Nicholas J. Rifelj

I wasn't sure if I should hire an attorney because the reviews I read said it wasn't worth it because they usually find you guilty. But I thought if there was any chance it would have to be thru an attorney. I called Atty. Rifelj and explained my situation. I had a BAC of .18 and facing ILD inte...rlock device for a year. This is automatic if you are over .15. Nicholas was compassionate, discreet and said he would handle everything. I did not even have to go to court. So for a flat fee he did just that. He got my fine reduced and got me out of the ILD . I would definitely recommend you contact Nicholas if you are in need of an attorney. He did a great job for me.

My GF had a good OWI case with promising evidence of getting the case dropped. She went ahead with Nicholas because he had a flat fee and she was on a budget. Nicholas did all the paper work and represented her in the Municipal court. He stated that he will put the officer on the spot in the Circuit ...court because we lost the municipal court. As a lawyer, shouldn't you be fighting for your client in all courts? Isn't that your job? I was so confused as to why he needed to wait. Then he filed for an appeal to the Circuit court and didn't even send the appeal in certify mail. The city attorney said they never received it. The judge ruled with the city attorney and she could no longer appeal the case. So now, she is stuck with a loss of $2600, and a OWI on her record. She could have gotten the same result by just going to court and plea no contest and saved her self $2600. Throughout the case, this lawyer just made it feel like he didn't care what happens to his client. I would recommend staying away from this lawyer if you can. It seems he just wants your money and doesn't care what happens.