Plea to an amended count of 4th Degree DWI. Client blew a .20. Minneapolis City Attorney refused to offer anything less than a plea to the 3rd Degree as charged, while asking for a significant amount of STS to serve. Seeing not much of a benefit to taking this deal, Mr. Gempeler pushed the case to a jury trial date, at which the offer improved dramatically to this misdemeanor result. For a first-t

Plea to amended count of Careless Driving. Client received no jail time or even community work service to be completed. The fine was only $100 and the client only needs to complete the standard conditions while on one-year probation. With no meaningful defense to the charge, obtaining this incredible outcome to a non-DWI offense is exactly what the client deserved and needed to avoid this impactin

Acquitted of the driving under the influence count after a jury trial. Convicted of the .08 or more count. Due to the loss of license that would result from any conviction, the client was forced to take this case to trial, despite not have much of a legal defense. Still, Mr. Gempeler crafted a creative argument and defense to beat one of the counts. This proved crucial when arguing sentencing. The

Plea to a 3rd Degree DWI. The initial offer from the State was for 45 days to be served in custody – a truly terrible offer for a second-time offender. Through North Star’s strategic approach, the client was afforded an opportunity to plead to a 3rd Degree, with no jail to be served. Importantly, the plea to a 3rd Degree now positions the client to seek the return of her vehicle that was pending f

Plea to an amended count of 4th Degree DWI as a misdemeanor(!!!). Not only that, the client entered a Norgaard plea based upon the fact that she could not recall the incident. Still, with a .29 reading and a history of prior offenses outside of 10 years, Mr. Gempeler utilized the proper approach when negotiating with the prosecutor to obtain this truly unthinkable outcome. The client’s proactive a

Plea to an amended count of Reckless Driving. This is a remarkable result considering the client blew a .12 and was involved in a serious single-car accident that left the car resting on its side. Mr. Gempeler leveraged two legal issues relating to the legality of the PBT and probable cause for the arrest into this terrific result. The sentence did not include any jail or community work service, a

No Jail, vehicle returned. This client was convinced he’d sit in jail for 6 months, and had lost his girlfriend’s valuable automobile, upon attending his First Appearance without an attorney. After hiring Mr. Adkins, things just started getting better, and better. In a county famous for draconian results, Dan convinced the Court to stagger any sentence of jail, with waivers anticipated where the c

Stay of imposition for three years. Client stole in excess of $18,000 from an employer through an elaborate scheme he had developed. This was his first criminal case and he lost everything as a result of the charges. After barely losing a motion to dismiss evidence seized pursuant to search warrants, the client positioned himself properly to limit his exposure. The end result is the client will ea

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.

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 eva