Matt was an amazing attorney/partner in my case. He was continuously keeping me in the loop and working hard on my case. My case was fairly unique in the fact that i had 3 criminal charges in the midst of a divorce. So not only did he help me to beat all 3 charges through […]
Colin saved us! I can’t say enough nice things about him. He helped us with an issue with our college son related to underage drinking that could have ended badly without Colin’s help. He was able to provide us a great strategy and then executed it seamlessly. Highly recommend him and his firm.
I had Bobby as my Attorney in a DWI case and he did a fantastic job. Communication from Bobby, McKayla, and Madisyn was very fast whenever there was news about the case or anything else that I needed to know. They did a very good job dumbing down the case into laymen terms so that […]
Hired Bobby to represent my son in an OWI case in Central Iowa. The case was a refusal to take initial breath test. During the initial consultation regarding the process, cost, and expectations Bobby provided and extremely clear and concise overview of everything. During the case, Bobby and his team looked into every detail, every […]
Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa. Not Guilty on another 20 charges brings the total of NFG’s in one case to 61. After a jury returned Not Guilty verdicts on 41 counts of Harassment in the First Degree, the prosecutor still pressed on with the remaining 20 counts of simple misdemeanor Harassment in the Third Degree. Those […]
Polk County, Iowa- A client who was attempting to enter the Grandstand at the Iowa State Fair was arrested for public intoxication by undercover officers. The client was calm and polite, but did not provide the officers with any additional information other than what was required of him. After successful negotiation with the prosecutor, the […]
The State cited our client for using a smart phone while driving a commercial motor vehicle. We were prepared to defend the case on the merits when the county attorney realized our client was not using the phone for communication or texting but rather the GPS app. The State moved to dismiss the day before […]
Readers of the blog are no doubt aware of GRL Law’s work on warrantless garbage searches. Earlier this summer, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the police practice unconstitutional in State v. Wright, but remanded the case to the district court for a second look at the warrant. This time the district court could not consider […]
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Some things you must see to believe. The prosecution and law enforcement attempted to convince a judge to not believe what everyone could clearly see. Thankfully, the judge believed what he too could see. Two Iowa City Police Department police officers, Maddie Friedrich and her Field Training Officer, Brad Reinhard, […]
Today, the magistrate court dismissed charges against a GRL Law client whose dog bit a DMPD officer. The evidence showed the officer attempted to coax our client into the common area of her downtown loft to “discuss” a complaint. However, when she declined, the officer crossed the threshold of the door to arrest her. That’s […]
