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Sunday, August 26, 2012

LEARN THE LABOR DAY DUI CRACKDOWN TARGET TIMES - RIGHT DOWN TO THE SHIFT FROM MICHIGAN OWI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, OWI

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

GRATIOT COUNTY DUI LAWYER TO TAKE ON THE GOVERNMENT IN A DRUNK DRIVING JURY TRIAL

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Monday, July 16, 2012

CALHOUN COUNTY DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE LEADS TO A DISMISSAL FOR BATTLE CREEK DUI LAWYER WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

A traffic stop in Marshall for weaving and touching the lane twice smelled funny to DUI attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols. So she obtained the video and saw it for herself: the accused's driving did not appear to support reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop for suspicion of DUI

Sunday, July 15, 2012

MICHIGAN ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS WARNS MICHIGAN RESIDENTS ABOUT A NEW STATE SUPREME COURT DECISION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Attorney Mike Nichols of Lansing says a new Michigan Supreme Court opinion makes it a little easier for the government to prove driving while license suspended cases.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

IF A TSA OFFICIAL SEARCHES YOUR LUGGAGE FOR PURPOSE OTHER THAN DETECTING A SECURITY THREAT THE SEARCH MAY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Categories: Josh Covert

The United States Ninth Circuit Court recently held that baggage searches conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must be consistent with the TSA’s mission in order to be considered a reasonable search as is required by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

MICHIGAN DUI OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS GETS HIS HANDS ON THE PIPPETTE AND OTHER BLOOD TESTING EQUIPMENT USED IN BLOOD ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND MARIJUANA CASES

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

35 STATES WERE SURVEYED AND MICHIGAN HAS THE LONGEST AVERAGE PERIOD OF INCARCERATION

Categories: Drug Crimes

Last month the Pew Center on the States, a nonprofit division of the Pew Charitable Trusts, released a report which indicated that Michigan has the longest average period of incarceration among the 35 states surveyed.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS LEARNS HOW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A BLOOD TEST INSTRUMENT AT GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY SCHOOL

DUI attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing is attending a course on gas chromatograpy offered by Axion labs this week in Chicago. Nichols said: "it is critical to get my hands on the instruments and learn what makes them tick."

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM ASKS: CAN YOU PASS THE CITIZENSHIP TEST? Challenge your knowledge of American history this Independence Day!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Monday, July 2, 2012

THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE FORENSIC SCIENCE DIVISION GETS TIRED OF NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS: SO THEY CHANGE THEIR POLICY

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan State Police announced that it is changing its protocol for estimating the uncertainty of its analysis for blood alcohol.

Friday, June 29, 2012

MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT MEDICAL MARIHUANA PATIENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE REGISTRY CARDS IN IMMEDIATE POSSESSION IN ORDER TO AVOID PROSECUTION

Categories: Medical Marijuana

In People V Nicholson, the defendant, James Nicholson, was charged with possessing marihuana in violation of MCL 333.7403(2)(d). Mr. Nicholson was arrested after police discovered him in possession of approximately 1 ounce of marihuana.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING REACTS TO THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THIS WEEK ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO HAVE THE LAB ANALYST TESTIFY – “MEDIA HEADLINES ARE INACCURATE AND MISLEADING”

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Supreme Court issued an opinion last week that prompted many people to jump on the result and proclaim key constitutional rights dead.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH OF JULY CAN LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES IN MICHIGAN WITH A NEW LAW THAT MAKES EVEN MORE ACTIVITIY ILLEGAL

Categories: Josh Covert

New Statute Criminalizes Use of Fireworks While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Controlled Substances.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

IF YOU REFUSE THE CHEMICAL TEST IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOUR LICENSE IS AUTOMATICALLY REVOKED:

Categories: OWI

“The lesson is that you should always request a hearing before the Secretary of State hearing officer"

Sunday, June 17, 2012

THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE DO NOT GIVE YOU THE MOST ACCURATE METHOD TO TEST FOR MARIJUANA IN A MICHIGAN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS CASE - MORE REMNANTS OF THE REGIME OF THE INFAMOUS DR. GLINN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

EFFORTS TO CONTROL SYNTHETIC CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES K2, SPICE, YUCATAN FIRE, IVORY WAVE, VANILLA SKY, BLISS AND LOL SOLD NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION INTRODUCED UNDER HOUSE BILL

Categories: Drug Crimes

If this bill passes both houses and becomes law, those who use or sell imitation controlled substances would need to stay informed regarding any possible changes to the schedule of controlled substances via director determination

Monday, June 11, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ON THE LATEST CHANGES TO BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS AT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE LAB: HOPE FOR BETTER SCIENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Flaws in the Michigan State Police Lab

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

MICHIGAN POLICE AGENCIES ARE REPORTING MEDICAL MARIHUANA USERS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Categories: Josh Covert

Several Michigan police agencies are now reporting any interactions they have with medical marihuana patients to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
(NICS).

Sunday, June 3, 2012

"SHOW US THE NOISE" - MIKE NICHOLS FOLLOWS UP WITH THE SUCCESSFUL UNCERTAINTY CHALLENGE BY UNCOVERING A NEW FLAW IN BLOOD ALCOHOL TESTING IN MICHIGAN - HIDDEN INFORMATION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Michigan State Police (MSP) is the only organization in the state that conducts blood alcohol tests for police in the state. The forensic services division for the MSP unfortunately, has a policy of "hiding" information from accused citizens, judges and juries.

Friday, June 1, 2012

NEW BILL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WOULD RECLASSIFY MARIHUANA AS A SCHEDULE 2 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHEN SUED BY MEDICAL MARIHUANA PATIENTS

Categories: Drug Crimes

A bill was recently introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives that would reclassify marihuana as a schedule 2 controlled substance if it is used by qualifying individuals as provided in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

I REFUSED THE CHEMICAL TEST AND NOW THE OFFICER WANTS TO SUSPEND MY LICENSE: IS THERE HOPE?

Categories: Josh Covert

Attorney Joshua Covert recently won an implied consent hearing on behalf of a Nichols Law Firm client.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ALARMING DATA UNCOVERED INDICATING THE ELPD DATAMASTER EXPERIENCED EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Nichols Law Firm has uncovered alarming data which indicates that in April the
East Lansing Police Department experienced extensive problems with their evidentiary breathalyzer instruments (Datamaster or DMT).

Monday, May 28, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO THE LANSING LAB - PROVE THE RELIABILITY OF YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL RESULTS OR YOUR RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROVE A CASE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

"it's just as critical whether your a state representative of an average accused citizen" when it comes to making the lab demonstrate a reliable test.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

EAST LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS VOWS TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO CONFRONT A WITNESS WITH TESTIMONY AGANST THE ACCUSED - DESPITE A NEW RULING FROM MICHIGAN'S HIGHEST COURT

Categories: OWI

...if the trial judge thinks that good cause exists then the trial judge has discretion to let a witness testify via 2-way technology.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

THE LAWYER WHO LITERALLY WROTE THE BOOK ON DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE IS MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING – AND HE JUST UPDATED THE BOOK WITH INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO FIND HOPE WHERE OTHERS ARE HOPELESS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Campaign for transparency in state labs continues.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

SUPER DRUNK ORDINANCES BEING ENACTED BY CITIES, TOWNSHIPS AND MUNICIPALITIES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Super Drunk laws changes the penalties in some areas.

Friday, May 18, 2012

NEW BILL MAY REQUIRE INMATES TO REIMBURSE MUNICIPALITIES FOR INCARCERATION EXPENSES

Categories: Josh Covert

Governor Snyder recently signed Public Act 136 of 2012 which now allows all municipalities to collect reimbursement from inmates for the cost of their incarceration.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

COLORADO LEGISLATORS DO NOT APPROVE PER SE IMPAIRMENT THRESHOLD FOR THC. WHY DO WE HAVE ONE IN MICHIGAN?

Categories: Josh Covert

“The studies preformed to date do not establish a reliable threshold for predicting impairment due to THC blood levels.”

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

CASE DISMISSED FOR CLIENT OF MIKE NICHOLS

Categories: Minor in Possession

A client, charged with a Minor in Possession (MIP) is able to have her case dismissed

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

LANSING CRIMINAL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN CHALLENGING THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE AND ITS STATE OF FORENSIC ANALYSIS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Michigan crime labs struggle to meet standards

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT IS THE LATEST TO BE TOLD BY THE COURT OF APPEALS THAT HIS USE OF THE PROTECTIONS OF THE LAW IS ILLEGAL

Categories: Josh Covert

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently released an unpublished opinion in which the court shut down a medical marijuana user’s right to the protection of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act.

Monday, May 14, 2012

INTELLIGENT FINGERPRINTING DEVICE THE NEXT TECHNOLOGY DEVICE IN DUI INVESTIGATIONS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

It is unknown whether the Michigan legislature will authorize the use of handheld fingerprint devices in DUI investigations as it has authorized the use of PBTs.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

STATEMENTS MADE TO CLERGY MAY BE CONFIDENTIAL

Categories: Josh Covert

If you are charged with a crime because of something you said to a minister, pastor, priest or other religious figure, it is important that you hire an attorney who understands the relevant statutes governing the confidentiality of such statements

Friday, May 11, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-OUID LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS TO MICHIGAN LAWMAKERS: DON’T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATE IN VETERANS COURT BY STAINING THEM WITH A DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION THAT OTHERS CAN AVOID

Categories: OWI

“I can tell you about one young man who served our country in the army, went overseas and came back without any of the structure that he was trained and lived under for years. He had a hard time adjusting after his service: drank too much while he was out one night and he was arrested for operating while intoxicated – which is a traffic offense.. . ."

Thursday, May 10, 2012

DRE PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA IN TROUBLE: EAST LANSING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS COMMENTS ON ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE OFFICER

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY BUT ARE NOT A LEGAL DRINKER YOU WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED FOR SEEKING HELP

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

New law allows amnesty from prosecution for underage drinkers seeking medical attention

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

ARE YOU, OR YOUR CHILD TOO YOUNG TO DRINK, BUT NOT TOO YOUNG TO SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Juvenile life sentences have been the subject of much debate over the last several years.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

IF A MOTORCYCLIST CRASHED HIS BIKE FROM LOOSE GRAVEL, CAN THEY SUE?

Categories: Personal Injury

What does this mean for Michigan motorcyclist? If a motorcyclist crashes his bike and sustains serious injuries as a result of hitting loose gravel in the roadway, whether deposited there by the road commission or appears naturally, the motorist cannot sue because it is not a “defect”.

Monday, May 7, 2012

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VS MICHIGAN’S NEW NO-HELMET LAW FOR MOTORCYCLISTS:

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Wearing a crash helmet while riding a motorcycle is now optional for Michigan residents. Being a riding enthusiast, Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols understands the pros and cons of wearing a helmet.

Monday, May 7, 2012

DIABETIC DRIVER HAS OWI DISMISSED BECAUSE HE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO MICHIGAN'S IMPLIED CONSENT ACT: MIKE NICHOLS PLEASED FOR HIS CLIENT

Categories: Drunk-Driving

A West Michigan man who suffers from Type I diabetes got his life back recently when OWI and Child Endangerment Charges in a Michigan court were dismissed on the eve of trial.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

IF YOU HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL DRIVER LICENSE – POLICE DO NOT HAVE A REASON TO ARREST YOU

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A visitor, alien or illegal alien may drive on your out of state or international driver license in Michigan,

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

WILL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS INCREASE WITH PROPOSED LEGISLATION OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES ACCESSING PUBLIC ROADS

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Will off-road vehicles (ORV) be allowed on roads?

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

WHEN POSSESSION OF MEDIBLES CARRIES GREATER RISK

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

Medibles are interesting from a legal perspective because they only contain a small percentage of marijuana in comparison to the medibles weight.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

WHEN EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE-FIND OUT HOW OWI-ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS CAN HELP YOU LIKE HE RECENTLY DID FOR A MICHIGAN WOMAN WHO SAW HER DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES DISMISSED

Categories: Drunk-Driving

"I was thrilled to end the week recently with a phone call to a client to tell her that her OWI was getting dismissed,"

Sunday, April 29, 2012

THE SCIENCE OF MARIJUANA IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT IN THE HUMAN BLOOD

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

The Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that means that a sick person who is certified to use marijuana to treat nausea, chronic pain or other symptoms, still cannot drive regardless of how long ago the person used marijuana or whether the person is impaired by marijuana, so long as THC is detectable in their bloodstream.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

POLICE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO BAIT CITIZENS INTO BREAKING THE LAW BY BREAKING IT THEMSELVES: THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM APPROVES RULING BY MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT:

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“the right to be free from an unreasonable search of a residence is one of the most important rights we have as United States citizens

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

LICENSE RESTORED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CLIENT CHARGED WITH OWI

Categories: OWI

...the hearing, which could have resulted in a 1 year suspension of his driving privileges, resulted in the best possible outcome after the hearing officer granted the appeal, reinstating all driving privileges.

Monday, April 23, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES: DID THE OFFICER GO TOO FAR IN THREATENING YOU WITH A COURT ORDERED TEST

Categories: Drunk-Driving

LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS YOU NEED TO REVIEW THE AUDIO OR VIDEO IN DETAIL AND WRITE DOWN EVERY WORD YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE IMPLIED CONSENT WARNINGS

Friday, April 20, 2012

FLAWED FORENSIC EVIDENCE LEADS TO UNLAWFUL CONVICTIONS

Categories: Domestic Violence

The FBI Lab had produced flawed, unreliable evidence in up to 7,000 criminal cases.

Friday, April 20, 2012

MORE MONEY SPENT ON LANSING POLICE HEADQUARTERS, LESS MONEY SPENT ON POLICE RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND STAFF

Categories: OWI

If you are accused of a crime by the Lansing Police Department and want an attorney who will be committed to results, contact the Nichols Law Firm at (517) 432-9000.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-OWID LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS SAYS YOUR USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS NOT A POLICE OFFICER’S BUSINESS AND YOU SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE YOUR STATUS AS A PATIENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR MEDICINE IN YOUR POSSESSION

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

“I read the language in the medical marijuana act that only prohibits driving while under the influence OF marijuana as creating an exception; in other words so long as the person is not under the influence of their medicine they can drive.”

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI LAWS: CAN THE NUMBERS LIE?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Did you know that you can be arrested for drunk driving even though you blew a .07 or below on the preliminary breath test and/or the Datamaster machine?

Sunday, April 15, 2012

CRACK DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING OR OWI BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

It is very important for people charged with operating while intoxicated or drunk driving to review all of the evidence that the State of Michigan has against them before making any decision in any drunk driving case.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS THAT YOU TOOK BEFORE DRIVING ARE NONE OF A POLICE OFFICER'S BUSINESS SAYS MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

"one way to respond is 'I am not going to be answering questions about my personal health. That is private.'"

Thursday, April 12, 2012

CLIENT, WHOSE JOB REQUIRED HIM TO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF CANADA, WAS FACING A CONVICTION OF OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED. WITH SUCH HIGH STAKES, WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A CARELESS DRIVING FOR HER CLIENT

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols obtained a Careless Driving for her client who was charged with Operating While Intoxicated.

Monday, April 9, 2012

PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER DISMISSED: EAST LANSING ATTORNEY WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS OBTAINS JUSTICE FOR A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Judge to terminate PPO Order issued against Nichols Law Firm client.

Friday, April 6, 2012

DISMISSAL OF 7 MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OBTAINED FOR CLIENT

Categories: Drug Crimes

Karen Phillips secured the dismissal of 7 of 8 misdemeanor charges, including possession of marijuana. . .

Thursday, April 5, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS WINS LICENSE BACK FOR CLIENT

Categories: OWI

License returned to Michigan law maker

Monday, April 2, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS ACCEPTED INTO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols has been accepted into the American Academy of Forensic Science as a member of the jurisprudence section.

Monday, April 2, 2012

ICBA CRIMINAL LAW SECTION CHAIR ANNOUNCES A NEW TWIST TO "APRIL IN THE D"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A first of its kind training is coming to Detroit. The motor city will host a drug recognition training course for lawyers April 12-14. "Police officers are already being trained at an increasingly fast pace in this investigation technique,"

Sunday, March 25, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-DUI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TAKES A .11/.10 BREATH TEST WITH BAD DRIVING TO TRIAL; THE VERDICT: NOT GUILTY!

Categories: Drunk-Driving

An Ontario, Canada man has his life back despite an OWI-OUIL-DUI charge in East Lansing that would have stained him as a drunk driver and complicated his efforts to help people in Michigan and elsewhere.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

SUPREME COURT ISSUES AN OPINION THAT RAISES THE BAR FOR CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS MICHIGAN DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING SPEAKS OUT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

...why practicing criminal defense is a unique area in which lawyers should not dabble,"

Friday, March 23, 2012

MOTION TO SUPPRESS SUCCESSFUL FOR OWI CHARGE BASED ON LACK OF REASONABLE SUSPICION

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

The Judge granted the motion stating that the type of driving he observed on the video did not rise to the level that would violate the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code.

Monday, March 19, 2012

SURGICAL IMPLANT COSTS: CAN NO-FAULT INSURERS REQUEST THE WHOLESALE COST OF DURABLE MEDICAL PRODUCTS FROM MEDICAL PROVIDERS?

Categories: Personal Injury

Since the surgical implants are stand-alone items that can be easily quantified, the doctor had to disclose what it cost the doctor to purchase surgical implants.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

FELONY DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN THE MIDDLE DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS’ CROSS EXAMINATION

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Jackson County Judge dismisses felony OWI charges during cross examination by Mike Nichols

Monday, March 12, 2012

DRUG RECOGNITION EVALUATOR-OFFICERS COME TO MICHIGAN

Categories: Drug Crimes

Michigan OWI attorney Mike Nichols ready to challenge junk science

Thursday, March 8, 2012

EAST LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO CALL ON LANSING TOXICOLOGY LAB TO LET THE PUBLIC LOOK INSIDE THE VIALS

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

East Lansing DUI attorney Mike Nichols will call on the forensic services division of the Michigan State Police to open its lab to the public

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS STATEMENT ON RELEASE BY MSU OF UNEDITED VIDEO IN BOB GENETSKI CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Bob stands by his innocence and only wants a fair trial like anyone else.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

EAST LANSING OWI ATTORNEY CALLED ON FOR HIS EXPERTISE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Sunday, March 4, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS SEEKS TO CORRECT THE MISPERCEPTION THAT BOB GENETSKI IS SEEKING SPECIAL TREATMENT

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Watch the news conference here:

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BOB GENETSKI CASE – MIKE NICHOLS RESPONDS TO MEDIA INACCURACIES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

State Representative Bob Genetski is exercising his right to retain full driving privileges even though a Michigan State University Department of Public Safety officer claims he refused an evidential breath test. “As reported on M-Live and in the Grand Rapids Press, Bob’s license has not been suspended. That is inaccurate,”

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

.18 BLOOD GUESSTIMATE AND AN ACCIDENT BUT NOT GUILTY ON AN OWI-OUI-DUI CHARGE

Battle Creek jury says not guilty for a Nichols Law Firm client accused of drunk driving

Monday, February 20, 2012

REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO AN EVIDENTIARY CHEMICAL TEST (DATAMASTER) DISMISSED BY SECRETARY OF STATE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Secretary of State dismisses refusal to submit

Monday, February 20, 2012

LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO SPEAK AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES THIS WEEK

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols, who is known as a skilled OWI-DUI-OUIL attorney in Michigan, will speak at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences on February 23, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Monday, February 20, 2012

LAWSUIT FILED BY SNOWMOBILER

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Avid snowmobiler, Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols writes about personal injury protection under the No Fault Act.

Friday, February 17, 2012

WHAT IS IT WORTH TO THE GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT FINES, COSTS AND FEES FROM AN OWI-OUIL-DUI?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

All officers are not like the officers involved in the case in Seattle of the “missing video,” but this is surely not an isolated incident.

Friday, February 17, 2012

WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS ON THE LIABILITY AND THE JOY OF CHILDREN LEARNING TO SKI

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

In this unpublished opinion, Plaintiff, a 13 year old boy, was taking snowboarding lessons at a Michigan ski resort. The instructor at one point, stopped and turned to the boy and signaled to him to cross the hill.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

OWI CHARGE IN EAST LANSING DISMISSED: CLIENT'S FACEBOOK STATUS CHANGED FROM PRESUMED INNOCENT TO VINDICATED

Categories: OWI

A Lansing man was stopped at 2:30 in the morning shortly before Christmas last year. His car's passenger side tires were straddling the lane marker. The officer asked him why?

Sunday, February 12, 2012

PIP benefits will pay for lost wages for up to 3 years, medical bills for life, attendant care and replacement services.

Categories: Personal Injury

The case of Marcoux v Home Owners Insurance (unpublished) involved a snowmobiler who smashed into the rear-end of a parked van sustaining serious injuries.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

CITY OF LANSING TRIES TO CONVICT A CITIZEN OF DRUNK DRIVING DESPITE FALSIFIED DATAMASTER SIMULATION RECORDS -- AND LOSES

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Lansing City Attorney's office failed in its recent attempt to hide the fact that its datamaster simulator records were falsified.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

IF YOU ARE A DIABETIC AND STOPPED ON SUSPICION OF OWI-OUIL-DUI IN MICHIGAN, TELL THE OFFICER ABOUT YOUR CONDITION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Michigan Court of Appeals sent a recent message to drivers stopped and investigated for drunk driving: tell the officer about your diabetic condition if you suffer from this illness.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Thursday, January 26, 2012

EAST LANSING OWI-DUI-OUIL EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CALLS THE BRAIN DRAIN AT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE A DETRIMENT TO THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“I think there is a little feeling that they are untouchable on drunk and drugged driving charges at the MSP because the judiciary has created almost a ‘DUI exception’ to the constitution.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS BEWARE: WATCH WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE OR POLICE WILL CONFISCATE YOUR LAWFULLY-POSSESSED MARIJUANA

Categories: Drug Crimes

The state attorney general has struck again in his efforts to quash the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.The state attorney general has struck again in his efforts to quash the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

USE OF HAND HELD MOBILE PHONES BANNED FOR DRIVERS OPERATING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES IN MICHIGAN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Drivers are now completely prohibited from using hand-held mobile telephones if they are operating a commercial motor vehicle.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

NICHOLS LAW FIRM SUPPRESSED DATAMASTER RESULTS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Karen Phillips successfully suppressed Datamaster results of .15 and .13 for a client of the Nichols Law Firm.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

JURY REJECTS FALSIFIED RECORDS FROM THE LANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT IN LANSING DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Lansing Police Department claims that it promotes transparency by providing the logs for simulator checks on its breath test device on the internet (http://www.lansingmi.gov/police/doc_library.jsp).

Sunday, January 8, 2012

LANSING CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ON A NEW COURT RULE THAT DOES NOT SATISFY YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO CONFRONT YOUR ACCUSER

Categories: Domestic Violence

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a new rule of procedure in Michigan Courts that would offend the confrontation clause of the United States Constitution if passed.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS PENDING BILL WOULD CRIMINALIZE CAFFINATED DRIVING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Coffee lovers beware: the legislature is coming after your right to party. The Michigan Senate is considering Senate Bill 353.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A HOLIDAY GIFT COURTESY OF THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM DUI LAWYERS: NO PROBATION, NO JAIL AND NO INTERLOCK DESPITE A HIGH BAC IN A MICHIGAN-DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A court agreed to impose no probation or jail pending the outcome of a substance abuse assessment in a Michigan OWI-OUIL-DUI case in order to resolve the case without the need to rule on a motion. . .

Friday, December 30, 2011

MICHIGAN POLICE AGENCIES SHOULD MAKE A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION: TREAT DRIVERS FAIRLY WHEN INVESTIGATING THEM FOR OUIL-DUI-OWI-OWID BECAUSE MANY ARE STILL NOT FOLLOWING STATEWIDE STANDARDS FOR GIVING AND INTERPRETING ROADSIDE SOBRIETY TESTS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Police agencies throughout Michigan are still not following statewide standards for giving drivers suspected of OUIL-OWI-OWID roadside sobriety tests and its causing many people to go to court or face false charges of violating Michigan's drunk driving laws.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

WHETHER YOU ARE TOASTING THE HOLIDAYS OR MAKING YOUR RELATIVES EASIER TO LOVE – DO NOT LET A POLICE OFFICER STUFF YOUR STOCKING WITH AN OWI-DUI-OUIL CHARGE IN MICHIGAN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“Beer is good” says it all.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

GOVERNOR SNYDER APPROVES A LAW TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF JUDGES IN MICHIGAN – OWI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS EXPRESSES CONCERN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation to give Michigan residents a lump of coal at Christmas.

Monday, December 19, 2011

CIRCUIT JUDGE TO RULE ON WHETHER A STOP FOR DUI IN EAST LANSING WAS PROPER

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A circuit court judge has granted a stay of trial in an East Lansing drunk driving case in order to hear arguments about whether a police officer violated the constitution by stopping a Michigan State University student stopped for failing to yield

Sunday, December 18, 2011

WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT SETTLED FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT IN FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Categories: Wrongful Death

Wendy Schiller-Nichols recently settled a Wrongful Death suit for a fatal automobile accident involving 3 vehicles. Wendy’s client was 1 of 3 plaintiffs involved in the Wrongful Death suit, which were the driver & 2 backseat passengers.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

4 PRIOR DUI-OWI-OUIL CONVICTIONS AND STILL NO JAIL TERM AND NO LIFETIME FELONY

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

After a circuit court judge in Ingham County suppressed the results of the blood draw for a violation of the implied consent act, the man was charged with his 5^th OWI when he experienced a relapse and drove.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

OWI-OUIL-DUI CHARGE WITH A .13 BREATH ALCOHOL ESTIMATE IN MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING CASE: CASE DISMISSED THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF EAST LANSING ATTORNEY WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

A citizen accused of drunk driving in East Lansing has his life back thanks to Wendy Schiller-Nichols. Ms. Schiller-Nichols got all charges dismissed and obtained a Careless Driving for her client, who now has a new lease on life.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

THE GOVERNMENT MAY BE HIDING INFORMATION THAT COULD FREE CITIZENS ACCUSED OF DRUNK DRIVING IN LANSING

The constitution of the United States allows every accused citizen to have access to all evidence in a case.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

DUI-OUIL-OWI ARRESTS WILL SKYROCKET ON THANKSGIVING EVE IN LANSING, EAST LANSING AND ALL OVER MICHIGAN

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The biggest bar night of the year in Michigan is now one of the biggest bust nights of the year for police officers enforcing Michigan's drunk driving laws.

Friday, November 18, 2011

YOU CAN AVOID JAIL – EVEN PROBATION DESPITE A HIGH BAC, AN ACCIDENT AND PRIOR DUI ISSUES SAYS LANSING OWI-DUI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS

If you have had breath or blood alcohol content figures that exceed certain levels, judges usually impose jail time, or at least probation for an OWI conviction in Michigan. “However, the right leg-work can make a world of difference...

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS’ WORK FEATURED IN A SCIENTIFIC-LEGAL JOURNAL

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols, a DUI-OWI-OUIL expert, is featured in “Scientific Sleuthing Review” a journal on legal-scientific issues published by a George Washington University Law Professor. “Professor James Starrs wrote about the measurement uncertainty opinion issued by Judge Wadel in our challenge to the Michigan State Police lab’s blood alcohol analysis procedures,”

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY KAREN PHILLIPS GETS RESTRICTED LICENSE REINSTATED

East Lansing attorney Karen Phillips, a DUI-OWI-OUIL attorney, represented a citizen accused to have violated the terms of their restricted license with a “rolling retest violation” on a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID).

Monday, November 7, 2011

WINNING YOUR LICENSE BACK EVEN IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TAKES IT AWAY FOR A REFUSAL: MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS SAYS IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE

Michigan drivers are deemed to have given their consent to a breath, blood or urine test if arrested by a police officer on suspicion of OWI.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

OWI-DUI-OUIL EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS NAMED TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

OWI-DUI-OUIL expert Mike Nichols, an attorney, author and law professor, has been named as a presenter at the 2012 American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual conference in Atlanta Georgia.

Monday, October 24, 2011

TWO NICHOLS LAW FIRM ATTORNEYS ARE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE

Mike Nichols is a leader in the NCDD as the Michigan State Delegate for 2012-2015

Monday, October 24, 2011

DUI-OUIL-OWI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS SHOWS THE LACK OF QUALFICATIONS IN MICHIGAN'S NEW BREATH TEXT EXPERT: JUDGE AGREES AND EXCLUDES TESTIMONY ON THE SCIENCE OF BREATH TESTING

A judge in Eaton County rejected the proposed expert testimony from the head of the Michigan State Police breath alcohol unit on the science of breath testing.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS OBTAINED A DISMISSAL OF HER CLIENT'S DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE

Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a dismissal of her client’s Drunk Driving charge.

Monday, October 17, 2011

LANSING OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS TEACHES LAWYERS ON THE LATEST DUI TRENDS

Mike Nichols, a Lansing OWI-OUIL-DUI expert, attorney, author and adjunct law professor, taught Michigan lawyers on Retrograde Extrapolation at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING AUDIT SHOWS DUI ARRESTS ARE DOWN BUT LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS DRIVERS SHOULD BE WARY OF AGGRESSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT

The 2011 Michigan drunk driving audit shows that the number of drunk driving injuries were down for the year.

Monday, September 26, 2011

MICHIGAN OWI-DUI-OUIL CASES REQUIRE JUDGE TO CONSIDER SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT - MICHIGAN'S DUI EXPERTS OVERTURN JUDGE'S SENTENCING DECISION BASED ON STATEMENTS MADE BY THE ACCUSED

A 24 year old Michigan man was nearly victimized by his own honesty during a substance abuse evaluation for his sentencing on a first offense for OWI

Sunday, September 18, 2011

EAST LANSING OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CONTINUES TO GET PRAISE FROM HIS COLLEAGUES FOR HIS "TIRELESS FIGHT" IN CHALLENGING THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS PROCEDURES

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

DRIVING PRIVILEGES RESTORED BY THE MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT WITH TWO PREVIOUS ALCOHOL-RELATED CONVICTIONS

Attorney Karen Phillips of The Nichols Law Firm won back the driving privileges for a client convicted of two alcohol-related charges.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

MICHIGAN’S DUI-OUIL-OWI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS OF LANSING RESPONDS TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT’S PROPOSAL TO CREATE A NOTICE AND DEMAND SYSTEM FOR ASSERTING YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN A OWI-OWID BLOOD TEST CASE

Just Because You CAN do Something – Does that Mean that You Should?

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

PROTECT YOUR FUTURE: MAKE SURE ANY COURT SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT IS ACCURRATE

"We recently had had a probation officer misinterpret the value the client input into the hand scored substance abuse assessment," said OWI defense attorney Mike Nichols

Thursday, September 1, 2011

NICHOLS LAW FIRM LAWYERS ARE LEADERS

East Lansing OWI-DUI-OUIL expert attorney Mike Nichols accepted an invitation to speak at a national continuing legal education conference on measurement uncertainty.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

WIN YOUR LICENSE BACK IN A MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CASE EVEN WHEN THE OFFICER CLAIMS YOU REFUSED A CHEMICAL TEST UNDER THE SO-CALLED IMPLIED CONSENT LAW

The officer has the burden of proof at a so-called 'implied consent hearing

Monday, August 29, 2011

LANSING-DUI-OUIL-OWI-EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CONTINUES TO BATTLE THE MICHIGAN-STATE-POLICE-OVER-IMPROPER REPORTING OF BLOOD ALCOHOL ANALYSIS

A judge in Ludington heard testimony from a physicist last week, who explained that the Michigan State Police have yet to properly analyze and report the uncertainty in the measurement of a person's blood alcohol content

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

DUI-OWI-OUIL-ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS THAT THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF A SUPREME COURT CASE IS ALREADY HITTING HOME FOR MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-OUIL CASES

The Michigan Supreme Court has proposed a new rule for courts that will make it easier for prosecutors to admit evidence despite constitutional safeguards.

Friday, August 12, 2011

DISCOVERING YOUR DEFENSE FROM A MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI-OUIL IN THE STATE'S OWN EVIDENCE OF RETROGRADE EXTRAPOLATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The prosecution in a Michigan DUI-OWI-OUIL case often reach so far to prove the case against you that the proseucutor will use evidence that is "forensically unreliable."

Friday, August 12, 2011

CLIENT'S MINOR IN POSSESSION DISMISSED

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a dismissal of her client’s Minor in Possession (MIP) charge.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

LANSING DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS AND LANSING DUI-OWI-OUIL ATTORNEY KAREN PHILLIPS BOTH COMPLETE THE RIGOROUS SUMMER SESSION FOR THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Expert DUI-OWI-OUIL Attorney Mike Nichols of East Lansing completed the summer session for the National College of DUI Defense July 28-30 in Cambridge Massachusets.

Monday, July 25, 2011

DON’T LET YOURSELF GET CAUGHT IN THE DRUNK DRIVING TRAP: NEWS REPORTS SAY THAT WHERE YOU ARE ARRESTED COULD DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR CASE – BUT OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS SAYS WHO STANDS BY YOU MATTERS MORE!

Nichols challenged the figures used to estimate the cost of a drunk driving case in fines, costs and fees.

Monday, July 25, 2011

MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI EXPERT ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS TO TEACH OTHER LAWYERS AT THE INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Mike Nichols will teach other lawyers about the method of “retrograde extrapolation” at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) drunk driving update this fall.

Monday, July 25, 2011

MICHIGAN'S-DUI-OUIL-OWI-LAWYER-MIKE-NICHOLS-HELPS-CHANGE-THE-EXPUNGEMENT-LAW-IN-MICHIGAN

More people will have the opportunity to remove a criminal conviction in Michigan thanks to changes in the law on setting aside a conviction or "expungement," that Mike Nichols helped push through the legislature.More people will have the opportunity to remove a criminal conviction in Michigan thanks to changes in the law on setting aside a conviction or "expungement," that Mike Nichols helped push through the legislature.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Attorney fights to win freedom for man wrongfully accused of a life offense

Lansing-criminal-defense-attorney Karen Phillips got criminal-charges-dismissed for a client of the Nichols Law Firm after nearly 7 months of fighting.

Monday, June 27, 2011

OWI-DUI-OUIL-EXPERT-KAREN-PHILLIPS-ON-PROTECTING-YOUR-LICENSE-WHILE-YOUR-APPEAL-IS-PENDING

Do you know that even if you are convicted of a DUI, or your license is suspended because you refused a chemical test, you can still keep your license if you appeal.

Monday, June 27, 2011

MICHIGAN’S-EXPERT-DUI-OWI-OUIL-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS-RESPONDS-TO-NEW-LAW-THAT-COULD-LEAD-TO-THE-DISMISSAL-OF-YOUR-OWI-DUI-OUIL-CASE

The lab technician who tried to detect and measure the amount of alcohol in your blood must be present at court or your-constitutional-rights-are-violated.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Operating While Intoxicated dismissed by Ingham County Judge

. . were sufficient reason to suspect a person of driving while impaired, a substantial portion of the public would be subject each day to an invasion of their privacy."

Sunday, May 22, 2011

WHY-YOUR-MICHIGAN-OWI-OWID-DUI-OUIL-SHOULD-BE-THROWN-OUT-BECAUSE-OF-CONTAMINATED-EVIDENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Sunday, May 22, 2011

ARRESTED AT THE ART FESTIVAL?

Categories: OWI

Thursday, May 12, 2011

EAST-LANSING-MARIJUANA-CHARGE-DISMISSED-THANKS-TO-ASSERTIVE-ADVOCACY-BY-MICHIGAN-ALCOHOL-AND-DRUG-EXPERT-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS

Categories: Drug Crimes

Thursday, May 12, 2011

NEW-BREATH-TEST-INSTRUMENT-IN-MICHIGAN-APPEARS-TO-BE-FAR-FROM-PERFECT-ACCORDING-TO-MICHIGAN-DUI-OWI-OUIL-EXPERT-ATTORNEY-AND-LAW-PROFESSOR-MIKE-NICHOLS

Categories: OWI

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Blood-tests-in-Michigan-DUI-OUIL-OWI-cases-found-to-be-unreliable

Categories: OWI

Watch full coverage of the Bad Blood Challenge as seen on Wood TV

Monday, May 9, 2011

REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY IN HOTEL ROOMS

Categories: Drug Crimes

Ever stay in a hotel room and the next day when you are supposed to check-out, you sneak a little longer stay that is beyond the check-out time?

Thursday, May 5, 2011

FATHER AWARDED JOINT PHYSICAL AND LEGAL CUSTODY

Categories: Divorce

Children need both parents in their lives after the stress that a divorce can place on them, and it is in their best interest to have that when practicable.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

MICHIGAN-ATTORNEY-KAREN-PHILLIPS-GETS-NOT-GUILTY-ON-ALL-CHARGES-IN-2008-CEDARFEST-TRIAL-IN-EAST-LANSING

Categories: Minor in Possession

Lansing-attorney-Karen-Phillips was the only attorney to secure an acquittal on all charges for her client, an alleged “Cedar-Fest rioter” after a 2008 incident.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

CITIZENS GETS HIS LICENSE BACK WITH ASSISTANCE OF ATTORNEY KAREN PHILLIPS

Karen L. Phillips secured yet another victory in getting a citizen their driving privileges back.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

ATTORNEY PHILLIPS NEGOTIATED A RESULT THAT KEPT A MOTHER OUT OF PRISON

Categories: Parenting Time

Criminal defense attorney Karen L. Phillips resolved a case for a mother who was charged with 3 felonies after she allowed her daughter to drive her vehicle.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

MICHIGAN-ATTORNEY-KAREN-PHILLIPS-BECOMES-A- MEMBER-OF-THE-NATIONAL-COLLEGE-FOR-DUI-DEFENSE

Lansing-OWI-DUI-OUIL-attorney-Karen-Phillips of the Nichols-Law-Firm, PLLC, has joined the ranks of experienced attorneys and experts as a general member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD).

Sunday, April 24, 2011

MICHIGAN-ATTORNEY-MIKE-NICHOLS-SAYS-THAT-THE-NEW-BREATH-TEST-INSTRUMENT-IN-MICHIGAN-IS-NOT-PERFECT-AFTER-DEMONSTRATIONS-AT-A-NATIONAL-SCIENTIFIC-EVIDENCE-CONFERENCE

Lansing-OWI-DUI-OUIL-expert-Mike-Nichols told a Lansing radio show that the Datamaster DMT is not perfect.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

POTENTIAL EXPUNGEMENT CHANGE FOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Monday, February 21, 2011

MIKE-NICHOLS-COMMENTS-FOR-LANSING-MEDIA-ON-THE IMPACT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL-VOTE-TO-EXTEND THE USA-PATRIOT-ACT

Lansing-Criminal-Defense-Attorney, author, instructor and expert-on-OWI-DUI-OUIL-Mike-Nichols was asked to comment on the latest vote by Congress extending the so-called “Patriot Act.”

Monday, January 31, 2011

MIKE NICHOLS QUOTED ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW’S PERCEIVED “AMBIGUITIES.”

Criminal Defense expert and Lansing attorney Mike Nichols denied that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act was written to be deliberately vague

Thursday, January 27, 2011

THE CONSTITUTION-WINS-IN-A-MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CASE AND ALL CHARGES ARE DISMISSED

A life-changing criminal conviction for OWI-OUIL-DUI was brought to a halt by the Constitution because a police officer went too far

Monday, January 24, 2011

Your Constitutional-Rights-Protect You From Being Convicted-of-a-crime-in-Michigan Without Live Testimony From All The Witnesses Who Offer Evidence Against You

One of the most important rights of the constitution is the right to require witnesses to come to court and take an oath.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

MICHIGAN DUI EXPERT ATTENDS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

East Lansing attorney Michael J. Nichols will attend the American Association of Forensic Science (AAFS) annual conference in Chicago during the week of Februaray 21st.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

WHEN THE FACTS ARE TOUGH AND THE JUDGE HELPS THE PROSECUTOR: WHAT TO GAIN FROM GOING TO TRIAL-IN-A-MICHIGAN-DUI-OWI-OUIL

I was trained and continue to believe strongly that when a client wants a trial, my job is to give him or her their best day in court no matter how hard I have to work and no matter how great the sacrifice

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Medical Marijuana Club Owner Will Continue to Face Criminal Charges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

An Ingham-County-Judge-refused-to-dismiss-criminal-charges against the owner of a medical-marijuana club in the Lansing-area, leaving the case pending in the new year.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

New Options for Repeat OWI-OUIL Offenders in Michigan

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A new law takes effect January 1, 2011 that will give OWI-OUIL-DUI arrestees in Michigan an option to preserve a restricted license.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

OWI-OUIL-DUI Arrests on the rise with new crackdown

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

"Law enforcement officers are specifically targeting drunk drivers right now through the end of the year,"

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

“OPERATING” IN OPERATING-WHILE-INTOXICATED CASES IS DEFINED FROM A LANSING-OWI/DUI-ARREST-AND-CONVICTION BY THE MICHIGAN-COURT-OF-APPEALS … AGAIN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

OWI 1ST CHARGE NEGOTIATED TO A CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a Careless Driving for her client who was charged with OWI 1^st and blew a .12 on the Datamaster...

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

Friday, December 10, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS ON THE RIGHT TO PRESENT A DEFENSE

I often wonder when it was that many judges decided citizens accused of a crime had to prove something during a trial.

Monday, December 6, 2010

POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA "K2" AND "SPICE" NOW A MISDEMEANOR

New legislation on controlled substances effective October 1, 2010 make it a misdemeanor to knowingly use or possess synthetic marijuana.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

GIVE YOURSELF THE GIFT OF AVOIDING A HOLIDAY DUI-OWI-IN-MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN-OWI-EXPERT-MIKE-NICHOLS

"Your safest choice is to find a ride if you have more than two drinks,"

Saturday, December 4, 2010

MICHIGAN-LIQUOR-CONTROL-COMMISSION-RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT “BLACKOUT-IN-A-CAN” AND BANS ALCOHOL-ENERGY-DRINKS

The alcohol energy drinks that are sometimes called “blackout-in-a-can” has been banned ...

Sunday, November 21, 2010

MICHIGAN-DRIVER-KEEPS-HIS-LICENSE-DESPITE-CONVICTION-FOR-MICHIGAN-OWI-DUI

A circuit court judge in the upper peninsula has ordered the Michigan Secretary of State to refrain from suspending the license of a Michigan driver, even though that driver was convicted of operating while intoxicated

Sunday, November 21, 2010

DRIVING AND MAINTAINING YOUR LANE – DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE LANES IF YOU SEE A POLICE CAR OR OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER?

If you are travelling over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for the holidays. You do not need to slow down highway traffic. . .

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

RESOLVING YOUR MICHIGAN OWI-DUI WITH A RECKLESS AS OPPOSED TO IMPAIRED: A PERSPECTIVE FROM AN EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY IN MICHIGAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN MICHIGAN-DRUNK-DRIVING-CHARGES

A lawyer has a duty to communicate EVERY plea offer made to the client according to the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Superdrunk Now In Effect!

A person convicted with a breath/blood alcohol content of .17 grams per 210 liters of breath/100 mililiters of blood is now subject to greater penalties.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Mike Nichols Blocks Prosecutor From Introducing Evidence

A prosecutor attempted to introduce evidence in the middle of trial that had not been previously disclosed and was stopped by a northern Michigan judge from introducing it

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

New Column On Criminal Law For Attorneys

Mike Nichols will author a column on criminal law for attorneys in Michigan.

Monday, October 18, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS PROMOTES THE 2010-2011 EDITION OF THE WEST MICHIGAN-OWI HANDBOOK AT A NATIONAL OWI-DUI-OUIL CONFERENCE

Mike Nichols’ book: “the Michigan-OWI-Handbook” by a leading national publisher, Thomson Reuters West (www.thomsonreuters.com) was on display at the National College of DUI Defense/National Association of Criminal-Defense-Lawyers conference in Las Vegas Nevada.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

"SUPERDRUNK" REVISION TO THE MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI-LAW AMONG NEW UPDATES IN OWI-HANDBOOK BY MIKE NICHOLS

The 2010 update to the Michigan OWI handbook by Thomsen West publishing and authored by Mike Nichols has been released.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

HOW TO TURN YOUR MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI ARREST INTO A REFUND CHECK FROM THE COURT FOR THE RETURN-OF-YOUR-BOND

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A Lansing man walked out of court on Monday, September 20, 2010 with a check for the balance of his bond.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

EAST LANSING OWI DEFENDANTS MAY HAVE A CHANCE FOR A REDUCED CHARGE OR DISMISSAL DUE TO DEFECTIVE DATAMASTER

For every case that involves Operating While Intoxicated, the Nichols Law Firm requests the calibration logs for the Datamaster that was used the night of the arrest.

Monday, September 6, 2010

MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CHARGE DISMISSED WITHOUT TRIAL

OWI charges were dismissed in a Lansing-area-OUIL/OWI case for a Nichols Law Firm client. “The client’s breath test was right at the borderline of .08,”

Monday, September 6, 2010

WINNING BACK YOUR LICENSE THROUGH THE IMPLIED-CONSENT HEARING IN A MICHIGAN OWI CASE

A big misconception among people is that when the police officer says that he is going to report you to the Secretary of State for refusing a chemical test following an arrest for violation the Michigan-OWI-OUIL-DUI-laws,

Thursday, August 19, 2010

CASE DISMISSED IN AN OWI II

Case dismissed against a Nichols Law Firm client who faced charges and possible immigration consequences in a Michigan-OWI-case (2d offense).

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Some Michigan Medical Marijuana Cases Hinge On Physician Relationship

Section 8 of the law, which allows a person who is not certified at the time of the arrest, but who is medically qualified, to claim the protection of the law, even if they are certified to use medical marijuana after the arrest.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

MSP LAB ADMITS ERRORS IN TESTING ON THE WITNESS STAND

The chief toxicologist for the Michigan State Police admits that there are errors in the process of testing blood samples but the lab still hides the error rate.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

JUDGE DISMISSES MICHIGAN-OWI BECAUSE POLICE VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

judge in Calhoun County dismissed an OWI in Michigan because the arresting officers violated the constitutional rights of a Nichols Law Firm client.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

HOW GERD CAN AFFECT A BREATH TEST AND HOW TO USE THE DEFENSE IN A MICHIGAN-DUI/OWI-CASE

If you have symptoms of a condition commonly called “GERD” or gastroesophageal reflux disease, your breath test result may be literally contaminated

Monday, July 5, 2010

THE INGHAM-COUNTY-BREATH-TEST-INSTRUMENT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR SEVEN MONTHS: MIKE NICHOLS WINS A DISMISSAL OF AN INGHAM COUNTY OWI/DUI BASED ON THE DATAMASTER

Mike Nichols won a dismissal of an OWI/DUI in Ingham County

Thursday, June 24, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS FIGHTS THE PROSECUTOR IN INGHAM COUNTY OVER THE RIGHT FOR HIS CLIENT TO POSSESS MARIJUANA UNDER THE NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT

Mike Nichols is featured in a high profile case in which the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney is attempting to interfere with the doctor/patient relationship between a Nichols Law Firm client and his doctor.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

MICHIGAN DUI/OWI FELONY CHARGE MAY SUFFER A BLOW BECAUSE OF POOR SCIENCE IN THE MICHIGAN BLOOD LAB. MIKE NICHOLS IS CHALLENGING THE ADMISSION OF THE EVIDENCE OF THE CITIZEN'S BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT

A Michigan judge is considering a challenge to the testing and reporting procedures in the blood lab in Lansing, Michigan in a Michigan felony DUI/OWI case.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

OWI REDUCED TO CARELESS DRIVING FOR NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols obtained a careless driving for her client who was charged with OWI 1st in Ionia County.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

MEDICAL MARIJUANA USERS HAVE A NEW DEFENSE IF YOU ARE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND CHARGED WITH DUI/OWI/DUID IN MICHIGAN

Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion that has stunned many lawyers and has the players in the criminal justice system scrambling to learn the new law and its impacts.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

YOU CAN WIN YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEDGES BACK EVEN IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TURNS YOU DOWN WHEN YOU REQUEST YOUR LICENSE TO BE REINSTATED AFTER IT WAS REVOKED FOR A DUI/OWI CONVICTION

Karen Phillips won a driver’s license appeal in circuit court.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

MIKE NICHOLS TESTIFIES AS AN EXPERT IN A MICHIGAN-OWI/DUI HEARING AND HELPS A CITIZEN GET HIS DAY IN COURT

Mike Nichols provided testimony as an expert witness on the possible defenses to a Michigan OWI/DU

Sunday, May 23, 2010

EXCELLENT RESULT IN A MICHIGAN-OWI/DUI-2d OFFENSE: NO JAIL

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A Michigan judge imposed a sentence of no jail time for a citizen charged in southwest Michigan with OWI 2d.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Michigan's Public Defense System

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Why I Represent Drunk Drivers

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Sunday, May 2, 2010

NEW TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BAN GIVES POLICE MORE LEEWAY TO START MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING INVESTIGATIONS

A ban on texting while driving takes effect in Michigan July 1st.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME IN MAJOR FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY FOR A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Categories: Drug Crimes

A Nichols Law Firm client no longer faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison thanks to Mike Nichols.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Overview of Michigan’s Drug Forfeiture Statute

Categories: Drug Crimes

When law enforcement officials execute a search warrant pursuant to an investigation of the illegal possession, delivery, or manufacture of controlled substances, this is often times followed with a seizure of property.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010