A client in Kent County charged with Assault and Battery for allegedly hitting someone in the face with a gun was spared 93 days in jail. Attorney Tiffany DeBruin reviewed the photo and audio interviews of all involved. Attorney DeBruin clarified that her client had a...
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Client Gets 4-Point Speeding Violation Reduced to a 0-Point Non-Abstractable Offense
A client was charged in Ann Arbor with Speeding in a construction zone, 31-35mph over, a 4-point violation. After review of the client’s driving history, attorney Tiffany DeBruin had the client participate in proactive measures. Attorney DeBruin spoke with the...
Female Childcare Worker Avoids a Felony Embezzlement Conviction and Arrest Record by Completing a Diversion Program
A 50+ year old female childcare worker client who was working a second part time job at a local retail store was charged with felony embezzlement out of Eaton County. She was not made aware of the allegations and did not realize there were charges pending until almost...
30-Year-Old Avoids Assault by Strangulation Conviction and Goes Free
A 30-year-old client was investigated for assault by strangulation in Lansing. The complaining witness claimed that he put his hand around her throat and strangled her during an altercation. Attorney Tiffany DeBruin represented him in a motion to terminate a personal...
Client’s 2003 Guilty Plea Withdrawn, Charges Dismissed, and Deportation Avoided
A 40-year-old Spanish-speaking client who is not a U.S. citizen pled guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated assault (from felonious assault) in 2003 in Ingham County. The conviction was coming back to cause him problems currently as immigration was attempting to...
29-Year-Old International Student Has Violent Charges Dismissed
A 29-year-old client of DeBruin Law PLLC was charged with felonious assault (a.k.a.assault with a dangerous weapon), which is a felony punishable by up to four years in prison, and domestic violence, which is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail. This...
Out-of-State Client Appeared in Hearings via Zoom on Superdrunk Charge, Which Was Reduced
A client was charged with superdrunk (operating while intoxicated with BAC of over .17) in Eaton County. His BAC was actually .27%. The client is in his early 20’s, lives in Illinois, and was in Michigan for work purposes when he picked up the charge. The client...
Client with Four Previous OWI Convictions Approved for Full Driving Privileges
A client who lives in South Carolina had four prior OWI convictions. He had been abstinent for approximately 20 years. Due to his prior history, he was not originally eligible to request any kind of driving privileges until 2025. There is a little known provision in...
Second Domestic Violence Charge Reduced with No Jail or Probation
A client in Shiawassee was charged with 2nd offense domestic violence (punishable by up to 1 year in jail). He had a prior offense as well as another DV charge that was reduced previously. We were prepared for trial and the prosecutor was going to bring up his prior...
Drug and Retail Fraud Charges Reduced for 31-Year-Old Mother
Attorney Tiffany DeBruin’s client is a 31-year-old mother of 5 children who was originally charged with Possession of Methamphetamines (a felony with a possible prison sentence of 10 years) and a retail fraud 2nd degree ( a misdemeanor with possible incarceration of...