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.

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.

Nichols Law Firm client receives least amount of prison time of all co-defendants in a drug conspiracy case in West Michigan.

Mike Nichols presented lecture to Ingham County Bar Association.