Plea to an amended count of Failing to Drive with Due Care. The client blew a .09, but he passed two of the three field sobriety tests, contrary to what the arresting officer reported. Without any other real defense, Mr. Gempeler leveraged the cops deceit in negotiations with the prosecutor - one who he has an excellent relationship with - and was able to achieve this incredible outcome. Typically, a great outcome for most other defense attorneys would be a careless driving, but the North Star team shoots for even better and can often get it done, like in this case.

Case dismissed. Facing trumped up charges, Mr. Gempeler took an aggressive approach in demanding the matter be dismissed. The video evidence - though it could have multiple interpretations - presented the opportunity to be forceful and make the dismissal demand. Thankfully, a respectable prosecutor listened and made the correct decision in believing that our client was the actual victim and the cops got it wrong. The just and appropriate outcome was reached for a more than deserving client.

Diversion. Client was alleged to have exposed himself and possibly been masturbating in his vehicle in a public parking lot as a young adult woman passed by. The client had no meaningful record and needed to keep it that way for his future plans. Through the hard work of the North Star team, the client was afforded the opportunity to enter into a diversion program, whereby he'll have to complete some coursework and community service, but he'll earn a complete dismissal of the case in doing so. It is an absolutely fantastic result - truly the best possible plea deal.

Stay of adjudication to an amended count of disorderly conduct. The client was charged with a domestic assault-harm for striking his wife in the face. He also significantly damaged his vehicle, too. Needless to say - the evidence was mounted against our client. But, he responded in the perfect manner by addressing the underlying issues, and recommitting to working on himself and his marriage. By doing so, Mr. Gempeler was able to lean into these proactive steps and the continued support of his wife to negotiate this fantastic outcome. And not only was the ultimate dismissal fantastic, but so to were the probationary terms that all but simply obligate him to continue doing what he's already doing as far as mental health treatment. All in all - a truly fantastic outcome.

Continuance for Dismissal. The client had no defense - an independent witness saw the accident, took his license plate down, and the client admitted to driving, being in an accident, and then leaving it without reporting it until the next day. What's more is that the victim's car sustained significant damage. Yet, despite these bad facts, the North Star team and Mr. Gempeler pushed to get this incredible deal - literally the best possible plea deal available. The client now maintains his clean criminal record and good driving record as well.

Stay of adjudication to both counts, meaning the client will not be convicted of anything following this incident so long as he complies with minimal and easy terms of probation for just one year. The client had zero defense, as his ex-spouse's therapist witnessed the incident via a zoom meeting. Despite the evidence completely working against him, proactive steps and the thoughtful approach from Mr. Gempeler yielded this critical and incredible outcome for a deserving client.

Acquittal at trial. Client was alleged to be impaired by marijuana in his system. But, the evidence was severely lacking and, worse yet, the arresting officer actively misled and lied about field test results in his reports. Needless to say, that led to a thorough dismantling of the officer at trial by Mr. Gempeler's cross-examination - even getting the officer to admit, under oath, that he lied in a search warrant affidavit that he submitted to a judge. The jury needed just 30-minutes of "deliberation" to return a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Gempeler's trial skills, once again, overwhelmed the State's case and made the jurors decision easy in returning this just and correct not guilty verdict.

Continuance for dismissal. Client was facing a bogus charge because he ran his mouth in a very inebriated state of mind. Cop was sensitive and charged him with obstructing legal process. The North Star team brought an aggressive approach, including filing a motion to dismiss for a lack of probable cause. On the date of the hearing, the prosecutor finally offered the only reasonable plea deal that the client should consider. And while we wanted to fight it, the guaranteed outcome for only 6-months was too good to pass up and allowed the client to put this in the past and move forward with his clean record intact.