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...
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...
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...
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...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a generous immigration policy that offers the possibility of renewable deferred action status for two years at a time to people who arrived in the U.S. as undocumented children. Essentially, this allows certain people...
The Marc Lopez Law Firm recently persuaded the Indiana Court of Appeals to reverse a man’s DUI / OVWI conviction. All it took was demonstrating to a three-judge panel that the State had found the man guilty based on an improperly administered breath test. Less than 13...
On November 15, 2018, Attorney Marc Lopez spoke at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s (ICLEF) 2018 DWI at Trial legal conference. In Indiana, practicing lawyers are required to attend several hours of continuing legal education seminars on a yearly...
On October 26, 2018, Attorney Matt Kroes with the Marc Lopez Law Firm argued a DUI / OVWI case before the Indiana Court of Appeals. Attorney Kroes’ argument was focused on two issues: (1) the validity of an Indiana DUI / OVWI checkpoint, and (2)the proper...
On October 9, 2018, Attorney Marc Lopez had the chance to argue a client’s case to the Indiana Court of Appeals. This was a “traveling” oral argument, which means it didn’t occur at the Statehouse. Instead, it was held at Winchester Community...
On September 12, 2018, Attorney Marc Lopez received notice that he’s been named one of the “Top 3 DWI Lawyers in Indianapolis” by the website ThreeBestRated.com. Attorney Marc Lopez absolutely loves being recognized for something he has spent...
