by Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 30, 2025 | Car Crash, Insurance, Personal Injury
If you’ve been in a car crash, don’t be fooled by a friendly-sounding insurance adjuster — their job is to protect the insurance company’s bottom line, not your well-being. From acting overly sympathetic to pushing you into giving a recorded statement, adjusters are...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 29, 2025 | Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, General, Search and Seizure
It’s late. There’s a knock at the door. You open it a crack, and suddenly there’s a boot wedged between your door and the frame. One wrong move, and you’re being charged with assaulting an officer. Sound far-fetched? It’s not. In just five minutes, you can learn the...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 28, 2025 | Criminal Charges, General, Safe Driving
No one plans to get pulled over, but it happens every day—on your way home from work, after a late-night Taco Bell run, or just cruising through your own neighborhood. It’s a routine part of law enforcement, but make no mistake: a traffic stop is a legal event with...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 27, 2025 | Alcohol, Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
Facing a first-time DUI in Indiana can be nerve-wracking, but jail time isn’t a certainty—especially if the offense is a basic Class C misdemeanor, with a BAC under 0.15, no accident, and no reckless behavior. Indiana law allows for varying degrees of DUI charges,...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 22, 2025 | Criminal Charges, Expungement
Indiana’s Second Chance Law—commonly called the expungement law—isn’t just legal jargon. It’s a real, tangible opportunity to hit reset on your life. If you’ve ever been turned down for a job, denied housing, or felt stuck in the shadow of a past mistake, this law...
