Jennifer A. Lopez (formerly Gutierrez) is a Houston estate planning attorney who practices estate planning and immigration law. Attorney Lopez is licensed in 3 states – Illinois, Indiana, and Texas. She is also authorized to practice in the U.S. District Court – Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. She has practiced in all three states and is a member of the American Bar Association. Prior to starting J. Lopez Law, Ms. Lopez worked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Through her experience at the Office of Chief Counsel she knows first-hand the procedures and strategies of the opposing counsel and uses this knowledge to her clients’ advantage. Immigration law is fast paced and if your attorney is inattentive or hasty, you could pay the price. Attorney Lopez believes that the best way she can serve her clients is by completing their case right the first time. She is attentive to details, knowledgeable of immigration law, and very efficient in the courtroom. Over the years, she has proven her abilities as an immigration and nationality attorney with a track record of success. Immigration and nationality are life altering pursuits, and at J. Lopez Law, we work hard to assist clients in achieving their goals.

Ms. Dean's professional experience encompasses a broad range of legal matters. Her primary emphases are estate planning, elder law, and probate. Her estate planning practice involves helping clients orchestrate their estates by drafting a vast array of trusts, wills and powers of attorney. Ms. Dean also provides compassionate legal advice while assisting families through the probate process. Ms. Dean's legal expertise in civil appeals includes both advising at the trial court level and handling all aspects of the appeal. She has handled appeals dealing with complex insurance matters, business matters, personal injury and family law appeals. She has successfully argued in federal and state courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on behalf of a major insurance company, corporations, and individuals. She works with trial attorneys and clients to preserve error on the trial court level, preparing legal motions, handling mandamus actions, preparing and arguing the jury charge and handling all post-judgment motions. At the appellate level, Ms. Dean leads the appeal of a judgment, including preparing briefs, petitions for review and briefs on the merits to the Texas Supreme Court, and presenting oral argument before diverse panels of judges. Throughout her career, Ms. Dean has handled other civil matters as well, such as complex commercial litigation, corporate buy-outs, employment and business contracts, consumer issues, family law litigation, adoptions, real estate transactions and personal injury litigation. She successfully negotiated and closed a multi-million dollar buy-out of a snowboard clothing company to a major sporting goods conglomerate. Prior to specializing in appellate law, Ms. Dean engaged in a successful trial practice and as a result, understands the needs of trial attorneys and what it takes to make them successful at the trial level and on appeal. Integrity and operating under a high standard of ethics are of utmost importance to us at The Dean Law Firm. We abide by the Texas Lawyer's Creed.