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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

NLF Fights for Client Who Says His Former Attorney Misled Him In Murder Case

By Michael Nichols

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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Peer Recognition

Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.