The Michigan Supreme Court granted leave today in People v McQueen, the case that essentially shut down all Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries last summer. Attorneys from our firm, along with co-counsel Matthew Newburg, represent Mr. McQueen and…
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Mary Chartier enjoyed attending and presenting at the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan’s Advanced Criminal Defense Practice Conference last week. Mary gave a presentation on hearsay and its interplay with the Confrontation Clause, and she…
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Mary Chartier won a hard-fought jury acquittal on three out of three felony charges against her client in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Charged with money laundering and two conspiracy drug charges, her client…
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Mary Chartier was selected to speak at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s highly regarded Family Law Institute in Plymouth, Michigan. She and Michigan family law attorney Natalie Alane combined their respective expertise in criminal…
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Having just returned from the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan’s annual conference in Traverse City, Mary is now a esteemed member of the prestigious CDAM faculty. Mary’s presentation, “The Right to Prepare a Defense,” w…
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Mary Chartier has been selected to present to the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan at its 2010 fall conference in Traverse City, Michigan. The topic of the conference is “The Right to Prepare a Defense.” Ms. Chartier’s inaugur…
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We have scored a second victory in the Michigan Supreme Court in less than a month. On Mary Chartier’s Motion for Reconsideration, the Supreme Court reversed its previous ruling that the defendant should not be granted a new trial. After consid…
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Led by the outstanding efforts of Mary Chartier, our client prevailed in the Michigan Supreme Court against Mt. Hope Church in Lansing. The decision reinstated the jury verdict for the defamed plaintiff, allowing the plaintiff to finally recover the…
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On February 6, 2010, Mary Chartier presented to over 50 local criminal defense attorneys on how to preserve the record at trial for appellate purposes. Ms. Chartier’s specialized appellate knowledge and her reputation as a brilliant criminal de…
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Ms. Chartier has argued a case to the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of a plaintiff defamed by a local church. This important case asks the court to decide the parameters of a pastor’s liability when uttering defamatory remarks about a congre…
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