by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 24, 2020 | Car Crash, DUI, Insurance, OVWI, Property Damage
At the Marc Lopez Law Firm, many of our clients have been involved in automobile accidents that ultimately result in them being charged with DUI / OVWI. Because of this, one of the more common questions I’m asked is, Marc, my insurance company wants to talk to me....
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 | Oct 28, 2019 | Checkpoint, Chemical Test, DUI, Implied Consent, OVWI
On October 26, 2018 Attorney Matt Kroes, with the Marc Lopez Law Firm, argued to the Indiana Court of appeals that a conviction for DUI / OVWI for the firm’s client should be reversed due to an incorrectly administered breath test on the EC/IR II and because the...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 28, 2019 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI
It may sound un-American, but police can stop you for an alleged traffic infraction that they haven’t even seen. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution permits brief investigative stops where law enforcement has “a particularized and objective basis...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 3, 2019 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, Implied Consent, OVWI, Rights
The Intoximeters EC/IR II certified breath test machine looks like a computer from the 1980s If you’ve read our blog on Indiana’s statutory presumption, you’re already aware of the concept of a certified chemical test. Portable breath test...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 1, 2019 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI
The attorneys of the Marc Lopez Law Firm recently headed west for an enormous legal convention put on by the National College for DUI Defense and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The 2019 DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity conference was held at the...
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...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Aug 30, 2019 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI
There’s a common misconception that it’s next to impossible to defend a DUI / OVWI charge. This is because when people imagine criminal activity, they tend to imagine it in broad, obvious terms. If you’re asked to picture a DUI / OVWI scenario, you might think of...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Aug 16, 2019 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI
Like the federal government, the state of Indiana has its own Constitution, Article I, Section 11 of which recognizes the “right of the people to be secure . . . against unreasonable search or seizure.” This is an important point to remember when considering the...
