Client straight pled to the two counts and obtained a departure to a gross misdemeanor sentence with no additional jail to serve. The County Attorney would not consider a non-felony outcome on the fleeing charge due to the client speeding in excess of 100 mph and extinguishing his headlights, while drunk. The client heeded our firm's advice in being proactive in obtaining a chemical dependency evaluation, following the recommendations, serving his revocation period, and having no further criminal issues. Utilizing a compelling client and the fact that he ceased the fleeing in short order, Mr. Gempeler was able to make the successful sentencing argument. On top of that, we negotiated a buy-back for the forfeited vehicle. Altogether, the client is thrilled to avoid the felony, not have to serve additional jail, and have his car back. Another client back on track without having this one-time mistake define him.

Client pled guilty to a careless driving. At a .11, the client was initially too high to receive a plea offer to a careless driving. After the North Star team advised the client on how to take proactive steps to improve his lot and then understand the big picturing surrounding the impact this case could have on the client, a strategic negotiation was implemented, netting the careless driving plea. On top of that, the client was placed on unsupervised probation (saving him hundreds of dollars and a headache) and not ordered to complete any community service even.

Bad-facts, fifth-offense in ten years, DUI arrest did not resolve where it was headed, with a prison commitment and gnashing of teeth. Client will complete the Safe Streets First Program, with jail time waivable with good conduct and on a staggered sentence. Devoted participation in aggressive dual-diagnosis treatment saves the day, and the client worked diligently with Mr. Adkins to put his best feet forward, again and again.

Client pled guilty to the 3rd Degree DWI charge. Statutory minimums call for a short spell in jail and at least 28 days on house arrest. Mr. Gempeler successfully negotiated a result in which the client received credit for mental health and chemical dependency inpatient treatment in lieu of being order to serve time in jail and house arrest. Further, the client's treatment was credited so that he did not have to complete a separate chemical dependency assessment, per the usual conditions. Finally - and this is utterly rare for gross misdemeanor DWI offenses - the client was placed on unsupervised probation to the Court, meaning he saves several hundred dollars in hidden fees and makes the 2-year probationary period much less burdensome. Considering a complete lack of any viable defenses, this outcome is remarkable.

Client avoids mandatory minimum jail altogether, gets a car dead-to-rights on forfeiture returned at no cost, and recovers from a life-altering oversight, due to his and Mr. Adkins' efforts to prepare a powerhouse sentencing argument. Mr. Adkins leveraged facts that don't rise to the level of a full defense to convince a prosecutor known for hard-headedness to let the Court determine the sanction, and the result was outstanding. Attention to detail saved this case from a disastrous sanction coming down, and the client is as worthy as Mr. Adkins is of praise.

Client charged with her third DUI, with a test result of .25...and escaped the process with no jail, no home monitoring, no sentence-to-service, no forfeiture, and no other killer probationary obligations. Dedication to recovery made the difference here, along with Mr. Adkins' sentencing-argument legerdemain. We know how to handle even the most challenging DUI situations, soup to nuts--use us TODAY.

Failing to Drive with Due Care guilty plea. The client contacted North Star the night of the incident. After some strategic and lengthy discussions, the client blew .079, which means his license was never revoked because it was below the legal threshold. Still, the State charged him with a DWI because, in theory, he was over the legal limit when he was driving. Despite having never appeared in this county before, Mr. Gempeler negotiated an incredible result of failing to drive with due care, which is far better than the typical plea negotiation to a careless driving. The client received an incredibly light sentence and keeps his record clean of any major violation. He could not be happier that he contact North Star the night of the incident and got their counsel through this difficult time in his life.

Plea to 3rd Degree DWI. Client's breath test result was .21. No matter how hard we tried, the City was unwilling to consider a 4th Degree DWI. Still, the team at North Star worked hard to put our client in a position to minimize the consequences that would have come his way without our work. At the end of the day, the client was sentenced to no further jail or community work service, pay a fine, and placed on probation. The State wanted community work service, but Mr. Gempeler successfully argued for credit due to the client's community service and volunteer coaching. The client is very satisfied that the end result is minimal compared to what he expected, due to the hard work of North Star.