Blankenship Law, LLC
Serving The Greater Indianapolis Metropolitan Area
With nearly 20 years of legal experience and 2 office locations to serve you.
Criminal court can be intimidating, uncertain and complex. That's why you need a dedicated criminal defense lawyer who knows both sides of how the courtroom operates.
Does it feel like your life is on the line?
Are you worried about having to go to jail?
Are you afraid this is going to affect your family, your job, your reputation?
These are all realistic and understandable fears. Especially when there's a chance the whole story isn't being told. There are, as we know, two sides to every story.
Make sure your side of the story is told.
Immediately after passing the bar in 2002, I knew I wanted to be a prosecutor to make a difference in my community and preserve our judicial system. More specifically, a trial attorney because there's no better opportunity to get courtroom experience than being a prosecutor. It was also quickly proven to me that being a trial attorney was exactly the right fit for me.
For the next 17 years, I honed my craft and became very comfortable arguing cases to juries and judges. I tried well over 100 court and jury trials during my career as a prosecutor. I saw everything from DUIs, robberies, sex crimes, and even homicide.
However, something started becoming apparent to me. I began to realize that the people I was prosecuting were more than just criminals or people that acted irresponsible or refused to abide by the law.
More often than not, they were people that simply made a mistake.
Or they had an addiction. Or made a bad choice. Or acted out of anger or jealousy. Now, because of their mistake, they were facing not only jail, but possibly losing their job, maybe their family, and facing public shame.
The problem is the prosecutor gets the police reports, the statements taken by the detectives and officers, and sometimes the statements of witnesses. What prosecutors don't get most of the time is the accused's side of the story. Your side of the story.
Prosecutors argue the law.
I wanted to argue on behalf of the person.
With a change of heart, I knew I had to stand up for the accused and be a criminal defense attorney. I started Blankenship Law to do just that. It was time to make a new difference and recognize that people make mistakes and you shouldn't have to pay for it for the rest of your life.
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