Michelle Lynn Behan

We were referred to Ms. Behan by a friend whose brother has hired Ms. Behan for his DUI. We are happy that we went with Ms. Behan. She is very professional, knowledgeable, and dedicated to her clients. She helped my father lower his sentence from a felony to a misdemeanor. We highly recommend her.

Michelle and her team kept me updated throughout the process. From the time I contacted them, they promptly responded to my needs, met me in person and explained the expectations and process. They were very kind and non-judgmental. Thanks to their help my case is now dismissed.

Being cited for a DUI in Arizona and dealing with some of the most severe legal ramifications has been the hardest thing I've ever I had to do. I literally knew nothing about the legal process or what I was supposed to do. I knew I needed the best legal and trustworthy representation. I was new to the area so I did some research and found the Behan Ramsell law group. The first conversation I had with Michelle was direct but reassuring. There is a lot of stigma and judgement that goes along with this kind of charge. I was thankful that I found a compassionate, intelligent and focused DUI lawyer that helped me through the process and calmed me down. The Behan law group was extremely helpful and professional in representing me throughout my case. They kept me posted on every step of the process, provided me with the necessary information needed, represented me at my trial and won the case. I would highly recommend them to anyone for legal issues.

I cannot express how much I highly recommend Michelle and her services. She is an extremely motivated and capable attorney that notices details that other attorneys overlooked in my cases. Her rates are fair and you get an unstoppable force in the court room.

I hired Michelle for a accident I was in involving a DUI. I was initially charged with several felonies, Criminal Damage. Reckless Endangerment, as well as the extreme DUI. I was scared to death and facing a possible 5 years in prison!! No one was hurt in my accident and I was overcharged and Michelle work very hard to make that clear to the court and the prosecutor. The entire firm is personable and professional. I was always keep in the loop and although I could be a pain, they explained everything to me and kept my mind at easy the best it could be. Michelle understood my fear and concern and treated me with dignity and compassion. My end result was better than I could've imagined. NO FELONIES, lowered to a regular DUI. My probation was lessoned on the day of sentencing from 3 years supervised to 18 months. I couldn't of been more pleased with the outcome and the great job Michelle did for me in my case and I highly recommend her and the entire Nessi and St. Louis Law Firm.

Michelle kept me in the loop and demystified the process of my case. I felt that her commitment and confidence kept me calm and less fearful of the process. I was always kept informed every step of the way, and facilitated a favorable conclusion.

Two years ago I was charged with both a DUI and BAC over 0.08. I felt that I was charged unfairly but with evidence such as a breath test against me, I thought there was no way out of this situation. I am so glad that I chose Michelle for my case. She immediately got to work and believed in my defense as much as I did if not more. I knew right away that I had made the right decision hiring Michelle as she was very knowledgeable, professional and clearly experienced with defending charges such as mine. Michelle handled everything for me, kept me informed during each step and after two years of hard and dedicated work, the next step was a jury trial and I was found NOT GUILTY on both charges! Michelle was able to prove how my breath results did not add up with the rest of my behavior (good driving, passing one leg stand test) and was able to show the flaws with breathalyzers along with expert witness, Mr. Flaxmayer. I am so happy with the outcome of my case and could not be more grateful. I highly recommend Michelle for anyone in need of DUI legal help. Thank you Michelle and everyone who helped at Nesci & St. Louis!

Michelle L. Behan, represented me on a wrongfully accused DUI case. She was through, diligent, and very professional. She pointed out during the hearing the discrepancies, not following procedures, and changes in answers from the deputies. She succeeded in having the case dismissed. Michelle, is a great member of Nesci & St. Louis law firm. The entire staff is a great team! I highly recommend her!

Four months after being cited for DUI, Michelle got my case (and the ancillary citations) dismissed with not so much as a single meeting with her or court appearance required. I am thankful for her intervention in my case with the courts and ADOT and appreciate her knowledge and professionalism.

I randomly selected Michelle Behan from a list of possible defense attorney’s and, in retrospect, I wish I hadn’t. She is not a completely honest attorney and, in retrospect, I feel like I was scammed by her. In our very first conversation (after she read my one page summary of the incident involving charges of assault for “touching with intent”) she made clear statements to me that the plaintiff did not have a strong case because the DA “could not prove the necessary intent”. She added that it was unlikely that the Plaintiff’s witness would even show up for the court case. I was pleased to hear this and when she offered to handle the case for a lump sum, I agreed and her assistant quickly billed me for it. In that initial conversation she also stated that it was important to move quickly to obtain the video evidence of the incident which I agreed with. In that regard she said that she engages a Private Investigator (a Mr. Dagostino) for just such purposes and that he would cost me an extra $75 an hour. I agreed to this given her recommendation and knowing that we needed to move quickly. However, a few weeks later (and after having been billed $150 for his time) I finally learned that Mr. Dagostino had failed to obtain any evidence and that he hadn’t accomplished anything more than a simple phone call request from anyone could have accomplished. Despite my ongoing efforts to push this matter along with emails and phone call messages to Behan, it in fact took about three months for hern to finally obtain the video evidence which coincidentally happened just after I sent her a strong email asking why we simply hadnt subpoenad this evidence to begin with. In the meantime, we had a second conversation where she recommended that I plead guilty and accept a “Diversion” offer which completely contradicted her initial statements to me about the strength of our case. At that point it was obvious to me that she didn’t care what the video evidence showed and that she had completely changed her posture on my case now that I had already paid her and engaged her. Despite later reviewing the video evidence with me, I realized that she never was prepared to defend my case along the lines of her initial assurances. This lack of honesty on her part only made my whole experience with this matter doubly frustrating. I clearly recommend that you do not use this attorney in a defense situation.