What makes this Criminal Defense Law firm different?
What you want when hiring an attorney to represent you in a criminal case? Read on for some insight. Many Indiana lawyers say they practice Criminal Defense Law. I am sure they do, as all lawyers are qualified to practice in an area of the law. For some reason, the perception among lawyers not regularly practicing Criminal Law is that criminal cases are easy. This is only true if you plead each of your clients guilty at the earliest stage of the case. Despite the impressions given on television, only a tiny percentage of lawyers ever try a Criminal jury trial. Of that tiny percentage, an even smaller number have completed enough criminal trials to develop the expertise to feel entirely comfortable trying any sort of criminal case. Your lawyer's ability to win criminal juries will lead to plea offers that you might not otherwise be offered. This firm offers that ability and experience.
Experience and Education
Experience:
Mr. Garcia has been practicing exclusively Criminal Defense Law in Indiana State and Federal Courts since 1994. Since he began practicing, Mr. Garcia has tried well over one hundred and fifty jury trials in jurisdictions across the State of Indiana. After a brief period as an Intern for a Public Defender in Marion County, He began his Criminal Law career as a Contract Public Defender in the Major Felony Criminal Courts of Marion County, and successfully tried the vast majority of his cases. As a Private Criminal Defense Lawyer, he has tried many Murder, Rape, Robbery, Burglary, Child Molesting, Drug dealing, Drug Possession, Driving while intoxicated Resulting in Death, Driving while Intoxicated, Habitual Traffic Offender, Marijuana Possession, Probation Violation, and other cases. During his career as a criminal defense attorney, he has developed individualized strategies and trial techniques to cope with distinctive characteristics of virtually every crime. Through extensive self-education in the areas of Medical Terminology, and Child Psychology, Mr. Garcia has developed a particular expertise in the cross-examination and questioning of expert medical witnesses and of children in battery, neglect and sex crime cases involving children. This expertise has proven invaluable in cases where defendants are accused of battery on a child, child molesting, and in Murder cases.
Luther T. Garcia completed advanced trial training for criminal defense attorneys at the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia in 1997, and later at the Indiana Trial Practice Institute. After concentrating his practice to criminal defense work, he has dedicated extra training and education towards refining criminal trial skills and developing the special expertise needed to properly handle a criminal case from pre-charge situations, trial, appeal, post conviction relief, and sentence modifications.
Mr. Garcia has been teaching Criminal defense trial skills and specific subjects such as Evidence, Opening Statements, and Sentencing at legal education seminars across the state of Indiana. In addition to seminars, Mr. Garcia has been a guest lecturer at Indiana University --Indianapolis in the Criminal Defense Clinic by cross-examinationing an expert witness for students during class. In 2010, Mr. Garcia was again a Guest lecturer in a presentation to the Law School class, Law and Forensic Science.
Mr Garcia continues to stay abreast with new techniques and technology available for enhancing success in criminal jury trials. As well as representing Criminal defendants in Marion, Johnson, Hamilton, Hancock, Boone, Howard, Vigo, and Tippecanoe counties, Mr. Garcia has successfully represented people from counties all over the State of Indiana, and neighboring states. As a result, he has developed a reputation for trial expertise and competence across the state. Mr. Garcia has represented people in criminal cases in Terre Haute, Noblesville, Carmel, Franklin, Brookville, Bloomington, Elkhart, Lafayette, Hammond, Gary and other cities across the state.
Education:
1994 Indiana University -- Indianapolis, JD
1984 Butler University, BA English
Memberships:
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers--Life Member
National Association for the Reform of Marijuana Laws -- Legal Committee
American Bar Association Criminal Division
Indiana State Bar Association
Indianapolis Bar Association
Marion County Criminal Defense Bar Association