-DUI result for a client who was accused-but-not-guilty in a Michigan DUI case. “It was a matter of lining up an expert to discuss the variations of the datamaster and why there was no evidence of impaired driving” said Mike Nichols.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Mike Nichols Teaches Judges and Lawyers About Evidence

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

>Mike Nichols helped lead a presentation on evidence to lawyers and judges at the Ingham County Bench-Bar conference.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Mike Nichols to be Published in Statewide Publication For The State Bar of Michigan

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan lawyers will learn the top three things that every lawyer must know about setting aside convictions by reading the upcoming issue of the State Bar of Michigan Criminal Law Section newsletter.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies

Categories: Drug Crimes

 Read Mark Eddy's review and analysis on the federal and state policy on medical marijuana.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

NLF Client Does Not Lose License Thanks To Cross-Examination

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, OWI

Thanks to the excellent cross-examination conducted by Wendy Schiller-Nichols of the arresting police officer, Client will not lose her driver's license for 1 year or receive 6 points on her driving record.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act Does Not Protect Michiganders from Federal Prosecution

Categories: Drug Crimes

In 2008, Michigan joined the other States who have enacted statutes allowing the use of marihuana for qualifying patients under strict guidelines. While Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act permits qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 ounces, or their primary care givers to grow up to 12 plants, (MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430), those patients are not protected from Federal prosecution. This creates a conflict of laws that has yet to be decided in the 6th Circuit.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Driving When You Have Diabetes

Lear some tips about driving when you have diabetes.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

District Judge Dismisses One Count and Prosecutor Dismisses Two Others in MSU Fireworks Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

An East Lansing District Judge dismissed a count of accessory after the fact in the MSU Fireworks case

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The Anatomy of a DUI/OWI Case

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

Read an article about the anatomy of a DUI/OWI case.

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Friday, December 18, 2009

NLF Client Goes To Trial On OWI and Walks Out of the Courthouse with a $100.00 check from the county

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

A judge dismissed an OWI charge in the middle of Mike Nichols' cross examination of the arresting officer. "The officer admitted that the datamaster gave him an ambient fail. I then made him read the portion of the operator's manual for the datamaster that said that ambient fail is a display message that means that there may be contaminated air in the room. A short time later the judge excused the jury for lunch and advised the prosecutor that he felt he needed to dismiss the case because the officer should have followed up and, as he admitted, the officer didn't even know what to do." To find out more about whether your breath result may be contaminated, click here for http://www.datamasterlimits.com.

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Mike Nichols is NHTSA-certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing for OWI-investigations

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

Mike Nichols is certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) after he attended a 24-hour course and passed a proficiency exam. “It was fascinating to administer the SFSTs on our intoxicated subjects” said Nichols. He added: “I have a much better understanding for how difficult the tests are for both the subject being tested and the officer administering the test. Hence, if the officer is not careful, cautious and patient the test can easily end up as an invalid indicator of intoxication; and that is no better than flipping a coin when deciding whether to arrest someone.”

 

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Nichols Law Firm client the only co-defendant to not take a plea agreement

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Story from Lansing State Journal by Kevin Grasha:
EAST LANSING - It was a prank hatched Nov. 1 in a Michigan State University dorm room by two freshmen

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Student In Court For Illegal Bombs

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A Michigan State University freshman takes the stand, admitting she tossed an explosive at an East Lansing home. Read Ann Emerich's story from wlns.com:

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Friday, November 20, 2009

DUI Expert Mike Nichols Testifies As An Expert In a Michigan DUI Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Mike Nichols was called as an expert witness by the defense in an Eaton County DUI-case on November 19, 2009. The issue in the case was the defense available to a defendant who pled guilty in a marginal case and didn’t realize it would cost him his driver’s license for a year because of his prior conviction. You can find out how to put Mike Nichols’ expertise to work for you in your DUI-case by contacting us at 517.432.900: 877-9DUI-LAW or www.michiganduidefender.com 

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Prior Convictions Will Not Disqualify Someone Under Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Statute

Categories: Drug Crimes

Just because you have a prior conviction involving marijuana or other controlled substances, you are not prohibited from obtaining a medical marijuana certificate.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

OWI Charge Dismissed on the Eve of Trial

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

How can you get your OWI charge dismissed? Contact The Nichols Law Firm. On November 10th, a prosecutor dismissed all charges in a Battle Creek-OWI/DUI-case. "The client will not even have to plead responsible to a careless driving," said OWI-attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing.  The client was in an accident, in which he was not at fault. The responding officer smelled what appeared to him to be an odor consistent with alcohol. The client submitted to a blood test that resulted in a result of .08 grams of ethanol per 100 milliliters of blood. "However, the prosecutor did not realize that the officer had the citizen drive his truck 4 miles down the road from the accident scene to a park and ride where he administered field sobriety tests," said Nichols. "We videotaped the route from the accident scene to the investigation scene so the jury could see how far and feel how long that distance was ... because the officer never memorialized in his report that he saw any problems with this person's driving at that point in time. Further, he DIRECTED this person to drive. Would you do that as an officer sworn to protect the public if you thought that someone was too impaired to drive?" Nichols added.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Criminal Charges Dismissed For NLF Client Charged With Drunk Driving

CITY-OF-LANSING PROSECUTORS AGREED TO DISMISS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST AN ELDERLY NICHOLS-LAW-FIRM CLIENT RATHER THAN CONDUCT A HEARING CHALLENGING THE ADMISSIBILITY-OF-THE-BREATH-TEST RESULTS. ATTORNEY BRENDON BASIGA FILED A MOTION TO SUPPRESS THE RESULTS OF A SO-CALLED “MOBILE-BREATH-TEST” AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AGREED TO DISMISS THE OWI IN EXCHANGE FOR A PLEA TO A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING.  MR. BASIGA SAID THAT “SUPPRESSING THE .12 BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYSIS WAS CRITICAL AND LIKELY IN MY OPINION BECAUSE OF A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCURACY OF THE TEST. I WANTED TO CHALLENGE THE PROCEDURE AND THE RELIABILITY BASED ON WHAT THE CLIENT SHARED WITH ME. FURTHER, THE CLIENT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUBMIT TO A TEST BASED ON MEDICATIONS THAT SHE WAS TAKING THAT INHIBITED THE LIVER’S ABILITY TO ABSORB ALCOHOL.” AN EXPERT WITNESS, DR. KARL EBNER, PhD., WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING THIS RESULT.

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Mike Nichols Retained To Represent MSU Student on Explosive Charges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

MSU students facing up to 20 years prison time for explosives.  Read more on the charges at: www.freep.com/article/20091104/NEWS06/91104077/4-MSU-students-charged-in-blast

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Mike Nichols Interviewed By Ingham County Legal News on the Release of the OWI Manual

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols will be featured in the Ingham County Legal News for an upcoming edition regarding the release of the Michigan OWI Manual for Thomson West Publishing. The interview will be conducted at the offices of the Nichols Law Firm by Ingham County Legal News editor Roberta Gubbins. 

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Not Guilty for NLF Client Investigated for Criminal Sexual Conduct

Attorney Brendon Basiga achieved a Not Guilty verdict at a Jury Trial this afternoon.  The client was originally investigated on allegations of Criminal Sexual Conduct. 

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Mike Nichols To Testify As An Expert In A Michigan-DUI Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Mike Nichols will testify as an expert witness on Monday, September 19th, 2009. The issue is whether a lawyer rendered ineffective assistance of counsel in an OWI case. Mr. Nichols will testify as an expert in the datamaster and OWI investigation from the attorney's perspective.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

No Jail Despite Third-Offense-Michigan-DUI

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

A Nichols Law Firm client received no jail at his sentencing despite the fact that he had two prior convictions for DUI. “The key was the presentation during plea bargaining and a lot of work in a short time to understand what the client’s record was and what the other side knew. I disclosed everything in plea negotiations including our legal arguments about the stop,” said attorney Mike Nichols. The client was also allowed to plead to the reduced charge of operating while visibly impaired. “That saves him $1000.00 in driver responsibility fees alone,” Nichols added.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

OWI Handbook by Mike Nichols Makes It Vegas - As Does The Author

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Mike Nichols accepted the invitation from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) to attend the National DUI conference in Las Vegas October 8-10. “I was awestruck to find copies of the Michigan OWI handbook for sale at the West booth where all the vendors were set up” said Nichols. “I was also awestruck by the presentations by Dr. Paul Homoly, a leadership coach who talked about speaking. I am almost finished with his book and it will help improve my trial preparation and presentation greatly. I hope to bring him to Michigan” Nichols added.  Nichols also was the winning bidder in the silent auction for a rare photo of Babe Ruth and Shoeless Joe Jackson. “This will truly be a treasured item to add to my office art and I am pleased to contribute to the causes promoted by the NACDL,” he said.

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Monday, October 12, 2009

No Jail and Unsupervised Probation For 2nd Offense Stalking and PPO Violation

A Nichols Law Firm client received no jail despite a Probation Officer’s recommendation that the Judge impose 62 days! The client was charged with Felony Aggravated Stalking. Attorney Fred Bell was able to secure a reduced misdemeanor charge and then argued successfully at sentencing, that the client’s mental issues and treatment plan made incarcerating his client the least likely option to deter future conduct and protect the community. Mr. Bell said, “this is less a crime and more a family tragedy where a young person’s promising future has been devastated by the sudden onset of an insidious but treatable mental health disorder.”  

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Judge Tosses Out Breath Test Result in Lansing DUI Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

A Lansing Judge ruled that the prosecutor may not use the result of a breath test in an OWI 3rd charge against a client of the Nichols Law Firm. “In this case, we demanded the right to inspect the datamaster and the room in which the datamaster is stored. The police and prosecutor resisted. When the officer failed to appear for a hearing on our motion, the judge finally threw up his hands and kept the evidence out of the preliminary examination,” said attorney Mike Nichols. The end result was an Order from the judge that the felony charge would go to trial strictly on the theory of Operating Under the Influence of Liquor. “The OUIL charge requires proof that the defendant’s ability to drive was ‘substantially diminished’ because of drinking alcohol. It is more difficult to prove than so called OUIL per se based on an unlawful blood or breath alcohol content.” Nichols added.  “If you’re charged with a felony, make sure that you demand the right to inspect closely the chemical test procedures, instruments and all facets of the analysis of your breath or blood” said Nichols. Nichols just completed the “Michigan OWI Handbook,” for Thomson Reuters Publishing. Thomson Reuters (formerly West) is now taking orders for the book, a leading guide for attorneys who practice OWI defense in Michigan.

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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Mike Nichols Given Distinction by Legal Writing Organization

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols was named a sustaining member of the legal writing organization “Scribes.”  Scribes is the American Society of Legal Writers. Mr. Nichols became a member in 2008. He is author of the Michigan OWI Handbook by Thomson Reuters Publishing.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Superdrunk!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Superdrunk legislation leads the way amongst new statutes that affect criminal law practictioners.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

OWI and Your Prior Criminal Record

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Although many convictions in Michigan can be removed from a person’s prior record, those who are convicted of a DUI are not able to remove that conviction from their record.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Should You Take The Preliminary Breath Test?

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

The short answer is no, you should not take a Preliminary Breath Test (PBT). Of course there are exceptions to the rule but you won’t be in a position to make the evaluation while the Officer is pushing the PBT at you on the roadside.  Better that you stick to a rule of thumb and just say no!

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Probation Officer Demands Jail in an East Lansing DUI: Judge Gives a NLF Client a Second Chance

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

A judge gave a Nichols Law Firm client with prior DUI convictions a second chance and allowed him to earn the ability to stay out of jail by seeing through substance-abuse-treatment, despite the aggressive request for jail time from the probation department.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

United States Government Dismisses Bank Robbery Charges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The United States Government has dismissed a bank robbery charge against a Nichols Law Firm client.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Tough New Michigan-DUI Laws Take Effect Next Year

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

Michigan’s lawmakers are at it again: so-called “superdrunk” legislation will take effect in October, 2010. “It’s another onerous crackdown on Michigan-DUI cases” said attorney Mike Nichols. A link to an article published by Mr. Nichols in the BRIEFS for the Ingham County Bar Association is attached.

 

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Friday, September 4, 2009

What's better than a Not Guilty Verdict? A Dismissal in Mid-Trial

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

The prosecuting attorney dismissed a DUI/OWI charge against a Nichols Law Firm client on September 3rd in a Michigan DUI case. "We prepared hard; I knew what I wanted to do with the arresting officer during voir dire and cross examination and it all came together" said attorney Mike Nichols. The prosecutor offered to allow the client to accept a civil infraction at a break, following a ruling by the court to take Mike Nichols' objection to the datamaster results under advisement. "The officer was very honest to his credit," Nichols added. "He just could not give sufficient foundation for the datamaster result," he said.

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Friday, September 4, 2009

Unarmed Robbery Charge Negotiated to a Misdemeanor

Fred Bell, recently represented a client charged with a 15 year felony of Unarmed Robbery. After interviewing his client and reviewing various discovery materials,Mr. Bell was able to negotiate the charge down to Retail Fraud 3rd and Simple Assault, both 93 day misdemeanors.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mike Nichols Receives a Perfect Rating From AVVO

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving

Mike Nichols has received a perfect 10.0 out of 10.0 from AVVO.

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Charge Dismissed Afer NLF Files Motion In a Michigan DUI Case: Nichols Urges the Public Not To Plead Guilty if Charged with "Exhibition Driving"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

A charge of "exhibition driving" was dismissed against a Nichols Law Firm client in a Michigan-DUI case on August 19th. "We filed a motion to argue that the misdemeanor charge filed by the city was unconstitutional," said Mike Nichols. "The so-called Exhibition Driving violation was the basis for the officer to stop the citizen who we represent and it was without merit," Mr. Nichols added. The client was charged with violating Michigan's-DUI-law after he was stopped. Mike Nichols added "we'll see how this affects the DUI case if at all. However, at least one misdemeanor is now gone and it is not coming back. If you are stopped and ticketed or arrested for exhibition driving in a municipality in Michigan, I urge you not to plead guilty but talk to a lawyer. Municipalities are not authorized to pass such an ordinance under the Home Rule Cities Act (MCL 117.3) and I find that many of these ordinances are unconstitutional because they are so vague," Nichols said.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Judge Tells Prosecutor: Not Enough Evidence To Go To Trial in Michigan Drunk Driving Case on Unlawful Blood Alcohol Theory to Prove Felony-DUI

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

An Ingham County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the prosecutor erred by not trying to submit the breath test results at the preliminary-exam.

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Charges of Assault Causing Great Bodily Harm Dropped

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a Nolle Pros (dismissal) for her client who was charged with Assault causing Great Bodily Harm Less than Murder.  While the case was pending in Circuit Court, the charge was dropped by the prosecutor.  Ms. Schiller-Nichols was able to prove that the prosecutor failed to prove the minimum requirements for the elements of the crime at the preliminary examination.

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Drug Charges Dismissed For NLF Client

Categories: Drug Crimes

Mr. Bell represented a pair of teens in Northern Michigan charged with 6 offenses between them for operating under the influence of drugs, possession offenses and several motor vehicle code violations including speeding at 84 in a 55 mph zone. All but 2 of the charges were ultimately dismissed. The driver received a sentence of fines and costs without any probation, while the passenger received a deferral with an expungment when probation is completed in 6 months.

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Assault & Battery Charge Dismissed For NLF Client

Prosecutors agreed to dismiss an assault and battery charge against Mr. Bell’s client when confronted with medical records indicating complainants injuries were self-inflicted.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Drunk Driving and Drug Charges Dismissed

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, Drug Crimes

Charges of OWI were dismissed against a Nichols Law Firm client, who was allowed to plead guilty to Reckless driving instead. The client was charged with OWI and possession of marijuana after his vehicle was stopped early one morning shortly before the Christmas holiday.  "We were able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the drug possession charge after groundbreaking Supreme Court decisions this spring" said Mike Nichols. "We then attacked the OWI charge and attack we did," Nichols added. The client was offered the plea agreement after motions were filed to suppress the evidence and the prosecuting attorney risked losing the case on the eve of trial.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Mike Nichols Invited to Join the State Bar of Michigan Foundation as a Felllow

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Mike Nichols accepted an invitation to join the State Bar of Michigan Foundation as a fellow. An attorney in Michigan can become a fellow of the foundation by invitation only.  "I am very honored and humbled to become a fellow," said Nichols.  "The hard work that I put into writing, speaking and helping other lawyers is its own reward but I am grateful for recognition from my fellow lawyers."

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Father In a Divorce/Custody Battle Obtains Joint Physical Custody

Categories: Divorce, Child Custody

A Nichols Law Firm client, the Father in a divorce/custody case, gets joint physical custody of his child even though the Mother has been a stay-at-home mom for most of the marriage.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

10 Year Felony Dismissed For Nichols Law Firm Client

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Wendy Schiller-Nichols of The Nichols Law Firm, obtained a plea to Assault and Battery (a Misdemeanor) for her client in exchange for dismissing the original charge of Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm Less than Murder (a 10 year Felony).

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Felony Charges Exchanged for a Misdemeanor

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, OWI

. . . successful in obtaining a OWI 2nd (Misdemeanor) for its client in exchange for dismissing the original charge of OWI 3rd (5 year Felony)

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Major Drug Charges Dismissed for Nichols Law Firm Client

Categories: Drug Crimes

Attorney Brendon Basiga was able to force a dismissal in a major drug case, based on the People’s inability to produce the necessary witnesses at a preliminary hearing. 

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Monday, June 22, 2009

NO CUSTOMARY JAIL SENTENCE FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

. . . case court officials agreed with Attorney Fred Bell that his client did not warrant serving the customary jail sentence for the offense or receive probation.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

WEAPONS AND SPEEDING CHARGES DISMISSED

Attorney Fred Bell successfully argued that the search incident to arrest was unlawful . . .

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

MARIJUANA CHARGES ARE DISMISSED FOR AN NLF CLIENT

Marijuana charges were dismissed by the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney without a hearing based on a motion filed by the Nichols Law Firm.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

MIKE NICHOLS TO SPEAK AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS (NALS) ON DUI DEFENSE

 “there are 3 mistakes that almost everybody makes when stopped by the police after drinking.

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Monday, May 4, 2009

DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE TO BE DISMISS: CARELESS DRIVING OFFERED TO NLF CLIENT AFTER RELENTLESS LITIGATION

An NLF client was allowed to accept a plea to careless driving in exchange for the dismissal of a drunk driving charge. "We worked our butts off because it was the right thing to do," said attorney Mike Nichols. The NLF client was indigent. The results of his datamaster test were .09 .11 .09. "Those results were too disparate to ignore. I am proud because we found a defense for this young man when he was ready to plead guilty," Nichols added. the case was a roller coaster ride, with the court denying a motion for payment of an expert witness at court expense and the circuit court affirming after an interlocutory appeal. Nichols said: "sometimes all you have is fortitude going for you ... and sometimes that's enough."

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

MIKE NICHOLS TO APPEAR AT STATEWIDE CONFERENCE ON REFORMING INDIGENT DEFENSE

            Mike Nichols has accepted an invitation to speak at the conference on reforming indigent defense in May 2009. “The conference will be in Lansing and it is another effort to continue to shed light on the terrible flaws in our state’s system of delivering legal services to indigent defendants” said Nichols. Nichols will serve on a panel to discuss a day in the life of an attorney who accepts court appointed cases and the challenges that the attorney faces.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

MIKE NICHOLS ACCEPTS AN INVITATION TO TEACH AT THE TRIAL COLLEGE

Mike Nichols will join the faculty for the 2009 trial college presented by the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. Nichols said: “It is an honor. It will be fun, it will be rewarding and it will be hard work.” The college takes place in August in Lansing. It is open to attorneys throughout the state. “The trial college allows all of us, faculty and attendees, to hone and tweak those skills that can make the difference between justice and wrongful convictions,” Nichols added. Nichols is currently undergoing training to serve as a faculty member.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

JUDGE DISMISSES BODILY ALCOHOL CONTENT THEORY OF PROSECUTION

A judge ruled that a Nichols Law Firm client cannot be prosecuted for felony DUI/DWI based on an unlawful bodily alcohol content at trial. The judge granted the request of attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols at the conclusion of the preliminary examination. “The prosecution could not proceed because she never put in any evidence of my client’s bodily alcohol content” said Ms. Schiller-Nichols. The case may go to trial within the next 60 days on a theory strictly of operating while under the influence. “That theory can be much more difficult to prove and based on the testimony we’ve got a shot.”

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

JUDGE FINDS THAT OFFICER DID NOT PERFORM FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS PROPERLY

A judge ruled that a police officer failed to perform standardized field sobriety tests properly and ruled that they could not be considered in determining whether the arrest of a Nichols Law Firm client was proper. “The judge granted our request to exclude the tests of horizontal gaze nystagmus, walk and turn and one leg stand, because they just were not administered properly” said Mike Nichols. Nichols added “the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has produced research that concluded that the so-called standard field sobriety tests are reliable as an indicator of intoxication only when they are administered in a standardized manner.”

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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Help for Those who Suffer the Wrath of Michigan Secretary of State’s Driver Responsibility Fee Suspensions:

The Michigan Secretary of State has changed the law regarding license suspensions for failure to pay Driver Responsibility Fees. 

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Sunday, March 8, 2009

EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY IS EXCLUDED IN BLOW TO PROSECUTION’S CASE

A judge ruled that an expert witness in domestic violence could not testify at a felony trial of a Nichols Law Firm client. The domestic violence expert was offered by the prosecution to testify about so-called patterns of behavior by The Nichols Law Firm’s client. “It was a bold move by the judge in a trial that involved charges that were extremely serious” said Mike Nichols.

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Sunday, March 8, 2009

NICHOLS LAW FIRM BLOCKS ADMISSION OF BREATH TEST EVIDENCE IN FELONY CASE

The Nichols Law Firm blocked prosecutors from admitting critical evidence at a preliminary examination in a felony OWI case. Prosecutors sought to admit evidence of the breath alcohol reading by virtue of a “datamaster” breath alcohol instrument. “They were unable to meet the foundational requirements,” said attorney Mike Nichols. The judge sustained an objection against the admission of the datamaster. Nichols said, “we will go back to see if they can fix their problem and convince the judge that they can establish the reliability. If they can’t, the charges will have to be dismissed.”

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Sunday, March 8, 2009

THE SECOND CHANCE FOR THE DATAMASTER TO PROVE YOU GUILTY – WHY TAKE THE SECOND SAMPLE WHEN ONE SAMPLE AT THE POLICE STATION IS ALL THAT THE LAW REQUIRES?”

BAC DataMaster Issues
Once a subject who has agreed to take a chemical test on the BAC DataMaster provides a breath sample that the instrument accepts for analysis, he/she has met the statutory obligation pursuant to MCL 257.625c to submit to a chemical test. The subject may then decline a second test without being considered a “refusal.” A suspect who declines a second test would not be subject to the refusal procedures in MCL 257.625d through g.
If a subject’s sample analysis shows INVALID SAMPLE or INTERFERENCE DETECTED, the subject may be requested to provide another sample, but he/she is not legally obligated to do so. Seek a warrant for blood, if appropriate, but do not complete the DI-93 Report of Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test form or destroy the subject’s license.

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Friday, February 6, 2009

MIKE NICHOLS CALLS INTO QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF PROCEDURES AT THE LANSING TOXICOLOGY LAB

A 6 hour hearing before a judge in a Northern Michigan District Court may produce information that could prove earth-shattering for thousands of drunk driving defendants. “The judge is going to sign an order to help us get information that could call into question the reliability of some of the procedures at the Lansing lab,” Mike Nichols said. Mike Nichols is part of a team of attorneys working to defend a motorist charged with felony drunk driving. In the meantime, a report coming soon could call into question the validity of forensic examinations in labs all over the country. An article on that report is linked here:
 
 

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Monday, February 2, 2009

MIKE NICHOLS HONORED TO EDUCATE NEW LAWYERS ON DEFENDING THE INDIGENT

Mike Nichols delivered a presentation on client management to new lawyers on January 24th, 2009.  Mr. Nichols addressed lawyers on the list of attorneys who represent indigent defendants as part of a training seminar presented by pretrial services for the 30th Judicial Circuit. "I couldn't think of a better way to spend a Saturday morning than to help attorneys who are just getting started with some tips on how to manage clients and cases" said Mr. Nichols. 

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Monday, February 2, 2009

MIKE NICHOLS LECTURES ON DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE

Mike Nichols will deliver a presentation to the Ingham County Bar Association on DUI defense.  Mr. Nichols will speak on February 18th at the ICBA luncheon lecture on how to analyze a drinking and driving case.  The material will cover the basic analysis of a case and an overview of drinking and driving laws.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

A BIG CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR AN NLF CLIENT: CASE DISMISSED!

Two felony charges against a Nichols Law Firm client were dismissed on December 23rd when a district judge ruled that police and prosecutors violated a traditional rule to protect the constitutional rights of all citizens. “The court’s adherence to the corpus delecti rule made me proud because the client had made a very damning confession,” said attorney Mike Nichols.  “The problem is that the police thought that all that they needed was the defendant’s confession and they did absolutely nothing to find any independent proof of the crime,” Nichols added.  The client was charged with two counts of filing a false report of a felony. The prosecuting attorney offered to allow her to plead guilty to a false report of a misdemeanor, which would reduce the conviction for the client to a misdemeanor. “However, because of that ‘false report’ aspect of the crime that our client could have pleaded guilty to, we could not accept the plea offer because of the impact on the client’s future career plans,” Nichols added. He said: “Plus, I felt that the situation and the circumstances warranted a plea agreement that was a little fairer for this client. As it turns out, the case was dismissed completely. That outcome makes me happy because we are committed to results.”

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

CHARGES IN FALSE RAPE CASE TO BE DISMISSED

The charges of filing a false police report are to be dismissed against a Nichols Law Firm client. “Our client did not have any malicious or certainly criminal intent” said Mike Nichols.  The Nichols Law firm was able to negotiate the resolution, despite the fact that the case was high in profile and in emotions for many people. “It’s the type of scenario that people interested in our legal system debate passionately.”  The case was resolved in time for the holidays.

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Monday, December 22, 2008

WHY I REPRESENT DRINKING AND DRIVING CASES SO AGGRESSIVELY

I represent all cases aggressively. However, when it comes to the client charged with drinking and driving I find . . .

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

MIKE NICHOLS TO SPEAK AT COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY SEMINAR

Mike Nichols will speak to attorneys who are on the court appointed attorney roster for Ingham County. "I am happy to give back," said Nichols. "If at least one attorney gets one thing out of my presentation then I will have accomplished something, because that attorney will then be that much more capable of making a difference in the life of his/her client" he added. The presentation is scheduled for late January, 2009.

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

NICHOLS ON ATTORNEY FEES IN TOUGH TIMES AND BAD

The December issue of the Ingham County Bar Associations BRIEFS newspaper features and article by Mike Nichols on attorney fees in good times and bad. The article is attached.  "It was inspired when I had a conversation with a judge, who observed that it is heartbreaking to see attorneys who take money from families and generate work in a case only to generate fees," said Nichols.

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES TO BE DISMISSED THANKS TO MOTION FILED FOR NLF CLIENT

A Nichols Law Firm client is the beneficiary of a successful result in a drunk driving case in which the blood aclohol content was allegedly .18.  "We filed a motion to suppress those test results" said attorney Mike Nichols. Nichols added "the reason is because the arresting officer did not follow the rules for observing the subject for 15 minutes immediately prior to administering the test."  Said Nichols: "I was so pleased for the client because she had a lot at stake because of her job."  Ultimately, the prosecuting attorney agreed to a plea bargain that will result in the client having a conviction for a non-alcohol related offense on her record so it saved her the attorney fees and the stress of litigating the case to the final outcome.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

MIKE NICHOLS SPEAKS AT INGHAM COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

Client relations was the topic of a lecture presented by Mike Nichols at the Ingham County Bar Association’s fist “luncheon lecture” for the 2008-2009 season.  Mike Nichols taught attorneys some basic principles of client relations and reviewed the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct with a humorous touch. The presentation can be viewed in its entirety at www.inghambar.org.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

MIKE NICHOLS TO ATTEND NATIONAL COLLEGE OF DRUNK DRIVING ADVANCED TRAINING

Mike Nichols will attend the National College on DUI defense in January.  "We invest considerable sums of time and money into education for our attorneys and it is so important so that we can provide to our clients the most effective and informed representation possible" said Nichols. 

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Friday, November 14, 2008

SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT OF NO COMPETE LAWSUIT

A Nichols Law Firm client and her corporation and business partner will be able to operate their new business despite a lawsuit filed by their former employer that resulted in a restraining order.  "It was all about showing up for the injunction hearing prepared to argue the facts and the law."  The settlement allows the Nichols Law Firm's client to do most everything as part of her business that she had planned and set up.  Nichols said, "we got our hands on the facts and prepared our written response and our arguments for the hearing in a very short time."

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Friday, November 14, 2008

CEDARFEST DEFENDANT ALLOWED TO STAY ON CAMPUS

 A client of The Nichols Law Firm will be able to enroll at Michigan State University despite a push from the City of East Lansing to ban him from campus.  A state law allows judges to ban anyone from any public university or community college for a year if the person is convicted of an act related to a riot.  "These cedarfest cases garnered such an aggressive response it was as if anyone who had any remote involvement in the events should be punished to the fullest extent of the law," said attorney Mike Nichols.  "The problem was that absolutely everyone was forced to either go to trial or plead guilty and face the banishment" Nichols added.

     However, a Judge ordered the client of The Nichols Law Firm to serve one year of probation with two weeks of jail to be served in staggered periods so that the young man can maintain his job. He is hoping to return to Michigan State University in January. He has been attending a community college in his hometown because of the legal costs incurred by his family.  You can read more at www.lsj.com

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Friday, November 14, 2008

A Nichols Law Firm client receives Reckless Driving and avoids second alcohol related driving conviction in less than 10 years:

A client was charged with Operating While Intoxicated after his blood alcohol content was tested at a .09/.10. He had a prior OWI from 1999.  Karen Phillips of the Nichols Law Firm, PLLC, filed a motion to suppress the DataMaster results since there was a lack of simulator logs that gave reason to question the accuracy of the test results. This aggressive litigation and negotiation by Ms. Phillips secured a Reckless Driving charge for the client and avoided an additional alcohol related driving offense on his Michigan Driving Record.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

A Nichols Law Firm client and MSU Student charged with three misdemeanors walks away with two civil infractions:

An MSU student received two misdemeanor charges for having an Open Alcohol Container and a third misdemeanor charge for Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor. Karen Phillips of the Nichols Law Firm, PLLC, got one of the Open Alcohol charges dismissed completely, the second reduced to a civil infraction and the Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor charge reduced to a civil infraction as well.

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Friday, October 17, 2008

COURT ORDERS DRUG TEAM TO GIVE NLF CLIENT ACCESS TO HIS COMPUTER

A District Judge granted the request from the Nichols Law Firm to allow a client to make a mirror image of his computer hard drive, even though the computer was seized in a drug raid. “Sometimes, when your client gets pushed by a bully, you have to push back,” said Mike Nichols, after obtaining a court order that allows an NLF consultant to make a “mirror image” of the computer hard drives.  The Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad seized nearly $40,000.00 in property from an NLF client in late September claiming that the property was either evidence of or profits from drug trafficking.  “We intend to put up our best case and I think the evidence will show that the Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad over-reached” Nichols said. You can follow the case through www.lsj.com.

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Friday, October 17, 2008

.22 BREATH ALCOHOL LEVEL YET NO JAIL OR PROBATION FOR NLF CLIENT

In a case in which an NLF client received an amazing result, a sentencing judge ordered no probation and no jail, despite the client’s breath alcohol level of .22. “This client had a prior DUI from about 10 years ago, when she was in college. However, it was significant that she admitted herself to in-patient treatment following her arrest AND was well on her way to completing a 90/90 treatment program in AA,” said attorney Mike Nichols.  “Of course, not every case is like this. In fact, very few cases end up with this result.  It had everything to do with the client and I working very hard to get the client through treatment and she presented to the judge in a very remorseful and genuine matter.”  The maximum possible penalty for an OWI is 93 days in jail with a mandatory license sanction. This client was allowed to plead to OWVI, which allows for a restricted license instead of a complete license suspension. The jail exposure is the same. The client also refused the roadside PBT, which is a civil infraction that does not include any other license sanctions.

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Friday, October 3, 2008

NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT GETS THE LIGHTEST PENALTY IN A MAJOR FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY

Nichols Law Firm client receives least amount of prison time of all co-defendants in a drug conspiracy case in West Michigan.

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Friday, October 3, 2008

MIKE NICHOLS LECTURED TO LANSING AREA ATTORNEYS

Mike Nichols presented lecture to Ingham County Bar Association.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

NLF KEEPS A CEDARFEST DEFENDANT OUT OF JAIL!

 A Nichols Law Firm client was shown leniency by an East Lansing Judge despite the request of prosecutors for extensive jail time and a ban from campus. 

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

JUDGE ORDERS PLEA AGREEMENT MODIFIED IN MURDER CASE AFTER FLAWS EXPOSED BY NICHOLS LAW FIRM

 An Ingham County Judge ordered a plea agreement modified after the Nichols Law Firm uncovered the fact that the defendant was misled by his prior attorney.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

MIKE NICHOLS ACCEPTS OFFER TO ATTEND NATIONAL DUI SEMINAR

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers seminar on DUI defense gave Mike Nichols a chance to further hone is skills and extensive knowledge of defending drunk driving cases. 

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

NICHOLS LAW FIRM EXTENDS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO 5K RUN FOR THE HEUGA CENTER

The Nichols Law Firm is sponsoring the annual "Pumpkin Trot" October 19th, 2008 in East Lansing. 

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

NEW LOCATIONS!

The Nichols Law Firm has added two new locations to serve the public in Michigan.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Jury acquits Nichols Law Firm client/MSU student in 1 charge related to riot

Nichols Law defends student in charge related to riot.

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Friday, August 15, 2008

NLF Client Has Year-Long Witch Hunt Against Client Resolved With Criminal Charges Dismissed

 

The Nichols Law Firm's effort to exonorate a client ended successfully after an extremely long and unbelievable fight. The client was charged last summer with minor in possession and transporting alcohol by a minor but a district judge in Mason, Michigan dismissed the case.

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Judge To Rule Soon On Client's Request To Withdraw Guilty Plea

The Nichols Law Firm filed pleadings on August 4th based on testimony and evidence that shows a client was misinformed by his former attorney.  The attorney admitted on the witness stand last June that he told the client that he would have a specific plea agreement but never put the plea agreement on the record during the client's plea hearing in front of an Ingham County Judge. Mike Nichols has been fighting for this client's right to have his plea re-visited and said "this has been an extremely hard fight. I am disappointed that the client was also subjected to accusations by his former lawyer in the newspaper."

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

NLF Fights for Client Who Says His Former Attorney Misled Him In Murder Case

I think that I have a duty to respond to a misstatement of the law or an impertinent statement:

“It is unfortunate that Mr. Husband’s former lawyer has turned this into a competition over who can dump on whom and it’s made a difficult situation between the attorney and his former client and the circumstances surrounding this plea even worse. The rules of professional conduct are very specific about what a lawyer can say in such a circumstance and it limits the lawyer to only disclosure of that information necessary to defend against an accusation of wrongful conduct. The commentary to rule 1.6 states: ‘A fundamental principle in the client-lawyer relationship is that the lawyer maintain confidentiality of information relating to the representation. The client is thereby encouraged to communicate fully and frankly with the lawyer even as to embarrassing or legally damaging subject matter.’”

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Not Guilty In So-Called "Riot" Case

The Nichols Law Firm successfully defended one of several clients who were charged as a result of the so-called "riot" near Michigan State University's campus in April, 2008.  Attorney Karen Phillips argued to the jury that none of the police officers who testified were able to accurately identify her client as the person who threw a bottle during the melee.  The jury acquitted the defendant of all three counts, including assembling to riot, in less than an hour.  The full story is available in the Lansing State Journal article below with additional coverage at lsj.com.

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Friday, June 13, 2008

Cedarfest Update: Judge Indicates that Most Defendants will be Banned from Campus upon Conviction while Juries selected in so-called “Cedarfest riot” cases

The Nichols Law Firm represents a number of people charged with crimes as a result of an incident off campus at Michigan State University on April 5th and 6th, 2008. The so-called “Cedarfest riot” led to thousands of charges.

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Mike Nichols to help Ingham County Bar Association forge future direction.

Mike Nichols has agreed to participate in the 2008 retreat for the Ingham County Bar Association (ICBA) Board of Directors. Mike chose not to seek re-election for a new term on the ICBA Board this year and the retreat will be one of his final opportunities to dedicate time to the Board in a formal setting. “We have some major client matters and also overall goals that we hope to attain for the Nichols Law Firm and I need to devote time to those efforts,” Nichols said. He added: “on the other hand if I can spend an afternoon on some critical issues to make Lansing even better than it is now for our legal community then I am happy to dedicate some energy there.”

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Mike Nichols is a liaison for statewide effort to monitor and improve indigent defense.

Mike Nichols has agreed to act as the Ingham County liaison for the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, which has launched it’s effort to improve the delivery of legal services for indigent people charged with crimes. “Our system has been in need for repair for a long time,” he said. “We have a recent incident in which an attorney acted pro bono and he was denied the ability to have the county reimburse him for thousands of dollars in expenses that he doled out for expert witness,” Nichols added. An article that Nichols wrote along with a brief by attorney Andrew Abood can be read by clicking on the link to our web-site.

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Mike Nichols trains for the Capital City River Run Half Marathon:

Mike Nichols announced plans to run in the Capital City River Run Half Marathon in Lansing this September. Mike ran in the Chicago marathon in 2007, enduring grueling heat and record high temperatures in the windy city. Mike has started training and will continue his regiment throughout the summer. It has been tough to stay injury free and pain free after the Chicago event but, with the help of Dr. Owen Anderson, a local running coach and physiologist, Mike has decided to take on the challenge!

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Law Clerk joins the Nichols Law Firm

Warren Kreuger joins the Nichols Law Firm as a summer clerk. Mr. Kreuger, a second year law student at DePaul University in Chicago, comes to the NLF via his ties to the mid-Michigan area, having run track and cross country for Michigan State University. Mr. Kreuger will provide research, writing and client contact services through the summer of 2008 while he also trains for the Chicago Marathon.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Settlement in Middle of Mike Nichols' Cross Examination Protects Client from Quarter-Million Dollar Exposure in a No-Compete

Complex Case Resolved Thanks to Hours and Hours of Preparation and Research

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Felony Drunk Driving Charge with a .19 and an Accident Dismissed!

Amazing Result Was Due to Hard Work

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Monday, February 18, 2008

MIP and Alcohol Case Dismissed when NLF Wins Suppression Motion

A 55th District Court Judge in Ingham County dismissed charges of Minor In Possession (MIP) and Transporting Alcohol by a Minor after granting a suppression motion filed by the Nichols Law Firm.  NLF filed a motion based on an improper search and seizure of the client's vehicle. The client was stopped by a Williamston Police Officer in downtown Williamston, approximately 15 miles east of Lansing.  The police officer approached the client to tell him that the officer observed him blocking traffic improperly earlier in the night and to ask him to stop doing that.  The encounter turned into a full blown seizure and a search of the client's vehicle. The client was charged with minor in possession (MIP) and Transporting Alcohol by a Minor...

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

AUTOMOBILE/PEDESTRIAN NEGLIGENCE SETTLEMENT: $1,350,000.00

After fighting for what was right for her client in a personal injury case involving a horrific auto accident, Ms. Wendy Schiller-Nichols was able reach a 1.35 million-dollar settlement with the Defendants.   Ms. Schiller-Nichols sued three defendants, the drunk driver, the employer (under a legal principle known as respondeat superior), and an action against the bar that served the drunk driver (known as a “dram shop” action). The driver of the vehicle had at least a .12 blood alcohol level at the time of the accident: 11:30 a.m.

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Monday, December 3, 2007

Not Guilty Verdict in East Lansing DUI case

Not Guilty DUI despite a .27 blood alcohol content and an accident!

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Short Custody Trial

The Nichols Law Firm wins one of the shortest custody trials in Ingham County history! A judge suspended the client’s custody in the spring of 2007 but the Nichols Law Firm came to the rescue. Lawyers from the firm attacked the affidavits supporting the opposing party’s motion, worked with the client on answering the charges and, after months of work outside the courtroom, went to court and went on the attack. That same judge dismissed the opposing party’s effort to change custody after an 18 minute trial. “It took some work outside the courtroom and some well-placed objections inside the courtroom to get the right result as quickly as we did in this trial. I was a little surprised that the other side was unable to respond to the objections and were so paralyzed but, on the bright side, one less hour in Court is just that much less that the client has to pay for at the end of the day.” The child involved is back with The Nichols Law Firm’s client.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Defends Druglords Girlfriend

Mike Nichols defends the druglord’s girlfriend in the biggest drug seizure in Lansing history. Mike Nichols represents the girlfriend of Lansing’s biggest drug kingpin. The matter went to trial in Federal Court at the beginning of October. Police officers who testified called it the largest drug seizure that they had ever seen. The FBI and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) also has been involved in the case. The investigation began in 2002 when the kingpin was murdered on his front door. It involved months of preparation, document review and extensive work.

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Monday, November 5, 2007

Mike Nichols to Lecture on Drunk Driving Defense

Mike Nichols will lecture attorneys from around Michigan about drunk driving defense.  Mike Nichols will speak about jury selection; opening statements and closing arguments for the Lohrmann continuing education seminars. The lecture will be held in February, 2008.

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Monday, November 5, 2007

Mike Nichols is First Lawyer to Use a New Law Successfully in Newaygo County to keep a Minor in Possession off a Client’s Record

Mike Nichols became the first lawyer to use a new law successfully in Newaygo County. The law allows a 1st time minor in possession (MIP) offender to keep his record clean. The Judge indicated on the record that the Court there never granted such a motion, but felt that the case was appropriate for the request made by Mike Nichols on behalf of his client. Nichols said: “the prosecutor warned me that the judge just did not grant MIP deferral requests but I knew that I needed to go for it for this client”. 

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Robin Mahal Successfully Suppressed a .23 BAC Test Result

Robin Mahal successfully suppressed a 0.23 B.A.C. (breath alcohol content) test result.  She relied on the datamaster manual and an expert witness to introduce evidence that the datamaster test results were not reliable.  She introduced evidence that the datamaster was not stable based on the test results of the simulations and on the client’s test results themselves.  She also used the procedures and rules stated in the datamaster manual to argue that the test results were not reliable.  The expert witness testified that the test results were "out of control" and the datamaster should have been taken out of use until it was repaired.  The Judge ruled that the test results were not reliable and therefore were suppressed.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Mike Nichols Successfully Negociates Non-Compete Contract For Physical Therapist Office

Mike Nichols negotiated a non-compete contract for a physician joining a well-known physical therapy clinic in Petoskey, Michigan.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT REVERSES THE COURT OF APPEALS IN A VICTORY FOR INJURED PEOPLE

The Michigan Supreme Court has just reversed the Michigan Court of Appeals in a way that gives hope to people who are injured in Michigan. The trend toward creating needless roadblocks to justice may be over. Attorney Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, a leading advocate for injured people in this state and President of the Nichols Law Firm said:  “Apsey V Apsey was a hurdle that too many people could not overcome in seeking justice.” Schiller-Nichols said, “The Court of Appeals had ruled that an affidavit from a doctor regarding the malpractice of a Michigan doctor had to be certified – it created hurdles that were unnecessary for people hurt by the malpractice of doctors.”

If you are interested in reading the text of the case, you can find it at www.michbar.org

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Sunday, July 15, 2007

"CSC CHARGE DISMISSED"

 

For further details, please visit www.lansingstatejournal.com .

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

SCHILLER-NICHOLS ATTENDS TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SEMINAR

Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, who has been representing people with traumatic brain injuries for almost seven years, accepted an...

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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

MIKE NICHOLS APPEARS ON LANSING RADIO SHOW

Twenty minute interview featured discussion about toils of Holland case...

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

MIKE NICHOLS APPOINTED

Mike Nichols was appointed to serve on the Board of the Ingham County Bar Association.  He accepted the appointment October 13, 2006 and will serve a term ending on June 30, 2008.

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Monday, July 2, 2007

NOT GUILTY IN MSU FIGHT CASE!

Jury acquits after two hours of deliberations despite three eyewitnesses

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Monday, January 1, 2007

ATTORNEY MICHAEL J. NICHOLS SPEAKS ON "NO COMPETES" TO FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION

Mike Nichols, recognized for his knowledge on covenants against competition (no competes) delivered the October Luncheon Lecture to the Ingham County Bar Association. The lecture, entitled: "What do you mean that guy you fired for sexual harassment is now suing you for writing a letter to his new employer about the no compete with you that he signed?

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Sunday, November 19, 2006

STATEMENTS BY MOM IN HOLLAND TRIAL SUPPRESSED!

“Hard work was key to unusual victory” says defense counsel Mike Nichols...

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Thursday, October 19, 2006

STAR WITNESS ADMITS TO MEMORY PROBLEMS

“Theory is that her statements to investigators are based on stolen police reports” says defense counsel Mike Nichols..

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Sunday, October 15, 2006

WRONGFUL DEATH

Wendy Schiller-Nichols represented the estate and family of a young man ....

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Sunday, October 1, 2006

STOPPED WHILE DRIVING A STOLEN VEHICLE: JURY STILL WON'T CONVICT

"Hard work and getting the jurors to understand the law were the keys" says defense counsel Mike Nichols

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Peer Recognition

Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.