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Sunday, December 12, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS ANNOUNCES-FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION-ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST A MICHIGAN-COUNTY-SHERIFF ALLEGING VIOLATIONS-OF-THE LAW IN A MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-ARREST-AND-PROSECUTION

By Michael Nichols

The Nichols Law Firm has sued a local county government in Michigan for violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  The basis of the lawsuit is the fact that the sheriff department refused to respond properly to a request from the Nichols Law Firm under the Act. "A public body has an obligation that is very well defined under Michigan law," said attorney Mike Nichols. The Nichols Law Firm is represented by the Abood-Law-Firm in Lansing, Michigan.

The Nichols Law Firm has also filed suit on behalf of the Abood Law Firm aganst a local police department under the FOIA.  Nichols said: "It seems like a pattern is developing among government representatives of torturing the public's right to know. Michigan has a long tradition of transparent government and the FOIA is all about protecting the rights of the people to know what their elected officials and publicly-paid employees are doing." The Nichols Law Firm is representing the Abood Law Firm in the case. Watch the NLF website for additional details and developments in both cases.

Neither defendant has been served with the individual lawsuits so their identities will not be disclosed until they are served.

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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.