In a unanimous decision, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s guilty verdict for a man charged with DUI / OVWI. At trial, Attorney Marc Lopez contested the constitutionality of the DUI / OVWI Sobriety Checkpoint and the admission of the...
Attorney Marc Lopez was asked to teach other attorneys DUI / OVWI related trial skills at the 2018 DWI at Trial organized by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s (ICLEF). Please click here to read the full article. Sharing a bit of knowledge and...
On October 26, 2018, Attorney Matthew Kroes of the Marc Lopez Law Firm argued a DUI / OVWI case before the Indiana Court of Appeals. A small percentage of criminal cases proceed to trial, and of this subset, only a few are appealed. Of the minority of cases that are...
Most people charged with drunk driving are facing two separate 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? Sometimes I’m not sure. The lead...
In the State of Indiana, it’s illegal for a person under 21 years of age to possess, transport, or consume alcohol.Underage consumption is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and up to 60 days in jail.No one wants to spend the rest of...
Attorney Marc Lopez isn’t an especially avid golfer, but he does keep one on the payroll. As a result, he doesn’t have to seek out golf news; it comes to him. Whether it’s the British Open, the U.S. Open, or the Masters, it seems like golf is always being...
The idea of the automobile holds a special place in the collective American consciousness. Few things in this world can compare to the feeling of earning your driver’s license. It’s a combination of freedom, possibility, and wonder that stretches out magnificently...
Like many of our fellow Hoosiers, the attorneys at the Marc Lopez Law Firm are strong supporters of the Second Amendment. Like all of our cherished rights, however, the right to bear arms isn’t absolute. You can’t just walk into a store, buy a gun, and carry it around...
If you’re one of the chosen few who’s licensed to sell or serve alcohol, you have a tremendous amount of power. You’re a gatekeeper of legal states of recreationally-altered consciousness. Without your judicious distribution of the social lubricant,...
DUI / OVWI Attorney Marc Lopez has been named one of the top three DWI Lawyers in Indianapolis by the website ThreeBestRated.com. Although he loves being acknowledged as one of the best, Attorney Lopez also understands that awards such as these are like shots...
