Meet Your Attorney

LLF | LOPEZ LAW FIRM, PLLC is a client focused family law practice led by attorney Steve Lopez. Licensed to practice since 2009, Steve brings more than fifteen years of experience to every matter and is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a credential he earned in 2024. His background includes a B.A. in Political Science from St. Mary's University and a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law, along with service as Past President of the Corpus Christi Family Law Bar Association, Past Vice President of the Corpus Christi Bar, and frequent CLE speaker and presenter.

Board Certification in Family Law is a voluntary, prestigious credential that identifies Steve as a true expert and specialist in issues like divorce, child custody, and property division. It goes well beyond the minimum standards of the general bar exam by requiring significant, high level experience focused on family law, a rigorous specialized examination, positive evaluations from peers and judges, and extensive continuing legal education. For Steve, it is a mark of professional excellence and allows him—under Texas rules—to hold himself out as a family law expert. For clients, it functions as a seal of approval that their lawyer has demonstrated tested competence, high ethical standards, and the specialized skill set needed to navigate complex, high stakes family disputes with precision.

In practice, this means clients can expect a strategic, realistic approach from the first meeting. Steve and the firm work to understand how a legal problem is affecting a client's real life—not just what appears in the pleadings—and then map out short term options, long term goals, potential speedbumps, and ways to strengthen the strongest parts of the case, including when to involve experts or specialists. LLF | LOPEZ LAW FIRM, PLLC emphasizes strong advocacy paired with professionalism: Steve maintains friendly relationships with local counsel, court staff, and judges, and generally works well with other law offices on exchange of documents and scheduling, while still giving it his all in the courtroom. Many of the firm's most rewarding matters come from cases other lawyers have given up on, or from people who first met Steve as an opposing party or counsel and later sought out the firm for help.

Outside the office, Steve unwinds with meditative hiking and stays active with paintball, pickleball, and hunting for vintage furniture, art, and records—often with '90s bands like Blink 182 and Gin Blossoms in heavy rotation. At home, Carlos the pug serves as both couch potato companion and frequent audience for argument rehearsals. A fifth degree black belt in taekwondo, Steve brings that same discipline and focus to the courtroom, guided by a favorite saying: a good lawyer knows the law, a great lawyer knows the judge. Taking this approach helps determine what issues should be focused on to appeal to a judge's judicial tendencies and philosophy. At its core, LLF | LOPEZ LAW FIRM, PLLC is driven by a simple goal: to put a smile on clients' faces and give them genuine hope about the road ahead.