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.
The impaired driving defense attorneys at GRL get results. A recent case in Mitchell County demonstrates how effective we can be when the stakes are highest. We recently took over a case from another attorney after the State refused to budge on a felony OWI and trial looked inevitable. After unpacking it, we discovered several important facts that completely changed the dynamic of the case. We went to work limiting the State’s evidence. We requested the DataMaster DMT breath test data and noticed the State’s expert witness to appear on our behalf at trial. The result? On the eve of […]
Waukee, West Des Moines, and Iowa City. Three separate clients were charged with operating while intoxicated offenses. In all three cases, GRL saved each client’s driving privileges by prevailing at the Iowa Department of Transportation administrative hearing. In all three cases, the operating while intoxicated criminal accusations were also amended down to simple misdemeanor offenses. They all happened at different times in different cities but they all ended up being resolved the same week. Where others may take the easy route of least resistance, GRL stands firm on our clients’ behalves, ensuring that the best possible outcome is obtained for […]
Matt and Emily and the GRL law firm were nothing but a pleasure to work with. Matt and Emily in particular, are some of the most professional and friendly people I’ve had the pleasure to work with. They told me exactly what I needed to do and were very clear on the step by step process and we’re always there to talk to and answer any questions needed. Not only are they amazing to work with, but Matt and Emily produced phenomenal results and gave me that second chance that everyone desires but doesent always get. A Great team that […]
Ringgold County, Iowa. A GRL client recently had an OWI charge amended to reckless driving. The amended charge was the result of Attorney Matt Lindholm finding a way to get the client’s breath test refusal suppressed. The client requested an opportunity to place a phone call to secure bond for his release prior to deciding whether to consent or refuse the chemical breath test request and the officer denied the request. This denial violated Iowa Code Section 804.20 and provided a basis for suppression of the resulting breath test refusal which saved the client’s drivers license and secured the amended […]
Polk County, Iowa. A GRL client recently got an Operating While Intoxicated charge dismissed following a ruling by the court throwing out the breath test refusal. Attorney Matt Lindholm was able to secure the dismissal for the client after showing that the preliminary breath testing device used in the case did not comply with Iowa’s calibration requirements. In addition to the charge getting dismissed, the client was able to prevent any loss of his driver’s license.
Johnson County, Iowa. A GRL client recently had his operating while intoxicated charge reduced to public intoxication. Attorney Matt Lindholm filed a motion to suppress on the client’s behalf arguing that he was never informed about his right to confidential communications following the request for privacy on his phone calls. Iowa Code Section 804.20 provides that a person can call, consult, and see an attorney, family member, or both following their arrest. If a person requests a confidential phone call, the officer must inform them about their rights to confidentiality pursuant to this code section and the failure to do […]
The state recently moved to amend a charge to public intoxication from OWI in a North Iowa case involving a test refusal. Why the amendment? The drunk driving attorneys at GRL Law were prepared to show that our client, a lifetime smoker, never refused testing. Instead, the officer deemed her to have refused after a third incomplete DataMaster DMT test. The multiple incomplete tests were due to our client’s inability to provide an acceptable breath sample meeting all of the test parameters. Nothing more. The officer could have instead requested that she submit a sample of blood or urine. Those […]
Taylor County, Iowa. A GRL client’s operating while intoxicated charges were recently reduced when it was determined that the urine test in her case was obtained in violation of the collection procedures adopted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. After conducting a thorough investigation, attorney Matt Lindholm found that the officer failed to collect a second void of the client’s urine for testing and used a testing kit that had an expired expiration date. As a result, the State agreed that the urine test results could not be admitted as evidence and the charge was ultimately reduced to reckless […]
The drunk driving lawyers at GRL Law successfully negotiated yet another resolution to preserve a client’s CDL. After winning the DOT and suppression hearings, we leveraged those results by convincing the county attorney to amend the OWI to public intoxication and reckless driving with no jail time. The DOT would have disqualified the client’s CDL had he pleaded guilty as charged even though we prevented the implied consent revocation from taking effect. Our negotiation saved his commercial driving privileges after we won the DOT hearing. A shout out to the prosecutor who was willing to reevaluate the charge in light […]
