Frank Lopez has an extensive background in business and nonprofit work.

Below is a short list of experiences, accomplishments and academic background:

Business and Law experience

•Over 25 years of working with businesses and nonprofit organizations

•Licensed to practice law in Texas and California

•Texas State Bar (admitted 1995)

•California State Bar (admitted 1990, inactive)

•CPA prior to going to law school

•Worked at Coopers & Lybrand (one of the largest CPA firms in the world)

•Attorney since 1990

•Worked at Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco (one of the largest law firms in U.S.)

•Assisted hundreds of individuals with starting their business

•Law Professor teaching business entities and Legal Aspects of Small Businesses

•Community Involvement (over 20 years working and volunteering)

•Assisted hundreds of community organizations, including formation (with tax exempt status) in California, New Mexico and Texas

•Delivered over 50 professional presentations in the last 6 years

•Have presented in numerous cities including Washington DC, Palm Springs CA, New Orleans LA, Moundsville West Virginia, Las Cruces, NM, Silver City NM, Dallas TX and El Paso Texas

Education

•Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D. May 1990

• University of Texas at Austin, BBA in Accounting, May 1984

Besides working as an attorney, CPA and law professor, he has been

involved in several community endeavors

Community experience. Lopez has had a life-long commitment of working with community nonprofit organizations. He served the nonprofit community for over 20 years in several capacities. He has served on many boards as a director and officer. He has counseled many nonprofit organizations, provided legal services, delivered presentations and assisted with strategic planning, board development and a variety of other capacity building services. He was co-founder of the Nonprofit Enterprise Center and the primary arichtect behind the El Paso Nonprofit Center