Mecosta County: James Samuels successfully negotiates HYTA for multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver marijuana resulting in no criminal conviction upon successful completion.
Mecosta County: Erin Carrier succeeds in having charges remain in juvenile court, eliminating the possibility of a prison sentence for a child in a case involving multiple felonies.
Mecosta County: Retail Fraud 1st degree charged dropped in a case defended by Erin Carrier.
Newaygo County: Stacy Flanery succeeds in having joint custodial parent's rights temporarily suspended and visitation restricted to supervised.
Mecosta County: Charge for possession of Marijuana dropped in a case defended by Erin Carrier.
Osceola County: Stacy Flanery succeeds in having parenting time modified to allow noncustodial parent only supervised visitation.
Mason County: James Samuels succeeds in having two serious drug felonies reduced to one misdemeanor charge and the client received no jail time or probation.
Osceola County: Jury returns a verdict of no jurisdiction where mother is represented by Stacy Flanery. Court orders the children return the the care of their mother immediately.
Mecosta County: Judge denies termination of father's parental rights in a case where father was represented by Stacy Flanery.
Mecosta County: Erin Carrier secures a diversion for a juvenile charged with 5 felony counts resulting in no criminal record for the juvenile upon completion.
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Montcalm County Circuit Court: Erin Carrier succeeds in a motion to enforce a judgment of divorce including an award to her client for interest on the unpaid balance and attorney fees.
Mecosta County Circuit Court: Stacy Flanery succeeds in having client's driving privileges fully reinstated after an appeal to the Circuit Court from a decision of the Driver's Assessment and Appeals Division.
Mecosta County Circuit Court: Father represented by Stacy Flanery granted primary physical custody of his one year old daughter.
Mecosta County District Court: Diversion secured by James Samuels for a client charged with 5 counts of theft, resulting no no criminal record upon successful completion.
Mecosta County Circuit Court: Father given primary physical custody of his minor children in addition to being granted permission to move the children from the state in a case where father was represented by Stacy Flanery.
Mecosta County District Court: Jury returns a verdict of not guilty of furnishing alcohol to a minor in a case defended by Samuels Law Office.
Osceola County District Court: Judge finds client not guilty of Driving While License Suspended 2nd offense in a case defended by Samuels Law Office.
Mecosta County Circuit Court: Jury returns a verdict of not guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree and not guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree in a case defended by James Samuels.
Mecosta County Circuit Court: Stacy Flanery succeeds in a motion for a change in custody resulting in the child residing primarily with father.
Wexford County Circuit Court: Successfully negotiated plea to reduce a charge from a felony with a penalty of up to 5 years in prison to a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to 1 year in a county jail.
Mecosta County Probate Court: Jury returns a verdict of no jurisdiction resulting in the child being returned to the parents in a case where father was represented by Stacy Flanery.
Osceola County Circuit Court: Stacy Flanery succeeds in changing custody resulting in the child residing primarily with father.
Drivers Assessment and Appeal Division: Stacy Flanery succeeds in having full driving privileges restored to client.
