Presenting Patrick Apple: A Perfect Partner Dummit Fradin is proud to announce Criminal Defense Attorney Patrick Apple as a new Managing Partner. Patrick will be joining Clarke Dummit and Michael Fradin in leading the firm. A Dedicated Leader and Mentor Since joining Dummit Fradin in 2019, Patrick has consistently demonstrated strong leadership skills and a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Do you have a loved one being held in jail on a bond they cannot afford to pay? Now is the time to file a Motion to Modify the Jail Bond and get them out! Increased COVID-19 Risk for Inmates Inmates of North Carolina county jails face an increased risk of exposure to the COVID-19 [...]
Attorney: Patrick Apple Type of Case: Criminal Pre-Charge on Felony Rape Accusation Case Result: Rape Charges Dropped County: Guilford County A young college-aged man was contacted by law enforcement. They asked to speak to him about a serious accusation from a young college-aged woman. The woman had filed a complaint with the police that our [...]
Our client, like many others, got a dreaded speeding ticket in Guilford County. Unfortunately, Guilford County has a new policy that makes it difficult to get a reduction on any speeding charge where the top speed is over 90 miles per hour. So, our client hired legal counsel. Attempting a Prayer for Judgement Continued Her [...]
A Greensboro client with a commercial driver's license, or CDL, was charged with DWI in Guilford County. As a result, our client was also hit with a civil revocation of his CDL, also known as a CVR. A civil revocation of a CDL can result in disqualification from using a CDL for one year. This [...]
Attorney: Patrick Apple Type of Case: DWI charge Case Result: Dismissed County: Guilford County Criminal defense attorney, Patrick Apple, helped a client fight a DWI charge in Greensboro, NC. Our client was charged with a DWI while parked in a driveway. If convicted, our client was facing a minimum sentence of 24 hours in jail, [...]
What is an Immigration Detainer? An Immigration detainer is a request for the state to hold people without a valid court order. This is also referred to as an ICE detainer or immigration hold. The State or Federal Government cannot hold a person, citizen or not, without a Judicial review. Only a judge or magistrate [...]
Dummit Fradin trial attorney, Patrick Apple, recently won a high-stakes custody trial for our client in Randolph County. This sensitive child custody trial involved sexual abuse allegations and multiple experts were involved. Attorney Patrick Apple was expertly able to impeach the testimony of the child. The 5-year-old child was using words like "custody" in the [...]
