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Entries for March 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

THE REASONS TO CHALLENGE A MICHIGAN-DRUNK-DRIVING ARREST AND HOW YOU CAN DO IT: MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI-EXPERT-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS-OF-EAST-LANSING-COMMENTS ON NEW STUDY

A criminal conviction will only make it that much harder for you to find a better job or any job at all if you suffer a criminal conviction.

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Monday, March 28, 2011

PERSONAL INJURY CASE SETTLED FAVORABLY FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols recently settled a case involving an automobile accident resulting in personal injuries. 

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Monday, March 21, 2011

MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-OUIL-EXPERT-MIKE-NICHOLS-OF-EAST-LANSING TO TEACH DUI AT THOMAS-M-COOLEY-LAW-SCHOOL-IN-LANSING

OWI-DUI-OUIL-expert-and-attorney-Mike-Nichols has agreed to serve as an adjunct professor at Cooley-Law-School.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Have your green beer but don't get behind the wheel!

The best way to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day at the bars is to designate a driver and avoid spending the day behind them

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Monday, March 14, 2011

How far should Michigan courts go to avoid Padilla-type ineffective assistance of counsel claims

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering whether to create a new court-rule for plea taking. The question is, will the Court ultimately put the responsibility on the judge or on the lawyers to make sure that the accused has been advised of the potential immigration consequences of a plea of guilty or no contest to a criminal charge?

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

HOW TO GET YOUR MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI-DISMISSED IN FAVOR OF A CIVIL INFRACTION

 Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI expert Mike Nichols recently obtained the dismissal of East-Lansing-OWI-DUI charges against a client in exchange for 2 non-criminal traffic tickets.

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

CONFRONTATION-AND-OWI-DUI-CHARGES: HOW-IT-WORKS

The Supreme Court of the United States is considering a case that will have a big impact on OWI-DUI-OWID cases. The case is Bullcoming v New Mexico.

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

CLIENT KEEPS HIS DRIVERS LICENSE AND HIS JOB AFTER OWI 2ND CHARGE

At the time of his sentencing, which was one year later, he was only required to pay fines and costs.

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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.