by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 11, 2019 | Criminal Charges, Fifth Amendment, General
People ask me all the time: Hey, Marc Lopez—why are you always telling people to plead the 5th? I think it’s because I truly believe in my heart that it’s objectively better to be safe than to be sorry. It’s the same reason I’ve raised my daughter to look both ways...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Feb 27, 2019 | Criminal Charges, False Reporting, Fifth Amendment, General
Lying is generally a bad idea. Lying to law enforcement is even worse. It doesn’t matter if you’re a TV star looking to increase his bargaining power or an Olympic athlete trying to cover his own drunken mischief—giving false statements to the police is strategically...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Sep 13, 2018 | Alcohol, Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, Fifth Amendment, Public Intoxication
A public intoxication charge in Indiana requires more than simply being intoxicated in public.If you’re not bothering or endangering anyone (including yourself), there’s no reason for you to be charged with public intoxication.If you are charged with public...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Apr 26, 2016 | Fifth Amendment
By this point, even people who couldn’t give a flying pigskin about the National Football League are at least vaguely aware of New England pretty boy Tom Brady’s fondness for underinflated balls. The short version: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Brady for...
