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Kelly Keegan’s client was convicted of two drug possession charges in Dakota County soon after graduating high school, leading to a lifetime prohibition on firearms. The incidents motivated Kelly’s client to do something with his life so he enrolled in college, graduating with a degree in Information Technology and now works in a prominent position in both IT and cyber-security. He also married and has two children. As time passed, her client dreamed of hunting again with his dad as he had as a child, while also passing the tradition along to his kids. Kelly convinced the judge that her client had rehabilitated so that now, almost twenty years after the offenses, her client may finally realize his dreams.

In 2012, Kelly Keegan’s client sold marijuana to an undercover informant and was convicted of felony sale of a controlled substance in Winona County, leading to a lifetime ban on possessing firearms. After his conviction, Kelly’s client completed a college degree in viticulture and expanded his parent’s small winery into a commercial vineyard. He also became a property manager, restoring historic buildings. All that time, though, he missed hunting with his brothers and stepfather, so finally approached Kelly for help restoring his rights. Kelly convinced the judge that her client had rehabilitated so that he can hunt once again with his family and also not worry about being in constructive possession of their firearms when driving their vehicles.

In 1996, Kelly Keegan’s client was convicted of Felony Second Degree Sale of a Controlled Substance in Hennepin County after selling crack cocaine to an informant during an undercover operation, leading to a lifetime firearm ban. Kelly’s client now works as a personal care attendant and is devoted to his ten children and his grandchildren. As the years passed, the prohibition increasingly caused problems and her client longed for a restoration of his rights. He would like to help his eldest son with plans to start and armed security company. And as a collector who loves history, he wished to own antique firearms. Kelly was able to convince the judge that her client had reformed and matured as a father and grandfather, and that his rights should be restored. As a result, he may now collect firearms and work for his son’s armed security business.

Kelly Keegan’s client called her after learning from an online newspaper that she had apparently been charged by the City of Minneapolis with Gross Misdemeanor Third Degree Riot, Misdemeanor Fifth Degree Assault (both fear and harm) and Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct for allegedly assaulting a journalist at a protest in downtown Minneapolis. After determining that the charges that first appeared online were real, Kelly sat down with her client to prepare her defense. Kelly’s client had been out of town on a family camping trip on the day of the alleged incident and had an airtight alibi as to her whereabouts. Kelly and her client gave press conferences to various news outlets, blasting the City of Minneapolis for shoddy police work and mistakenly charging her client. Kelly also presented the evidence to the prosecutor, who admitted his mistake and dismissed the charges. Kelly then expunged the public court records of the mistaken charges. A Hennepin County judge granted the request with the result that all records of the mistaken charges have been expunged and the client can move forward without the stigma associated with a criminal record.

Kelly’s client was charged with three felony counts of domestic assault by strangulation, second degree assault, and terroristic threats after an altercation with his spouse. A domestic abuse no-contact order (DANCO) was also issued preventing him from contact with his spouse or returning home. Despite the fact Kelly’s client’s spouse wanted her husband to return home, the prosecutor argued stridently against any modification. In a series of court hearings, Kelly was able to overcome the objections and have the DANCO modified then vacated. She then negotiated a highly favorable plea whereby her client would plead to just one misdemeanor count of domestic assault – causing fear, and all three felony counts would be dismissed. Kelly’s client is an avid hunter and outdoorsman and Kelly was able to help her client avoid the lifetime firearm ban to which he would have otherwise been subject pursuant to the initial charges.