Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC

Former Harris County Prosecutor. Now Fighting for You.

Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC, represents people in two of the most stressful moments a Houstonian can face: a serious injury that was someone else's fault, and a criminal accusation that threatens a person's freedom, family, and future. Both practice areas are guided by the same disciplined approach — thorough preparation, strategic negotiation, and the resolve to pursue the strongest available outcome at every stage of the case. 

Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC
Personal Injury and Criminal Defense, Houston

Hurt or Accused — your fight is our fight.

Car & Auto Accidents

We understand that a car accident can turn your life upside down in an instant. Injuries, medical bills, lost income, vehicle damage, and dealing with insurance companies can quickly become overwhelming. 


The Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC provides dedicated representation to drivers, passengers, and others injured in motor vehicle accidents. We work to protect your rights, handle the insurance process, and pursue the compensation you may be entitled to recover.

Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle accidents often result in serious injuries because riders have far less protection than occupants of enclosed vehicles. After a crash, injured riders may be facing significant pain, medical expenses, lost income, and uncertainty about what comes next. 


As a motorcycle rider herself, Attorney Claudia Lopez understands the risks riders face on the road and the challenges they may encounter after a serious crash. The Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC represents injured bikers and works to protect their rights, preserve important evidence, deal with insurance companies, and pursue compensation from the responsible parties. 


You should be able to focus on your recovery while your attorney handles the legal and insurance issues surrounding the claim. 

Semi-Truck Accident

You should Accidents involving semi-trucks and 18-wheekers can cause devastating injuries because of the size and weight of commercial vehicles. These cases may also be more complex than ordinary car accidents because responsibility can extend beyond the driver to the trucking company, vehicle owner, maintenance provider, or other parties. 


The Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC represents individuals injured in commercial truck accidents throughout Houston and the surrounding areas. We work to investigate how the crash occurred, identify all potentially responsible parties, preserve important evidence, and deal with the trucking company and its insurers on your behalf. 


Trucking companies and their insurance carriers may begin investigating a serious crash immediately. Having an attorney involved early can help protect important evidence and your rights. Our office provides direct attorney attention and works to pursue the compensation available for medical expenses, lost income, pain, and other losses caused by the accident.

DWI & DUI Defense

A Driving While Intoxicated arrest can affect your driver's license, criminal record, employment, and future. Whether you are facing a first-time DWI or a more serious misdemeanor or felony allegation, it is important to have an attorney carefully examine the circumstances of the stop, the investigation, field sobriety testing, and any breath or blood evidence. 


As a former Harris County prosecutor, Attorney Claudia Lopez understands how DWI cases are investigated and prosecuted. She now uses that experience to defend individuals accused of driving while intoxicated providing direct attorney attention and a careful review of the evidence in every case. 


Our firm handles first-time and repeat DWI charges, cases involving accidents or child passengers, breath and blood testing, refusals, and other alcohol- or drug-related driving allegations. Every case is different, and we evaluate the facts, available defenses, and possible options based on the individual circumstances of the charge. 

Assault & Family Violence

An assault or family violence accusation can have serious consequences for your freedom, your record, your family, and your ability to return home. These cases often involve conflicting accounts, emotional circumstances, protective orders, witness statements, photographs, medical records, and other evidence that must be carefully reviewed.


As a former Harris County prosecutor, Attorney Claudia Lopez understands how assault and family violence cases are investigated and evaluated by the State. She now uses that experience to defend individuals accused of assault, family violence, aggravated assault, and other related misdemeanor and felony offenses.


Our office provides direct attorney attention and carefully examines the circumstances surrounding the allegation, including the credibility of the witnesses, available evidence, prior statements, and possible defenses. Every case is different, and we work to protect our clients' rights while pursuing the best available resolution based on the facts of the case.

Drug Crimes

Drug charges can carry serious consequences, including jail or prison time, fines, probation, and a permanent criminal record. The severity of the charge can depend on the type and amount of the alleged controlled substance, as well as whether the State claims possession, manufacture, or intent to deliver. 


As a former Harris County prosecutor, Attorney Claudia Lopez understands how drug cases are investigated, charged, and prosecuted. She now uses that experience to defend individuals accused of misdemeanor and felony drug offenses throughout Houston and the surrounding areas. 


Our office handles cases involving possession of controlled substances, marijuana-related offenses, possession with intent to deliver, manufacture or delivery, and other drug-related charges. We carefully review the circumstances of the search, traffic stop, arrest, statements, laboratory testing, and other evidence to determine whether your constitutional rights were violated and what defenses may be available.

Theft & Property Crimes

Theft offenses in Texas are graded by value, depending on the circumstances, these cases may be charged as misdemeanors or felonies and can involve allegations such as shoplifting, theft, burglary, auto theft, criminal mischief, or other property-related offenses. 


Our office carefully reviews the evidence, including surveillance video, witness statements, property records, police reports, and the circumstances surrounding any search, questioning, or arrest. We also evaluate issues such as identity, intent, ownership, value of the property, and whether the State can prove each element of the alleged offense.

Weapon Offenses

A weapons charge can have serious consequences for freedom, criminal record, and ability to legally possess a firearm in the future. The Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC will vigorously protect our clients’ Second Amendment rights. Lawful gun ownership does not mean that a firearm was used in the commission of a crime. Our office looks beyond the initial allegations and carefully examines how the weapon was discovered, who actually possessed or controlled it, the circumstances surrounding the search or seizure, and what the evidence truly shows. 


These cases may involve allegations of unlawful carrying, prohibited possession, possession of a firearm in connection with another offense, or other misdemeanor and felony weapons charges.  

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About Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC

The Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC is a Houston-based law firm founded by a former Harris County prosecutor who decided her insider experience belonged on the other side of the courtroom — fighting for the people the system tends to roll over. The firm accepts matters throughout Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, and Galveston and surrounding Counties.


The practice is intentionally focused. By limiting its work to personal injury and criminal defense, the firm gives each matter the attention it requires — from the first phone call through investigation, negotiation, and, when necessary, trial. Clients work directly with the attorney handling their matter rather than being passed between case managers, and they receive timely updates in plain language. Communications are available in English and Spanish.

Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Legal Team

Meet the team

Claudia Lopez is a former Harris County prosecutor and the founding attorney of the Law Office of Claudia Lopez, PLLC. She represents injured people and people accused of crimes throughout the greater Houston area, in both English and Spanish.

Claudia Isela Lopez

Attorney for The Firm
Claudia Lopez is a former Harris County prosecutor who now stands on the other side of the courtroom — defending Houstonians facing criminal charges and representing people seriously injured by someone else's negligence. She practices in English and Spanish, prepares every case as if a jury will hear it, and treats clients the way she'd want her own family treated.

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