by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 22, 2025 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, Hardship License, License Suspension, OVWI, Rights, SDP, Specialized Driving Privileges
If you’ve been arrested for drunk driving in Boone County, Indiana, you may be asking a simple but important question: What’s the difference between OWI and DUI? The short answer is this, there isn’t one. But the way Indiana uses the terms matters, especially when...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 15, 2025 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, Hardship License, Jail Time, License Suspension, OVWI, Refusal, Rights, SDP, Specialized Driving Privileges
Getting arrested for drunk driving is stressful, confusing, and often overwhelming. One moment you’re behind the wheel, and the next you’re in handcuffs wondering what happens now. If you picked up a DUI in Johnson County, Indiana, the next 30 days are important. What...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 8, 2025 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, Hardship License, Implied Consent, License Suspension, OVWI, Refusal, Rights, SDP, Specialized Driving Privileges
When someone calls our office after an OVWI arrest, the first worry we hear is simple. They want to know if they can keep driving. In Hamilton County and throughout Indiana, a license suspension often happens quickly. The court receives the chemical test results or...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 1, 2025 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, Hardship License, Implied Consent, License Suspension, OVWI, Refusal, Rights, SDP, Specialized Driving Privileges
Being arrested for a DUI, or as Indiana formally calls it, OVWI (Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated) is stressful, confusing, and often humiliating. Most people have no idea what to expect. You’re booked into jail, held until you’re sober, and eventually handed a...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 24, 2025 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, Hardship License, Implied Consent, Jail Time, License Suspension, OVWI, Refusal, Rights, Specialized Driving Privileges
When you’re arrested for drunk driving in Indiana, one of the first questions people have is simple: “Is a DUI worse than a DWI?” Here’s the truth: In Indiana, it’s a trick question—because there is no difference between DUI and DWI. Other states love their acronyms....
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 3, 2025 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, Defenses, DUI, License Suspension, OVWI, Rights, SDP, Specialized Driving Privileges
If you were recently charged with an Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVWI), what most people call a DWI, in Hendricks County, you’re probably asking one urgent question: Am I about to lose my driver’s license? That fear is understandable. Losing the ability to...
