No alcohol? No driving? With these facts, how can Tiger Woods be charged with DUI / OVWI? And if this had happened in Indiana, could he be charged at all? Indiana defines intoxication as being under the influence of alcohol or drugs or any combination of alcohol and...
A professional license is not easy to get. It requires the investment of a considerable amount of both time and money. That’s why it can be a terrifying experience for someone with a professional license to be charged with a drunk driving (DUI / OVWI) offense....
It’s a phone call that no one wants to get. It comes at an odd hour from an unrecognized number, but the voice on the other end of the line is familiar: “I’m in trouble. I got arrested.” Unless you’re unlucky enough to have fielded this...
The Marc Lopez Law Firm is attending Indianapolis’s 9th Annual Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest. At Winterfest, beer lovers can try 3-ounce samples of over 100 Indiana beers. At some point, Attorney Marc Lopez was asked by a friend, “How many...
Dec. 10, 2016 The second day of the National College of DUI Defense’s Serious Science Drug Seminar started with a pharmacology presentation from Dr. Steven Oakes, whose focus was on the drugs most commonly associated with DUI / OVWI arrests. Dr....
Dec. 11, 2016 The entire third day was spent on the University of Texas-Arlington campus at the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry. The name of the game: learning by doing. In addition to Dr. Kevin Schug, two post-doctoral students and three graduate...
December 9, 2016 Attorney Marc Lopez was on his way to Texas when the universe winked at him. As he was passing by a bar in the Indianapolis Airport, he spotted this promotional sign and couldn’t resist snapping a photo. In addition to a quality pun, this...
Most people charged with drunk driving are facing two charges: operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit. Two charges for the same crime? Is this America? The lead charge in 99% of drunk driving cases...
If you get into a car accident today, should that give the State the opportunity to punish you for having gone to a party a few weeks ago? Indiana says, Yes, it should. Under Indiana’s DUI / OVWI statute, if you operate a vehicle with a controlled substance or its...
A police impersonator has been pulling over women in Central Indiana. WTHR has the full story online. Indiana law is very clear. In order for a police officer to stop a person for a traffic violation the officer must be in fully marked police vehicle or wearing a...
