Lucas Taylor represented a defendant charged with tampering with a witness, an aggravated misdemeanor, in Wright County. The charge exposed the defendant to up to two years in prison, significant financial penalties, and the lasting consequences of a criminal conviction. Lucas challenged both the legal and evidentiary foundation of the prosecution. He filed a motion…

Lucas Taylor represented a defendant charged with perjury in Webster County. Perjury is a class “D” felony in Iowa, exposing the defendant to up to five years in prison, substantial financial penalties, and the long-term consequences of a felony conviction. Lucas repeatedly challenged the legal and evidentiary basis for the prosecution. He filed a motion…

Oskaloosa, Iowa. Lucas Taylor secured a not guilty verdict in a Harassment Third Degree case out of Mahaska County. The charge arose from a courthouse dispute where the state alleged Lucas’s client acted with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or alarm another person. The case raised a simple but important issue: an insult is not…

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Lucas Taylor secured a dismissal for his client in a Domestic Abuse Assault causing bodily injury case shortly before trial. The case was set for final pretrial conference on April 20, 2026. After the defense filed a notice of defenses and motion in limine, the state filed a motion to dismiss…

Lucas Taylor represented a defendant charged with Operating While Intoxicated, Third Offense, in Polk County. The defendant’s alcohol concentration was below .08, but chemical testing detected amphetamine in his urine. The State therefore pursued the OWI charge based on the presence of a controlled substance. As a third offense, the charge was a class “D”…

Madison County, Iowa. Lucas Taylor secured a dismissal for his client in a Child Endangerment case. The charge alleged child endangerment as an aggravated misdemeanor. Lucas filed a motion to dismiss raising a novel issue of statutory interpretation: whether the state’s minutes of testimony established that the alleged victim qualified as a minor with a…

Mills County, Iowa. On January 23, 2026, Lucas Taylor secured a ruling granting a motion to suppress evidence in an OWI First Offense case. The motion challenged the state’s use of an alleged breath-test refusal after Lucas’s client repeatedly asked to speak with a lawyer before making a testing decision. The defense argued that officers…

Des Moines, Iowa. Lucas Taylor argued before the Iowa Supreme Court and secured a new trial for his client in State v. Lindaman. The case involved a conviction for Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree. On appeal, Lucas challenged the trial procedure that allowed the complaining witness to testify by one-way closed-circuit television outside the…

Winterset Iowa.  After a three day trial, the jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY after only deliberating for 50 Minutes.    

Des Moines, Iowa.  Lucas Taylor convinced a prosecutor to dismiss the charge of Interference with Official Acts after working out an alternative resolution.    

Adel, Iowa.  Lucas Taylor secured a dismissal of a OWI first offense and Possession of a Controlled Substance after prevailing on a Motion to Suppress.  

Sac City, Iowa.  Lucas Taylor convinced a prosecutor to dismiss the charge of Assault on a Peace Officer after filing a Notice of Defense of Diminished Responsibility.    

Montezuma Iowa, Iowa.  Lucas Taylor filed a Motion to Dismiss a Chapter  236A Protective Order on procedural grounds along with a novel argument regarding “Age of Criminality.”  The court sided with Lucas Taylor and his client and the entire case was dismissed.    

Des Moines, Iowa. After attorney Lucas Taylor filed a formal Notice of Defense and obtained critical supporting medical records, the prosecution agreed to dismiss the charge of Domestic Abuse. The dismissal followed a strategic defense presentation that raised substantial doubts about the validity of the allegations and demonstrated the client’s version of events was supported…

Adel, Iowa. Attorney Lucas Taylor successfully secured the dismissal of a Domestic Abuse, Second Offense charge on behalf of his client. The dismissal followed a focused defense strategy that challenged the allegations and leveraged evidentiary weaknesses in the prosecution’s case.    

Des Moines, Iowa. Attorney Lucas Taylor obtained a dismissal of a Domestic Abuse Causing Injury charge after demonstrating that both individuals involved had been charged, creating a legal conflict that made prosecution untenable. The resolution came after detailed evidentiary submissions and sustained discussions with the State.    

Des Moines, Iowa — Attorney Lucas Taylor secured the dismissal of an Assault Causing Injury charge after presenting the prosecution with evidence that the complaining witness neither supported the charges nor wished to proceed with the case.    

Adel, Iowa. The court sided with Attorney Lucas Taylor in finding that an Iowa State Trooper lacked probable cause to initiate a traffic stop based solely on alleged swerving. After Taylor demonstrated that the trooper’s report inaccurately described the driving behavior and that no traffic violations had actually occurred, the court concluded that the stop…