
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2013
Education: Stetson University College of Law
Details
Joseph K. Lopez Jr. is a partner at Palmer | Lopez in Lutz, Florida. Focusing his practice on personal injury matters such as medical malpractice, automobile accidents, premises liability matters, insurance bad faith and wrongful death, he serves clients in the Tampa Bay area and throughout the state of Florida.
Mr. Lopez is a fierce and tireless advocate for his clients who are injured as a result of someone else’s carelessness and negligence. He understands the emotional and psychological consequences of catastrophic injuries through no fault of one’s own and fights aggressively for his clients’ rights.
With a genuine concern for his clients, Mr. Lopez provides customized strategies and approaches to each unique case. Having completed high school in Jesuit High School in Tampa, Mr. Lopez has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Auburn University, where his major was finance. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Stetson University College of Law.
Active in the legal community, Mr. Lopez is a member of The Florida Bar, the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association and the Florida Justice Association. He is licensed to practice in all state courts in Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Mr. Lopez has a long record of having obtained numerous multimillion-dollar and million-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He has extensive experience taking on high-profile cases, including some of the biggest hospital corporations, multibillion-dollar companies and health care providers from neurosurgeons to nurses.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: PlaintiffFocus areas
Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 40% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2013, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.palmerinjurylaw.com/attorney-profiles/joseph-lop...
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2019 – 2021
- Florida Bar
- Florida Justice Association
- Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association
- Auburn University, B.S., Finance, 2010
- Jesuit High School (Tampa), 2006
- Warner v. Cisco - Plaintiff's verdict involving a wrist/hand injury stemming from an automobile accident. Verdict in excess of $750,000.00 with a pretrial offer of less than $100,000.00. , 2015
- Novello v. Miller - Plaintiff's verdict in the amount of $100,000.00 on behalf of pedestrian involved in a motor vehicle accident. Pre-trial offer $10,000.00, 2016
- Jones v. HART, et. al. - Plaintiff's verdict stemming from an ankle injury suffered by a young lady exiting a bus. Verdict of approximately $280,000.00 plus attorney's fees with the highest pre-trial offer below $70,000.00, 2017
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2023