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Monday, April 22, 2024

A Vicious Assault on an Elderly Gentleman ... Except it Wasn't

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Monday, February 19, 2024

A Nichols Law Firm Client Gets his Family Back in An Amazing Court of Appeals Case

Categories: Family Law

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Sunday, December 10, 2023

The Oxford School Shooter Case - The Next Turn

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

The Constitution Protects You - Why Would the Court of Appeals Not Exclude Evidence When Someone's Rights Are Violated by Law Enforcement

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Let's Stop the Hand-Wringing over the Whitmer Terrorist Plot Trial in Northern Michigan

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Friday, September 1, 2023

The Jury is Important Part II - Court of Appeals Issues a Published Case on "The Inference"

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

The Jury is Important - Just ask the Michigan Supreme Court

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Monday, July 17, 2023

All Hands on Deck! The Magistrate Just Denied Bond - What Next?

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

"Another Gap for the Courts to Fill" A Tragic Case and Michigan's No-Fault Auto Insurance System

Categories: Personal Injury

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Friday, June 2, 2023

How We Practice Leadership In Educating Other Lawyers on the "New" Evidential Breath Alcohol Test Device

Categories: OWI

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

Wendy Schiller-Nichols is "Rocking It" in 2023; Ready to Keep It Going

Categories: Personal Injury

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Charges Dropped Against Hillsdale-Area Man in Tragic Boating Accident

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Form over Substance: Jackee Moss Earns a Court of Appeals Win on a Child Custody Matter

Categories: Child Custody

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

An Unpublished but Critical Case in Driver License Restoration for Medical Marijuana Users

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Michigan's Court of Appeals Reverses 20 Years of Precedent -- Because it "Stunk"

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

What Did You Expect? Expect the Fight over the Reach of No-Fault Reform to go to the Michigan Supreme Court

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Michigan in the National Spotlight over Two Proposed Constitutional Amendments

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

THAT AFFIDAVIT OF PARENTAGE: Hold the Phone – the Kid is Not My Son!

Categories: Family Law

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

When Criminal Charges Issued Against You Just are Not Fair

Categories: Carry and Conceal

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Monday, July 25, 2022

How Our Firm Has Recovered in the Millions - Do NOT Make it About Money

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Monday, July 18, 2022

A Journey of over 800 Miles to Talk with Fellow Lawyers About Marijuana and Driving

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Friday, May 20, 2022

The Story That Media Seems to be Unable or Unwilling to Tell:

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Sunday, April 3, 2022

Taking a set of Bad Facts, Looking Behind Them: And Getting a Great Verdict

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Sometimes a Surprise in a Client's Feedback Gives Me Lots to Think About - Even if I Get Disappointed

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Expecting East Lansing's St Patrick's Day to be "Off the Hook" - Here's a Tip on How Not to Answer Certain ELPD Questions

Categories: OWI

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The Weather Outside is Officially Frightful

Categories: Premises Liability (Slip & Fall)

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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Felony Murder is Still a Homicide Punishable Just as Harshly as First Degree Murder

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

A Case for the Ages; Parents Beware and Props to the Gerrish Township Police Department and a Nearby Neighbor

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

If You Brought a Gun From Out of State - Some Critical Things For You to Know!

Categories: Carry and Conceal

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The Supreme Court 4th Amendment Precedent in the "Rodriguez" Case Leads to Complete Dismissal of Felony OWI Charges

Categories: OWI

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

From the Did You Know File: Register Your Car if You are an Out of State Resident

Categories: Personal Injury

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Monday, August 16, 2021

When it comes to Dividing Pensions in Judgments of Divorce - Choose Your Words Carefully

Categories: Divorce

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Saturday, July 31, 2021

If You are on Bond for OWI/DUI and Using Sobertlink - Beware

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

One Disasterous By-Product of No Fault Reform in Michigan: No More Home Health Care is Available

Categories: Personal Injury

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Monday, June 7, 2021

The Michigan Supreme Court has Eliminated a Very Tough Bar to the Door of Justice When County Roads are Defective

Categories: Wrongful Death

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Friday, June 4, 2021

A Dangerous Veto in Lansing Yesterday

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

WHAT WE LIKE BUT DON'T LIKE ABOUT ZOOM COURT

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Saturday, May 29, 2021

THE VACCINE VS. NO-VACCINE DEBATE: WHAT IF YOU’RE A CHILD OF DIVORCED PARENTS?

Categories: Family Law

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Saturday, May 22, 2021

The Supreme Court Reminds Us "There's No Place Like Home" When it Comes to the 4th Amendment

Categories: Domestic Violence

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Monday, May 3, 2021

I Think I want to Divorce My Spouse - Can I get the Marriage Legally "Annulled?"

Categories: Divorce

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

If You're A Father Going Through Divorce or Separation - All is Not Lost - Ask Jackee Moss

Categories: Family Law

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

I Refused a Blood or Breath Test - What Do I Do?

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Monday, March 29, 2021

US Supreme Court Issues New Case on 4th Amendment

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

Mike Nichols Will Serve on Michigan State Police Committee to Overhaul Breath Testing in Michigan

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Big News for Medical Marijuana Patients - A Court Cannot Keep You When You are On Probation from Your Medication

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Results - of the Extraordinary Version - Require Extraordinary Effort

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Am I Able to Expunge My OWI in Michigan? We are a half step-closer

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Why Would a Family Have to Sue to Get Their Dog Back? Beware of Certain Vets

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Friday, January 8, 2021

The Michigan COVID Relief Program - Rollout Meeting Set for January 14, 2021

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Monday, December 7, 2020

Is the Michigan Legislature About to Allow for Expungement of Drunk Driving Convictions - Talk About Strange Timing

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Saturday, November 28, 2020

THE SCOTUS OPINION IN THE NYC RELIGION CASES GIVES US ALL THE WRITING ON THE WALL WE NEED

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Monday, November 23, 2020

NUMBERS OF CASES IN MICHIGAN CLIMB – SO IT SEEMS DOES THE NUMBER OF LAWSUITS: WHERE IS THIS HEADED?

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Governor Whitmer Extends the State of Emergency through October

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Sunday, September 20, 2020

“I’ll Deal With Nichols” says Michigan State Police’s so-called “scientist” who was at the helm as the Michigan State Police Datamaster Scandal Exploded

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Just Days are Left in the Latest: “State of Emergency” under the Governor’s Emergency Powers Act – The Michigan Supreme Court Ponders "Public Safety"

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Saturday, August 8, 2020

Starting this week - we have a new class of criminals: little kids who refuse to mask up in a child care center

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

In 2 Weeks - Sweeping Changes to Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance Law Take Effect - What to Expect

Categories: Personal Injury

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

In 2 Weeks - Sweeping Changes to Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance Law Take Effect - What to Expect

Categories: Personal Injury

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Saturday, June 13, 2020

Governor Whitmer's Executive Orders: 118 in Total - Where Do We Stand?

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Friday, May 15, 2020

A Look at Historic and Important Arguments Between the Legislature and Governor

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Of Cutting Hair and Cutting Corners: The Legal News this Week is Operatic

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Sharing the Actual Executive Orders and Legislation Passed on April 30 - and A Prediction

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

How Do We Save the Restaurants? Business Interruption Claims - says Matthew Heos

Categories: Mathew J. Heos

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

May 1st is Law Day - and the Law is a REALLY Confusing Thing Right Now

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

THE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN DRILLS DOWN ON SOME EVERY DAY LIFE ISSUES AS THE CURVE DATA SHOWS HOPE

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Friday, April 10, 2020

The Governor Bans ALL Public Gatherings - Does EO 2020-42 Cross the Line?

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Saturday, April 4, 2020

The Confusing Week Ending April 4, 2020 - We Try to Make Sense of the Law

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

The Governor Just Unilaterally Criminalized Conduct: Can She?

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Sunday, February 9, 2020

The latest on the #badbreathscandal

Categories: OWI

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Horrifying Conduct of Leadership at the MSP Forensic Science Division

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

When the Fight Needs to Go Beyond 15 Rounds

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Monday, October 21, 2019

The Year of Chris Wickman

Categories: OWI

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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Operating is not Sleeping in Your Car - DUI Myth Number 34

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Real ID Will Soon Get Real in Michigan - Got Yours?

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Monday, September 9, 2019

Overserved and Turned Loose in the Night to Wreak Havoc - Who is Responsible?

Categories: Mathew J. Heos

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Distracted driving, auto accidents and you; do you know your rights?

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Wrongful Death, Mathew J. Heos

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

A Reckless Driving Trial That Never Should Have Been - A Not Guilty Story from the Ausable River Canoe Marathon

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The Myth About DRE and Why The Government Refuses to Let Lawyers Access the Same Training that is Provided to Cops and Prosecutors

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

The Supreme Court's Unconscious Blood Draw without a Warrant Decision: Much Ado About Nothing?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Michigan's No Fault Auto Insurance Reform: "Get Ready" to Get Screwed

Categories: Mathew J. Heos

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

Marijuana is Legal as of Now! What does that Mean for My Case?

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Mike Nichols conferred Leo A Farhat Award by Ingham County Bar Association/Chris Wickman Joins the Firm; Along with James T. Heos and Matthew J. Heos

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

The Court of Appeals Interprets the "Impaired" Statute Nonsensically

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Monday, October 8, 2018

A Word About the Leo A. Farhat Award and Frank Harrison Reynolds and Carrying the Legacy of Legends

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Friday, September 14, 2018

East Lansing, Meridian Township and Lansing OWI or Drunk Driving - not Your Father's DUI Anymore

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Monday, August 27, 2018

East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian Township OWI or Drunk Driving Charges are Not Your Father's "DUI" Anymore

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Monday, June 4, 2018

Not Your Father's DUI in East Lansing, Meridian Township or Lansing: How Law Enforcement is Changing

Categories: Drugged Driving

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Sunday, June 3, 2018

East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian Township OWI or Drunk Driving Charges are Not Your Father's "DUI" Anymore

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, May 25, 2018

Drunk Driving Charges in Lansing and East Lansing: Is There a Secret to Beating the Case?

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Friday, May 18, 2018

What is Happening With the Breath Test Devices in East Lansing and Clinton County?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Monday, May 14, 2018

The Court of Appeals: You Can Be Guilty of a Crime About Your Driving Without Bad Driving

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Friday, April 20, 2018

The President Decries the End of the Attorney-Client Privilege - How We Protect Your Information

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Spring in Michigan Means Hash Bash and 420: Driving to Party? Implied Consent Refusals and Drugged/Drunk Driving Cases

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

The Fallacy of the Coin Toss: .08 is “On the Money”

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Are You Being Watched? If You're Injured and Pursuing a Claim for Injuries: Social Media Could Tweet Disaster

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Michigan’s Rules of Evidence Limiting Use of “Character” are Strengthened by the Supreme Court

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, September 29, 2017

MATT HEOS ON NEW INSURANCE “REFORM” SCHEME IN LANSING: FOOLS GOLD

Categories: Personal Injury

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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Matt Heos and Aaron Martinez On the MMFLA Board: A Stance Rooted in Bias But Not the Law

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Not Guilty: A Blood Alcohol Level of Nearly .29 But What is "Operating" Under Michigan Drunk Driving Law

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Saturday, July 8, 2017

What if Tiger Woods Had Been Arrested in Michigan? OWI Prescription Drugs is a Different Case

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Patients Face New Legal Threat from Healthcare Providers The Covenant Ruling from The Supreme Court Says Auto Insurance Provider Cannot be Sued Directly

Categories: Personal Injury

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Monday, July 3, 2017

The Nichols Law Firm Catches a "Rising Star"; Matthew Heos Joins the Team

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, April 21, 2017

Dead Man Acquitted - A Fascinating By-product of the Aaron Hernandez Suicide

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

The Michigan Supreme Court Issues a Ruling Creating a “Could have Known” Standard in Slip and Fall Cases

Categories: Personal Injury

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

On this "420" City Council Still In a “Haze” on Developing Medical Marijuana Ordinance

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

How Dry I Am! A Case About Uncertainty; Language and the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Monday, March 6, 2017

When Juror Misconduct Needs to Be Investigated: We've Been There

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

President Obama Commutes the Sentence of a Nichols Law Firm Client – Her Nightmare is Over

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Lansing Debates: Stability vs. Progress In Residential Medical Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Why Would a Prosecutor Investigate a Dismissed Case? Timing is Everything

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Achieving the Seemingly Unachievable Result - A Story of Commitment to Results

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

De-Criminalizing the First MIP in Michigan May Well Be Law Soon

Categories: Minor in Possession

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Michigan Motorcycle Accident Injury Prevention: Helmets! A New Study Reveals our Choices

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Monday, July 25, 2016

Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2016 Drunk, Drugged and Distracted Driving Update - Mike Nichols Featured

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, July 22, 2016

How to combat “creative policing”? With “creative lawyering” of course!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

What's More Dangerous: A Driver Who is Impaired, Distracted or Has a False Sense of Security

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Officer Deviates from Implied Consent Rights - Refusal Charge Dismissed

Categories: OWI

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

We EARN Our Reputation - We Don't Pay to Play; The Hard-Fought Path to Recent Major Victories for Clients

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, June 10, 2016

The Fight is On to Put Legalization of Marijuana on the Michigan Ballot

Categories: Josh Covert

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Mike Nichols Reacts: New Published Caselaw Recognizes The Contempt Procedure for Bond Violations

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Monday, May 2, 2016

The "Castle Doctrine" Gets New Vitality from the Michigan Court of Appeals

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Did You Know That You Can Be Arrested for Drunk Driving in Your Own Driveway? The Michigan Court of Appeals Just Made it a Little Harder for Police

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Michigan Cannabis Attorney Joshua Covert - Where Did We Get 420 Anyway?

Categories: Josh Covert

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Sunday, April 17, 2016

Fanning Off The Breath Test - Another Success Story

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

MIRS Newsletter Quotes Mike Nichols - Disappointment in Gamrat Case over AG Conduct in Obtaining Warrant

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, March 7, 2016

Attorney for Cindy Gamrat: "Unfortunate Misrepresentations" made in Hearing. Mike Nichols Speaks Out About Swear-To

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Mike Nichols Starts Off 2016 with Success in Michigan DUI Defense and More Leaderdship of Other Lawyers

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

A Family's Life is Changed but Good Lawyers Help Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Recover

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

Failure to Follow State Refulations Leads to Blood Test Suppression Thanks to New Mexico Court of Appeals

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Monday, February 1, 2016

A New Sobriety Test in Michigan Drunk Driving Investigations (OWI) Based On Paperless Insurance Certificate Law?

Categories: OWI

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Monday, January 25, 2016

"In the Blink of An Eye - Life Changes - How Do You Move On? Michigan Law on Justice for Victims"

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols, Personal Injury

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Monday, January 11, 2016

Not Guilty! Prosecutor Adds a Count of Child Abuse to Leverage Client - Client Stands Tall and Jury Agrees

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Winning An Implied Consent Suspension: Attorney William Livingston Saves Client From 1-Year License Suspension

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Monday, December 21, 2015

Tension Between Protection of the Public and Protection of the Constitution -

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

East Lansing Police Make Arrests Following the BIG Championship Game - A Questionable Law May Be Put to the Test

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Spartan Fans Show Class to Celebrate the BIG Football Championship - East Lansing Police Report a Quiet Night After Penn State Win

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Arrest Numbers Expected from East Lansing Police After MSU-OSU Celebrations Saturday

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Bill Livingston is now NHTSA Certified on OWI Investigation

Categories: OWI

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform: Reform in Just Name Only?

Categories: Drug Crimes

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Medical Marijuana and a Michigan Divorce and Custody Case

Categories: Family Law

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Friday, October 16, 2015

Making a Michigan Drunk Driving Disappear: Getting the Order of Suppression and Protecting the Record

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

East Lansing Police Still Looking for Suspects from Celebrations after MSU-Oregon Game

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Case Dismissed on The Eve of Trial!

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Arrested or Ticketed for a Misdemanor at MSU Oregon game? Tips from a Leading Law Firm in East Lansing

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, August 28, 2015

I Was Injured in an Auto Accident - What do I do? Michigan Personal Injury Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols Has a Few Tips on What to Do: And Not Do

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Nichols Law Firm Lawyers Are Ready to Finish Strong in 2015 After an Incredible Summer of Results

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Auto Accident Attorney Wendy Schiller-Nichols: Recent Fatalities Highlight the Need to CheckYour Insurance Coverage

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

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Monday, July 20, 2015

Commercial Driver License Holder and Saving Your Job; Your Commercial Driver License and Your LIfe

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Michigan State Police Blood Lab - Still Taking Shortcuts But With the Right Lawyer It May Be at the Prosecutor's Expense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Moving Violation Causing Death in Michigan: A Good Result; an Unhappy Ending and A Question: Why Prosecute in the First Place

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Double Jeopardy Prevents a Retrial and OWI "Per Se" Theory Dismissed

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Browbeaten Breath Test is Suppressed; No DUI for a Michigan IT Exec

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Mike Nichols Comes Through in the Clutch for Off-Duty Trooper Charged with DUI-OWI in High-Profile Trial: Walk out "Still Not Guilty"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Mike Nichols Praises Body Cameras for The New "Perspective" That They Provide

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Josh Covert: Hash Bash More Than Marijuana; Science, Medicine and Policy Came Together

Categories: Josh Covert

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Mike Nichols of Michigan on the Michigan Information and Research Service (MIRS) on the "DUI" Pardon

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

"Adventurous" Spartan from Livingston County Joins Nichols Law Firm

Categories: OWI

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

East Lansing Drunk Driving Lawyer Mike Nichols: Leading and Learning At Advanced DUI Seminar in Ohio

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Mike Nichols Shows Why He is a Leader in Criminal Defense: Judge Suppresses SFSTs in trial of Michigan State Police Trooper

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Want to Find Out What It Means to Be Committed to Results? Josh Covert Gets 2 Dismissals In Battle Creek and East Lansing in 1 Day

Categories: Josh Covert

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Moving Violation Causing Death Dismissed; Ingham County Motor Vehicle Attorney William Livingston Gets Dismissal for a 1-point Civil Infraction in Delhi Township Fatal Motorcycle Accident

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

MSU-UM Watchers & Super Bowl Fans - 2 Helpings of DUI Targeted Enforcement Coming Your Way

Categories: OWI

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Friday, January 30, 2015

"The MIP Epidemic" - A Special Report on WILX TV Features Mike Nichols

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, January 19, 2015

Famed Michigan Drunk Driving Attorney Mike Nichols to Speak at National College for DUI Defense Winter Session

Categories: Drunk-Driving

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Mike Nichols and Josh Covert Stand Tall During Trial in Major Medical Marijuana Trial

Categories: Medical Marijuana

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Michigan Court of Appeals: Gang Expert Who Says Accused Acted "Like a Gang Member" Tainted the Verdict: Battle Creek Case Gets New Trial

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

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Friday, December 12, 2014

We Try Cases

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Friday, December 12, 2014

We Try Cases

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Friday, December 12, 2014

The Blood Alcohol Estimate Can Exceed the Legal Limit by Double - but it Means Nothing if it is Inadmissible - McNeely Motions Win!

Categories: OWI

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving Brings People Together: For the Biggest Bar Night of the Year Nichols Lawyers are Ready

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Michigan OWI and OUID Attorney Mike Nichols Prepares for Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys Fall Conference – Just in Time for Book Update Release

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer and Leader Mike Nichols Presents at Metrology Conference for National College for DUI Defense

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Drunk Driving Arrest Spook Your Halloween On October 31st or November 1st? Let The Nichols Law Firm of East Lansing Turn the Trick into a Treat

 Cops were out on grants and targeting cars for drunk and drugged diving arrests. Fortunately, we are committed to results at the Nichols Law Firm

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Drunk Driving Suspects in East Lansing, Lansing, Meridian Township and all over Michigan: Fairness May be the Unintended Consequence of New Law

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Breath Testing and Pulling the Curtain: Even the Highest Breath Alcohol Results are Meaningless if The Results Are Not Admitted Into Evidence

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 A brief update on our ongoing efforts at the Nichols Law Firm to educate the pubic, judges and other lawyers on the probems with breath alcohol testing

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Breath Testing and Pulling the Curtain: Even the Highest Breath Alcohol Results are Meaningless if The Results Are Not Admitted Into Evidence

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 A brief update on our ongoing efforts at the Nichols Law Firm to educate the pubic, judges and other lawyers on the probems with breath alcohol testing

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Peer Recognition

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.