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Monday, July 15, 2024
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Monday, April 22, 2024
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, February 19, 2024
Categories: Family Law
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Sunday, December 10, 2023
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, October 22, 2023
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, September 30, 2023
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, September 1, 2023
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Saturday, August 19, 2023
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, July 17, 2023
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Categories: Personal Injury
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Friday, June 2, 2023
Categories: OWI
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Saturday, April 29, 2023
Categories: Personal Injury
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Categories: Child Custody
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Sunday, January 1, 2023
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Saturday, November 26, 2022
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
Categories: Family Law
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Categories: Carry and Conceal
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Monday, July 25, 2022
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, July 18, 2022
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Friday, May 20, 2022
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, April 3, 2022
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, March 21, 2022
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Categories: OWI
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Categories: Premises Liability (Slip & Fall)
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Sunday, January 23, 2022
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Categories: Carry and Conceal
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Categories: OWI
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
Categories: Personal Injury
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Monday, August 16, 2021
Categories: Divorce
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Saturday, July 31, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Categories: Personal Injury
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Monday, June 7, 2021
Categories: Wrongful Death
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Friday, June 4, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, May 29, 2021
Categories: Family Law
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Saturday, May 22, 2021
Categories: Domestic Violence
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Monday, May 3, 2021
Categories: Divorce
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Categories: Family Law
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Monday, March 29, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, March 18, 2021
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Family Law
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Sunday, February 21, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, January 8, 2021
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, December 7, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, November 28, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, September 27, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, September 20, 2020
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, August 8, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, July 24, 2020
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Saturday, June 20, 2020
Categories: Personal Injury
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Saturday, June 20, 2020
Categories: Personal Injury
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Saturday, June 13, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, May 1, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Categories: Mathew J. Heos
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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, April 10, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, April 4, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, February 9, 2020
Categories: OWI
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Monday, December 16, 2019
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Sunday, December 15, 2019
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, November 28, 2019
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, October 21, 2019
Categories: OWI
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Saturday, October 12, 2019
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, September 23, 2019
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, September 9, 2019
Categories: Mathew J. Heos
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Wrongful Death, Mathew J. Heos
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Saturday, July 27, 2019
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Categories: Mathew J. Heos
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Monday, January 21, 2019
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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Saturday, November 10, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, October 27, 2018
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Monday, October 8, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, September 14, 2018
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
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Monday, June 4, 2018
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Sunday, June 3, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, May 25, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, May 21, 2018
Categories: Drugged Driving
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Monday, May 14, 2018
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Friday, April 20, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, September 29, 2017
Categories: Personal Injury
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Sunday, August 27, 2017
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Saturday, July 22, 2017
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Saturday, July 8, 2017
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Categories: Personal Injury
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Monday, July 3, 2017
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, April 21, 2017
Categories: Drug Crimes
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Categories: Personal Injury
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Monday, March 6, 2017
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Categories: Drug Crimes
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Friday, November 18, 2016
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Sunday, November 6, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, September 11, 2016
Categories: Minor in Possession
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
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Monday, July 25, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, July 22, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, July 3, 2016
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Friday, July 1, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving
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Monday, June 27, 2016
Categories: OWI
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Categories: Josh Covert
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Thursday, June 9, 2016
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Categories: Drug Crimes
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Friday, April 22, 2016
Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Categories: Josh Covert
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Sunday, April 17, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Thursday, March 31, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, March 7, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, February 14, 2016
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Sunday, February 7, 2016
Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Monday, February 1, 2016
Categories: OWI
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury
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Monday, January 11, 2016
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, January 3, 2016
Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Monday, December 21, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, November 29, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, November 23, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Categories: OWI
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Sunday, November 1, 2015
Categories: Drug Crimes
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Friday, October 30, 2015
Categories: Family Law
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Sunday, October 4, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, September 13, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, August 28, 2015
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, August 8, 2015
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Monday, July 20, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, July 6, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Categories: Personal Injury
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Categories: Personal Injury
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Saturday, April 11, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, April 10, 2015
Categories: Josh Covert
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
Categories: OWI
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Sunday, March 8, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
Categories: Josh Covert
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, February 1, 2015
Categories: OWI
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, January 19, 2015
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Categories: Medical Marijuana
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Monday, January 12, 2015
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, December 12, 2014
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, December 12, 2014
Categories: OWI
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Monday, December 1, 2014
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
<p> 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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, October 13, 2014
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
Why You Should Just Say No to the PBT
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
House Bill 5785 has you paying the costs of your own prosecution
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Sunday, September 7, 2014
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, August 8, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
Will a gizmo decide for you?
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Friday, May 16, 2014
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
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
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
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
How to answer the question of intoxication.
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Monday, January 20, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Medical Malpractice
A 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Mike Nichols named Super Lawyer
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
Lansing Beer Week starts June 21st, 2013.
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI, Medical Marijuana
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Friday, May 17, 2013
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
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
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
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI
South Haven case dismissed
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Monday, April 29, 2013
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
The City of East Lansing uses the law to generate revenue for the city coffers.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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Monday, April 8, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Is the Michigan DMT sound science?
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Assumptions in drunk driving cases can lead to mistrials
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Monday, January 14, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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
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
Categories: Josh Covert
Michigan State Police patrol car was not equipped with MVR technology
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, November 12, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Medical Marijuana
Federal government continues to criminalize the medical use of marihuana marihuana
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, October 29, 2012
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
One reason why accreditation may give us a false sense of security
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI
Michigan drivers may receive a new kind of scare this Halloween weekend.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
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
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
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
"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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
Violations of the Super Drunk law will require interlock devices.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Friday, September 14, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, July 16, 2012
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
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Monday, July 2, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
Flaws in the Michigan State Police Lab
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Campaign for transparency in state labs continues.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Categories: Drunk-Driving
Super Drunk laws changes the penalties in some areas.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Michigan crime labs struggle to meet standards
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
New law allows amnesty from prosecution for underage drinkers seeking medical attention
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
Will off-road vehicles (ORV) be allowed on roads?
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols
Judge to terminate PPO Order issued against Nichols Law Firm client.
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Friday, April 6, 2012
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
Categories: OWI
License returned to Michigan law maker
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Monday, April 2, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
Jackson County Judge dismisses felony OWI charges during cross examination by Mike Nichols
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Categories: Drug Crimes
Michigan OWI attorney Mike Nichols ready to challenge junk science
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Watch the news conference here:
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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
Battle Creek jury says not guilty for a Nichols Law Firm client accused of drunk driving
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Categories: Drunk-Driving
Secretary of State dismisses refusal to submit
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
“Beer is good” says it all.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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
Mike Nichols is a leader in the NCDD as the Michigan State Delegate for 2012-2015
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Monday, October 24, 2011
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.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
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
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
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
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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
Just Because You CAN do Something – Does that Mean that You Should?
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
"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
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
The officer has the burden of proof at a so-called 'implied consent hearing
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Monday, August 29, 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
. . 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
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Categories: OWI
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Categories: Drug Crimes
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Categories: OWI
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Categories: OWI
Watch full coverage of the Bad Blood Challenge as seen on Wood TV
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Monday, May 9, 2011
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
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
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
Karen L. Phillips secured yet another victory in getting a citizen their driving privileges back.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011
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
Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols recently settled a case involving an automobile accident resulting in personal injuries.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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
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Friday, December 10, 2010
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
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
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
"Your safest choice is to find a ride if you have more than two drinks,"
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
The alcohol energy drinks that are sometimes called “blackout-in-a-can” has been banned ...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
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
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
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
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
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
Mike Nichols will author a column on criminal law for attorneys in Michigan.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
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’ 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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving
Read the Powerpoint presentation Mike Nichols gave.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Mike Nichols won a dismissal of an OWI/DUI in Ingham County
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Monday, June 28, 2010
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 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
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
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
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
Karen Phillips won a driver’s license appeal in circuit court.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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
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
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
A ban on texting while driving takes effect in Michigan July 1st.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
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
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
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Friday, April 9, 2010
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes
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Monday, March 29, 2010
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
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
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
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
Read the article from The Detroit News.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
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
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving
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Monday, March 1, 2010
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lear some tips about driving when you have diabetes.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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
Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI
Read an article about the anatomy of a DUI/OWI case.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
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
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
Categories: Michael J. Nichols
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
. . . 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
Attorney Fred Bell successfully argued that the search incident to arrest was unlawful . . .
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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
“there are 3 mistakes that almost everybody makes when stopped by the police after drinking.
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Monday, May 4, 2009
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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 presented lecture to Ingham County Bar Association.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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
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
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
The Nichols Law Firm is sponsoring the annual "Pumpkin Trot" October 19th, 2008 in East Lansing.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Nichols Law Firm has added two new locations to serve the public in Michigan.
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Nichols Law defends student in charge related to riot.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
Complex Case Resolved Thanks to Hours and Hours of Preparation and Research
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Amazing Result Was Due to Hard Work
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Monday, February 18, 2008
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
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 DUI despite a .27 blood alcohol content and an accident!
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Monday, November 19, 2007
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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
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
Twenty minute interview featured discussion about toils of Holland case...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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
Jury acquits after two hours of deliberations despite three eyewitnesses
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Monday, January 1, 2007
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
“Hard work was key to unusual victory” says defense counsel Mike Nichols...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
“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
Wendy Schiller-Nichols represented the estate and family of a young man ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2006
"Hard work and getting the jurors to understand the law were the keys" says defense counsel Mike Nichols
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