Koplow Law Firm KOPLOW DEFENSE

WHERE OTHERS SEE LOCKS. WE SEE KEYS.

It's not just pressure.

It's where it's applied.

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT PRESSURE

It’s where it’s applied.

It’s not just about pressure. It’s where it’s applied.
Lawrence Koplow, criminal defense attorney

LAWRENCE KOPLOW

I don't take cases to process them.

I take them apart.

Evidence looks strongest when no one questions it.

That's where I start.

Every case is built on assumptions.

Most of them never get examined.

They get inherited.

Former prosecutor.

Other attorneys bring me in when the case looks defenseless.

I work from angles most people wouldn't think to use.

Lawrence Koplow, former prosecutor. I don't take cases to process them — I take them apart. Evidence looks strongest when no one questions it; that's where I start. Other attorneys bring me in when the case looks defenseless. I work from pressure points most people never see.
A sharp metal point pressing into a dark surface. Tactical pressure creates movement. We challenge the assumptions. We test the evidence. We apply leverage where others never look. That's where things start to break.

TACTICAL PRESSURE CREATES MOVEMENT

  • We challenge the assumptions.
  • We test the evidence.
  • We apply leverage where others never look.

That's where things start to break.

Transportation of Narcotic Drugs case study, over 1000 pounds. Their assumption: over 1000 pounds meant prison. Pressure point: the case depended on the search. What broke: the search violated the Fourth Amendment. Result: probation, no incarceration.

ATTEMPTED MURDER & AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

Their Assumption
They said the evidence proved it
Pressure Point
The evidence didn’t match the accusation
What Broke
The theory broke under scrutiny
Not Guilty.
Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault case study: the prosecution said the evidence proved it; the pressure point was that the evidence didn't match the accusation; what broke was that the theory broke under scrutiny. Result: Not Guilty.

SCOTTSDALE EXTREME DUI (0.174 BAC)

Their Assumption
The blood alcohol result was reliable and valid
Pressure Point
The collection and measurement process
What Failed
The measurement foundation
Not Guilty on all charges.
Scottsdale Extreme DUI (0.174 BAC) case study: the prosecution assumed the blood alcohol result was reliable and valid; the pressure point was the collection and measurement process; what broke was the measurement foundation. Result: Not Guilty.

NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE Death of a police officer

Their Assumption
Driver caused the fatal collision
Pressure Point
Grand jury presentation
What Failed
Probable cause
Case dismissed.
Negligent Homicide (death of a police officer) case study: the prosecution assumed the driver caused the officer's death; the pressure point was the grand jury presentation; what broke was the causal link. Result: case dismissed.

WHAT ISN’T CHALLENGED

Becomes your result.

What isn’t challenged becomes your result.