After being graduated summa cum laude at the top of his law school class, López was an active litigator, lead lawyer in more than 400 state and federal cases, and recipient in 2007 of the annual Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award from the Texas Bar Foundation.  His practice now is limited to domestic and international arbitration and mediation.  He also is a consultant for  large and complex litigation.  His litigation practice was concentrated in employment, labor, higher education and civil rights cases, and he also has had significant experience in various commercial areas.  Holder of an undergraduate degree in journalism, before practicing law he was a news reporter and director of press and public relations for an organization with activities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.  He serves as an invited presenter on law and conflict resolution, and has conducted training in Mexico, Peru, Ecuador and Panama.  He is active and has held leadership positions in bar associations at the local, state, national and international levels.  He is accredited as a mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).