On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 31, 2014 | Drug Charges, Firm News
Drug testing has become a regular part of everyday life, whether it is for employment or insurance reasons, parents testing their children, or as a condition of probation or a family law order. There are many different kinds of drug tests, cheek swabs, hair follicle,...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 27, 2014 | Firm News, Injuries
One of the most common questions clients ask when they are facing the possibility of a jail sentence is: “Will I be able to get house arrest instead?” The answer, unfortunately, is complicated. But here is a primer on a few of the things that determine...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 21, 2014 | Domestic Violence, Firm News
When someone is convicted of a crime, a jail sentence is a common punishment. For many people, serving a jail sentence is a very understandable source of fear and anxiety. Here are some answers to common questions we get relating to jail sentences: Am I going to jail...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 18, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
There is an old saying that goes “the funny thing about common sense, is that it is hardly ever common”. I decided to make this a blog topic today, because in the past three weeks, I have shockingly run into this issue several times: giving a confession to...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 13, 2014 | Domestic Abuse, Firm News
A divorce is rarely an easy process but it tends to become even more difficult and complex when children are involved. At the start of a divorce, or custody battle, one of the most common things our office hears from clients is that the child’s other parent is...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 7, 2014 | Domestic Violence, Firm News
It is not uncommon for people to call our office on behalf of a friend or family member or loved one who has been arrested for or charged with a crime of domestic violence and to be very confused, or even upset. They describe to us a situation where a married couple,...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 7, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
When people call in for criminal consultations, one of the biggest areas we get questions about is their trial. Most people, having seen legal proceedings play out on TV or in movies, assume that a trial in inevitable, that it is the natural conclusion to their case....
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 5, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
Not a week goes by that our office doesn’t have someone call in about a search and seizure dealing with a vehicle. On a fairly regular basis, someone quotes the Jay-Z song 99 Problems, saying that obviously a police officer would need consent or a warrant, so...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 4, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
Thankfully, most people don’t have a lot of interaction with the legal system. The one drawback to this is that, unless you have a family member who is an attorney, most people’s understanding of the legal system comes from Law & Order marathons,...
On behalf of Nicholson, Gansner & Otis, S.C. | Mar 3, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Firm News
It used to be considered polite to offer a guest something when they visited, or just as polite to bring a gift when visiting someone. Some people would bring a bottle of wine, others might prepare a side dish or dessert. While this can still be true in most cases...
