He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with high honors in Trial Advocacy. Since 2004 he has been an adjunct professor of Insurance Law at Barry University School of Law and a coach of the Student Trial Advocacy Team. He currently serves as an officer on the Board of Directors for the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association. He is also on the Board for the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Lopez was a paratrooper with the United States Army and served with the 10th Mountain Division in Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, Africa.