Scott came highly recommended to me by my brothers friend. Scott’s professionalism, legal knowledge, experience, excellent legal mind and abilities won our case. He was completely honest with me and set my expectations from the beginning when we met, which was extremely helpful for me. Scott was very responsive and always available for a conversation. […]
A Dubuque County woman was charged with OWI and two counts of child endangerment after her estranged husband called the cops on her after they got into a verbal argument while swapping visitation of their children. When officers arrived the husband advised that he wanted them to check his wife to see if she had […]
An 18-year-old Polk County man was suspected in a drive-by shooting. He was followed and stopped by a detective driving his personal vehicle for committing traffic violations trying to evade the unknown vehicle following him. Once stopped, the detective placed client under arrest for tinted windows and running a stop sign. While client was handcuffed […]
A Polk County client was detained by West Des Moines Police for suspicion of OWI. Upon arriving at the station the officer verbally asked for her to submit to a breath test. 20 minutes after she provided the breath sample, the officer made his request for the breath test in written form. Iowa law requires […]
A Guthrie County man convicted in 2017 and ordered to the sex offender registry has had the requirement to register as a sex offender removed. The court agreed that he met all the statutory requirements and that he was the type of person the legislature intended to have removed from the registry.
A Wapello County man was arrested for OWI and taken to the station for chemical testing. Upon arrival at the station, Client requested to make phone calls. The officer allowed him to place phone calls and walked out of the room. Upon the officer’s return, Client informed him that his friend would be sending him […]
An Appanoose County man was stopped by law enforcement for allegedly crossing the fog line and driving on the shoulder multiple times and charged with OWI. A review of the officer’s dash cam showed that the clients vehicle only touched the fog line once. After discussions with the county attorney, the State agreed to suppress […]
A 15-year-old Story County juvenile was accused of sexual assault by his ex-girlfriend. The County Attorney’s Office originally issued arrest warrants to charge him as an adult with Sex Abuse in the 3rd Degree and Assault With Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse. GRL Attorney, Scott Michels, advised the county attorney that the case had to […]
A residential care employee sustained a broken finger and multiple bruises when she was attacked by a client of the facility. After having her seen by a psychologist she was diagnosed with PTSD. She received a total settlement through worker’s compensation from the employer’s insurance company in the amount of $22,000.
Client, landlord, was charged in Greene County for allegedly assaulting her tenant and the residence. After obtaining the surveillance video from the residence it was shown that the tenant exaggerated the events. The video showed that the tenant attempted to shut the door on the landlord as she was entering the residence. The landlord stopped […]
