by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 11, 2024 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, Jail Time, OVWI
As a first-time offender of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVWI) in Indiana, you may feel overwhelmed and concerned about potential jail time. At the Marc Lopez Law Firm, we frequently receive calls from individuals in your position who have just been released...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 7, 2024 | Chemical Test, Defenses, DUI, Implied Consent, OVWI, Refusal
If you’re facing a DUI charge in Indiana, it’s possible that the term chemical test refusal will come up. This comes up when an officer is conducting a DUI investigation, and the driver refuses to take a chemical test. According to Indiana’s implied consent statute,...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Aug 7, 2020 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, OVWI
This is the NCDD plaque that’s too heavy to hang on the wall. My name is Attorney Marc Lopez, and I operate the Marc Lopez Law Firm in Indianapolis, Indiana. When you walk into my office in downtown Indianapolis, you see a large, black granite-type thing that...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 17, 2019 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, OVWI
Almost every day of my life, I talk to people who’ve been accused of crimes and are trying to avoid conviction. In many cases, the person ends up hiring me, because I’m good at what I do. In plenty of other cases, the person has a valid reason for choosing another...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 5, 2019 | Defenses, DUI, OVWI, Press Release
Attorney Marc Lopez speaks at ICLEF’s DUI / OVWI seminar. Thanks to his burgeoning reputation as a DUI / OVWI appellate lawyer, Attorney Marc Lopez was recently invited to lecture at an Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation (ICLEF) seminar....
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Sep 13, 2019 | Chemical Test, Defenses, DUI, OVWI
If you’ve read our blog on the elements of DUI / OVWI, you know that in order to be convicted in Indiana, the State must prove that you: operated a vehicle while intoxicated Of these four essential elements, one is objectively the most difficult to prove: while. In...
