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DWI Appeal a Success for Davie County Client
Attorney: Patrick Apple Type of Case: DWI and Misdemeanor Simple Assault Case Result: Motion to Suppress Granted - Voluntary Dismissal by the State County: Davie County Criminal defense attorney Patrick Apple successfully represented a client who was facing a charge of a first offense DWI in Davie County. The Traffic Stop Around midnight, 911 Dispatch [...]
Father Gets Sole Custody After Mother Goes MIA
Type of Case: Child Custody Case Result: Sole Custody - Legal and Physical Custody Awarded County: Guilford County A father in Guilford County needed to modify the child custody order for his children. The mother had been absent from the children's lives for about a year now, so he wanted to see about getting sole [...]
Emergency Custody Order Gets Teen Out of Abusive Home
Type of Case: Ex Parte Emergency Custody Order Case Result: Awarded Ex Parte Emergency Custody County: Randolph County Our Greensboro family law team represented a mother living in Iowa but whose daughter lived with the father in Randolph County. Her 15-year-old daughter had reached out to her for help because the father was physically abusing [...]
With Remote Learning Concerns, Mother Fights to Maintain Primary Custody
Type of Case: Child Custody Case Result: Primary Physical Custody Awarded County: Guilford County Our Greensboro family law team recently represented a mother who had been the primary caretaker of both of her young girls. The mother had been most involved with the major aspects of their lives, such as schooling and medical visits. Remote [...]
50B Dismissed After Successful Negotiations
Type of Case: 50B Domestic Violence Protective Order Case Result: Voluntary Dismissal - 50B Dismissed County: Guilford County Our client's wife filed a 50B, or a Domestic Violence Protective Order, against him. She alleged our client abused both her and her son. Her son was of a previous relationship and was also autistic. Our client [...]
U Visa Certification Request Signed
Type of Case: U Visa Certification Case Result: Local Police Signed Client's U Visa Certification Request A U Visa is temporary protection the U.S. offers to victims of violent crimes in the United States that cooperate with police to bring the perpetrators to justice. To apply for the U Visa protection, the police department [...]
Father Wins Joint Legal Custody, Physical Custody
Type of Case: Child Custody Case Result: Joint Legal Custody and Physical Custody Awarded County: Randolph and Buncombe A young family was torn apart when the mother packed up and moved across the state with the youngest child in tow. [The Attorney] figured she could quickly get a custody order if she made up false [...]
NC First Step Act
NC First Step Act July 2020 Update On June 26, 2020, Governor Cooper signed the NC First Step Act into law. The North Carolina First Step Act affords those convicted of drug trafficking (N.C.G.S. § 90-95(h)) or conspiracy to commit drug trafficking (N.C.G.S. § 90-95(i)) the [...]
Rigorous Preparation For DMV Hearing Questions Paid Off
Attorney: Patrick Apple Type of Case: DMV Interlock Violation Hearing Case Result: Won - Client is allowed to keep his driver's license County: Guilford County Attorney Patrick Apple recently helped a client who unexpectedly received an interlock violation notice from the DMV. Many people initially try to handle these hearings on their own and are [...]
50B Dismissed, Father Awarded Emergency Custody
Type of Case: 50B and Child Custody Case Result: The 50B was dismissed and our client was awarded temporary emergency custody. County: Davidson County A client had a 50B, also known as a Domestic Violence Protective Order, taken out against him by the mother of his child. She had also filed for primary legal custody [...]
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