Month: July 2014

My firm has represented more clients for underage drinking than I can count.  Most of my underage drinking clients are students at NAU, UofA or ASU.  While not all underage drinking cases are the same, most minor in consumption of alcohol or minor in possession of...

Two professional Arizona sports players are facing DUI charges, according to reports released this week.  Phoenix Suns player P.J. Tucker was arrested in May in Scottsdale and is reportedly being charged with a DUI.  In a separate incident, Cardinals player John...

Alcohol-related incidents resulting in criminal charges on Northern Arizona University’s campus and in Flagstaff occur for a variety of reasons. The most frequently occurring reason is due to age. Underaged students involved in drinking off-campus could be cited with...

My office has represented hundreds of ASU, UofA and NAU students for Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Minor in Consumption of Alcohol.  We get the same questions from potential clients day in and day out.  Generally, the calls are from students who are pretty much...

My family and I were eating lunch this afternoon when I saw a beautiful, brand new Tempe Police Camaro in the parking lot (have a look https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-Lopez-Law-PLLC/148569511851331?ref=hl) .  I can only imagine how much the City of Tempe spent...

Top 10 Arizona DUI Lawyer – Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 I recently received two awards that I’m very proud of.  I was named top 10 DUI lawyers in the State of Arizona and top 40 lawyer under 40 years old.  Receiving these awards was a major accomplishment.  When I received...

I received a phone call yesterday from a young man who believed the Peoria, Arizona police department did not have reasonable suspicion to pull him over for his DUI.  People call my office all the time thinking that that they have a glaring issue because their Miranda...

Bitten by a Friend’s Dog Last year, a young lady came to my office after having been bit by her friend’s great dane. I really had no idea what type of injuries she sustained until I met with her. Turns out, she was not just bitten by the dog, her face was mauled by...

Does ASU Have a Drinking Problem? Every year, my office receives hundreds of phone calls from ASU students and their parents about their underage drinking charge.  Police officers and students generally refer to underage drinking as Minor in Possession of Alcohol...