Case Results

Case dismissed. The reports, video, and even the submission by the school bus driver failed to satisfy whether or not the school bus stop arm was extended in full so as to permit the client to stop in a manner complaint with the law. Mr. Gempeler didn't bother with negotiations and pushed this matter to litigation expeditiously and successfully argued the lack of this key element to the Court. The matter was dismissed due to a lack of evidence. No matter how serious (or less serious) your case may be, we give each the respect it deserves and diligence required to advocate properly on your behalf. Another fantastic result for the North Star Criminal Defense team.

Continuance for Dismissal. Client was alleged to have physically assaulted his significant other on a public street after a night out. Cops were called to the scene, took statements, and photos of the alleged injuries. The client was also struck by the significant other, though, and had no prior record. With a career aspiration in a field that cannot afford a record, it was imperative to avoid a conviction. Mr. Gempeler and the North Star team achieved exactly that with the best possible plea deal - one that involves no admission to wrongdoing or a conviction. It's a dismissal after a year of good behavior. A rare outcome on domestic assault cases, but one that isn't as rare for the North Star team.

In this Juvenile petition, Mr. Adkins connected the very young driver who, while distracted, struck a young pedestrian, who was fortunately not badly injured, with a program called Circles of Justice, and the case is now DISMISSED… after the State initially demanded a conviction and significant sanctions and challenges to the young client’s driving capacity. Restorative justice is mightily hard to obtain, unfortunately, in Minnesota Courts, and you will need a very creative and driven defender to access these lifesaving programs. North Star has a proven record of success, even in some instances where the State adamantly opposed the option to start. We get results, because we have wonderful clients who deserve our best work—and they get it.

Plea to a misdemeanor riot and fifth degree assault. Mr. Adkins may have outdone himself, here. This case concerned an all out melee, neighbors fighting with farm implements and (sharp!) garden tools, resulting in two deaths… but after nearly five years of wrangling, and a multitude of close calls on motions to dismiss, the case finally resolved as a misdemeanor riot, and fifth degree assault, with a plan for expungement after a very short term of probation. Complex jurisdictional arguments and a double jeopardy debate made this result achievable, but man alive, not predictable… and the client can return to his life without fear, without unreasonable sanctions, and with a new lease on life. Fantastic results.

This case involved Mr. Adkins securing a deal several judges simply would not endorse, necessitating a clever change in approach—with the identical result, no jail, short probationary term, and a modest fine. The accident involved in this very-high-test DUI, frankly, could have cost a life or two, but the client’s incredible hustle getting and staying sober, and devoted and inventive arguments from Dan, delivered the day. Long-established and carefully-curated relationships with both judges and prosecutors made this possible. We have that, statewide, and frankly throughout the Midwestern Region… if your lawyer doesn’t have our reputation for hustle, and results, why are you with that clown?

Plea to four counts of felony tax evasion, sentenced to probation only, no time to serve, minimum fine, and simply cooperate with an ongoing audit with the Dept. of Revenue. Additionally, the companion case with the same charges against the client's wife is dismissed entirely. After extensive litigation and creative negotiations, the North Star team - and it was a true team effort with multiple attorneys handling these files - found a resolution that accomplished exactly what the client and his wife needed. The client is self-employed and not hampered by these criminal records, whereas his wife is in an industry where these records would cripple her chances of maintaining employment. The plea deal saved their livelihoods and put them on track to have the real fight with the Dept. of Revenue in the proper venue - tax arbitration and court.

Outright dismissal! A complete win! Mr. Adkins took this wonderful lady, who had made some unfortunate decisions with a bequest in the many thousands of dollars, and withdrew her from the justice system completely, with an expedited expungement in the works. Hustle matters, in the accountability game, as does creativity and accountability. In this instance, no record impact will result, no headaches, no fines, nothing. North Star Criminal Defense is absurdly proud of the record we make, every day, every month, but we are prouder still of the wonderful humans we get to assist, and the incredible stories of recovery of which we get to be a small, but integral, part. Hire us, and watch what we can do!

This matter, involving a bit of a lifetime drunken driver, took massive creativity and passionate advocacy from Mr. Adkins, to overcome a client who picked up another scary DUI while this one was just pending… and after some fits and starts at treatment, the client dove meaningfully into full recovery, impressed the hell out of a very skeptical judge, and avoided all but the most minor/unavoidable components of a ’super two’ DUI sentence—only 17 days of work release, the balance of a mandatory minimum sentence on house arrest, and a shortened probation term… which will help immeasurably when the second super two DUI is considered next month. You will see insane results like this with Dan and James and Sean, but only if you hire us…