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

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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

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).

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.

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

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. . .

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.

   “Beer is good” says it all.

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

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

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.

 In this case, Ms. Phillips has been working on a motion to get the client’s blood results suppressed.  As the blood draw, which occurred at a local hospital,  was not performed with the typical Michigan State Police Tri-Tech kit, and the test results were never sent  to Michigan State Police for analysis. . .

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.

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.

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

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.

 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...

  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,”

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).

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.

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. 

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

 "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

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

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

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

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

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."  

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

 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.

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.

 . . 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."

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

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?

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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). 

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

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.

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

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

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

 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.

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.

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

 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.”

Attorney Karen Phillips has been honored by the Ingham County Bar Association as one of the "top 5 under 35" attorneys in the Lansing-area. 

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

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

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

 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.

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

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.

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

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

Any bodily alcohol content as a minor when driving a vehicle can lead to a misdemeanor conviction for Zero-Tolerance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

     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. . .

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

 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.

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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,”

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,

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.