Stay of Adjudication. State initially demanded a conviction and substantial jail term, but Defendant’s hustle and Mr. Adkins’ artful arguments (commercial theft cases can often involve substantial witness and documentation challenges, creating a point of leverage for a gifted defender) resulted in a 6-month stay with no conviction and no collateral consequences. Client would have been immediately fired, and thereafter un-employable, with a conviction. Client is overjoyed.

Stay of Adjudication. Mr. Kehren, on his third-year practice certificate and before he became a full member of the bar, took the reins with Mr. Adkins' oversight and crushed expectations! Client was looking at a nasty conviction, a long weekend or worse in jail, and a lifetime bar on firearms rights, but no longer. Mr. Kehren convinced a seasoned (and conservative!) prosecutor to give our client a chance at redemption. Simply extraordinary results, and we’ll see more like this from Mr. Kehren very quickly and for a long time hence.

Plea to a gross misdemeanor DWI-Refusal and the felony count is dismissed. Additionally, the sentence called for no jail, a minimal fine, and merely staying on track with treatment and programming already engaged in. Considering he was facing a felony fleeing charge, avoiding a felony and any custody is remarkable. This outcome also ensured he would have the high-priced vehicle returned to him and not lose his license (and not able to use ignition interlock) because of the fleeing charge. Overall, a truly fantastic result for a client that was thrilled to have Mr. Gempeler and the North Star fighting for him.

Continuance for dismissal. This is an example of how persistence by Mr. Gempeler pays off. The initial offer was a plea to a misdemeanor offense, which is a great start because that ensures there is no loss of license stemming from the incident. Yet, it wasn't good enough. After rescheduling the hearing and showing up, Mr. Gempeler then got an offer to a stay of adjudication - a fantastic offer. But that was not sufficient for the client, given her line of work and consistent background checks. So, Mr. Gempeler finally got the prosecutor to offer this incredible outcome - one that is exceedingly rare for a gross misdemeanor offense.

Stay of Adjudication. Unbelievably pleasant surprise in court this day—a dead-to-rights collateral-consequence nightmare of a set of charges, with multiple witnesses to the inebriated behavior and all confirming the presence of a firearm (albeit with a conceal and carry permit, voided by that alcohol!), resolves via a strong and successful negotiation as a stay of adjudication. Client can retain his gun rights, albeit with a pause on the carry permit, and will not only avoid a conviction, but will achieve an expungement of the entire matter upon successful completion of as few as six months of light conditions on his conduct. Just a remarkable result, for a client who had already avoided a massive prior set of allegations.

Plea to a single DWI count, dismiss remaining two counts of the DWI case (including the obstruction of legal process charge) AND dismiss the entire separate case for driving after cancellation - inimical to public safety. Not only that, but the sentence did not include a term of in-custody time, which is mandated by law. This is truly a phenomenal result and one that can only be achieved through the creative and aggressive negotiation skills from the North Star team.

Plea to an amended count of careless driving. On top of this incredible outcome, the client has no jail to serve, no community service, a minimal fine, and essentially administrative probation for one year. The client was alleged to have refused the breath test, despite trying to provide an adequate sample. She suffered from asthma, which was exacerbated under high stress - such as being arrested for a DWI. Working with the client to get medical records verifying this, Mr. Gempeler was able to leverage this imperfect defense (imperfect because it is not recognized under the law) and the client's proactive steps to achieve this incredibly rare and fantastic outcome. A careless driving plea deal - without litigating - on a refusal charge is nearly unheard of. But these types of rare outcomes are commonplace when the North Star team is involved.

Plea to a single count, no jail to serve, and a minimal term of probation. The client blew nearly triple the legal limit and got into a single-vehicle accident. Needless to say, difficult facts to overcome, especially with no real legal defense to try to leverage. The prosecutor initially offered time to be served in custody and a minimum of four-years probation. Through a strategic approach that used time to the advantage, Mr. Gempeler eventually obtained a plea negotiation that avoided jail, lowered the probationary period to two-years, and the remaining terms and conditions are very straight forward. Considering what he was up against, the client is very pleased with this outcome and avoiding what would have come had he chosen a different firm to represent him.