by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 19, 2017 | Battery, Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, General
Knowing and understanding your rights just might save your life, or even the lives of others. When enacting Indiana Code 35-41-3-2, the Hoosier State’s General Assembly reaffirmed the long-standing principle that “people have the right to defend themselves and third...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 18, 2017 | Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
The short answer: there is no difference. Generally speaking, DUI stands for driving under the influence, which is a broad label that refers to crimes of intoxicated driving. Different states have different names for the offense—depending on where you are, it might be...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 30, 2017 | BMV, Criminal Charges
Few things in this world can turn an ordinary ride home into a full-blown panic attack like seeing red and blue lights flashing in your rearview. If you’re being pulled over by law enforcement, what should you do? What must you do? Under Indiana law, a police officer...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 29, 2017 | General, Personal Injury, Property Damage
Winter is coming, and you know what that means: It’s only a matter of time before we’re driving through snow and ice. It’s no surprise that slippery roads lead to increased vehicle collisions. If you’ve been hurt in one of these accidents, you...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 14, 2017 | General, Personal Injury
In this day and age, we’re all increasingly reliant on technology. More and more industries are going paperless, which means more trees and less papercuts all around. Technological convenience, however, often has unintended consequences. This is true in...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 25, 2017 | General
With Halloween less than a week away, the Marc Lopez Law Firm would like to share some practical, trick-or-treating safety tips from the American Red Cross: Map your candy-seeking routes. It’s harder for someone to get lost when adults and children are all on the same...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Sep 28, 2017 | General, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall
Premises liability cases are all about responsibility. Let’s say you enter a store that’s open for business. You’re greeted by a manager, who’s aware of a water leak but does nothing to alert you to the puddle accumulating on the floor. If you slip and fall in the wet...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 25, 2017 | Alcohol, Criminal Charges, DUI, Firm Update, General, OVWI
July 26, 2017 The Marc Lopez Law Firm will be attending the 22nd Annual Indiana Microbrewers Festival in Military Park on July 29, 2017. At this Indiana Beer Fest, beer lovers can try 3-ounce samples of over 100 Indiana beers. The real question is, how many...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 26, 2017 | Car Crash, General, Personal Injury
Hoosiers depend on daily automobile transportation to get them from place-to-place, and our reliance on motor vehicles makes it almost impossible to travel anywhere without them. Although cars undoubtedly make it easier to get from point A to point B, they offer no...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 30, 2017 | DUI
5/30/2017 Check out DUI / OVWI Attorney Marc Lopez’s quick analysis of Tiger Woods DUI / OVWI arrest. And what would likely happen if the arrest had been in Indiana. Click the link to read the story.
