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Identity theft charges are becoming more prevalent in state and federal courts in Minnesota. If you find yourself facing identity theft charges, it is incumbent upon you to hire experienced and aggressive Minnesota identity theft attorneys to fight o…

At a recent conciliation court hearing on behalf of a client asserting that she was an innocent owner of a forfeited vehicle, the State vehemently objected to my request that the State bear responsibility for the storage fees of the vehicle. This is…

When you are arrested for a DWI, you will be asked by the Officer to submit to a breath test, or either provide a urine sample or have blood drawn in order to determine your blood alcohol concentration (“BAC”) level. What the Officer likely will…

In a probation violations setting, the deck is already stacked against the defendant in the sense that the State’s burden of proof is lower and the rules of evidence don’t apply. And that does not even include the possibility that the jud…

UPDATE – This post is no longer an accurate summary of the law. Minnesota law changed in July 2017 to fix this unjust result. Please read this for historical context purposes only. Contact our office with any questions about this complicated, y…

If you’ve been cited for a traffic offense, you should reconsider paying the fine right away and instead try to negotiate a more positive resolution. You may be able to even obtain a resolution that ultimately gets the citation dismissed. Such an o…

Much of the focus on a DWI defense pertains to the basis for the stop and whether probable cause existed to arrest the defendant. Once that occurs, the officer takes the defendant back to the station and administers an official test – usually a…

Everyone understands that there is some impact on your insurance premiums if you are convicted of or pay a fine for a traffic ticket. But, not many understand the actual impact and how bad it really is. I recently sat down with an insurance agent –…