This matter, concerning a nearly immediate violation of the terms of a plea agreement for a client suffering from multiple addictive issues, resolved with no action, no sanction, and even accelerated termination of probation, when the client followed Mr. Adkins' advice and dove straight into a comprehensive dual-diagnosis treatment program. North Star and its powerful team of treatment specialists have been getting undreamed of results for more than two decades... please don't hesitate to reach out, and learn how we can assist you, and your loved ones, when these issues are at play.

This client, looking at a nearly automatic lengthy prison hit for repeated arrests, failure to communicate with parole agents, failure to update address... was able to secure release through North Star's efforts, with no more sanction than time served. These hearings, held before a former parole agent (who is nearly never a lawyer, and often immune to defense arguments), are virtually impossible to win, but Mr. Adkins and a thoughtful and committed client secured a fantastic result.

In this matter, a client who was initially a co-defendant to a North Star client sought and received a waiver of conflict from that first client, so she could benefit from the assistance of Messrs. Adkins and Gempeler, to undo the damage of her awful plea negotiation. Even though she'd essentially airmailed her probationary obligations, and stood likely to lose both a stay of imposition and could be sent to prison, Mr. Adkins secured no jail time, no involuntary treatment obligations, and reduction of the counts to misdemeanors. Remarkable results, for a client now heavily motivated to make the necessary changes to avoid similar pitfalls.

Early discharge from probation. In this matter, North Star received a call from a desperate client, seeking to cut off the back half of a massive term of probation, totaling twenty-five years. Mr. Adkins took him on, and filed a ream of documents supporting early termination, though such results are incredibly and increasingly rare to obtain. Not only did the Court grant the early termination, it did so without a formal hearing. Quite frankly, this outcome was greater and more comprehensive than the lawyers at North Star had dared to seek. While we certainly cannot guarantee outcomes, we have prevailed often enough in these pursuits that it cannot make sense not to reach out, if you face a long probation term, or encounter other collateral consequences to your interaction with the court system that serve as obstacles. We can help, but only if we know who you are, and what you face. Call now.

Early Discharge from Probation. This probation violation was supported by reams of documentation of failures on the part of Mr. Adkins' new client, but a term of restorative work (and commitment to sobriety) by the client and artful arguments via Zoom technology meant the client is not only not headed to prison or jail, but will be released from probation early with a stern lecture.... If your family member (or you) faces allegations of failure on probation, please don't hesitate to contact North Star immediately. You'll be stunned how much aggressive representation can change the outcomes.

Early discharge from probation. Notwithstanding a number of breaches of his contract to be law abiding and other terms of his probation, this client was granted a short stay on home monitoring and his probation terminated 18 months early due to some serious hustle on the client's part, at Mr. Adkins' direction, and great timing on the hearing (there's no such thing as 'judge-shopping,' but savvy lawyers can move mountains when the time is right). Staggering reduction in the client's jail exposure, and a massive win.