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Entries for June 2009

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father In a Divorce/Custody Battle Obtains Joint Physical Custody

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

10 Year Felony Dismissed For Nichols Law Firm Client

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

Felony Charges Exchanged for a Misdemeanor

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

Major Drug Charges Dismissed for Nichols Law Firm Client

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

NO CUSTOMARY JAIL SENTENCE FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

. . . 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

WEAPONS AND SPEEDING CHARGES DISMISSED

Attorney Fred Bell successfully argued that the search incident to arrest was unlawful . . .

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

MARIJUANA CHARGES ARE DISMISSED FOR AN NLF CLIENT

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

MIKE NICHOLS TO SPEAK AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS (NALS) ON DUI DEFENSE

 “there are 3 mistakes that almost everybody makes when stopped by the police after drinking.

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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.