Ray Lopez, PA - Attorney at Law, Tampa

04/04/2026

My little girl loves pulpo. She is truly a Gallega.

05/31/2025

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08/11/2023

A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT rules that a Federal law which prohibits possessing if they are an "unlawful user" of a controlled substance violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Basically, you cannot be prohibited from having a firearm just because you use drugs.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/drug-user-cannot-be-barred-owning-guns-us-court-rules-2023-08-10/ #:~:text=Aug%209%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,year%20that%20expanded%20gun%20rights.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a decades-old law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from owning fi****ms was unconstitutional as applied to the case of a ma*****na user, the latest fallout from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that expanded gun rights.

06/29/2023

I’ve been charged with an economic crime. What do I do now?

Most serious economic crimes are charged in Federal Court. These include different times of fraud crimes such as investment fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and mortgage fraud. Other types of Federal economic crimes that are very commonly prosecuted are tax evasion and money laundering.

https://thetampacriminallawyer.com/ive-been-charged-with-an-economic-crime-what-do-i-do-now/

06/26/2023

Battery is the “intentional” touching or striking of another against the will of that person. Learn more about what constitutes battery: http://thetampacriminallawyer.com/what-constitutes-battery/

06/22/2023

Unfortunately, the fact is, you CAN be charged with possession of drugs even if you aren't actually in possession of them 🌿🌿🌿

Read more here: http://thetampacriminallawyer.com/can-you-be-charged-for-drugs-without-possession/

06/20/2023

Client facing a minimum mandatory 15 years prison in State Court and 5 years minimum mandatory prison in Federal court receives probation only sentence. Read her story: http://thetampacriminallawyer.com/mandatory-minimum-of-15-years-reduced-to-probation-only/

If you’ve been charged with a crime or have been brought in for questioning, call the office of Ray Lopez at 813-221-4455.

06/02/2023

Excellent result over the objections of the State.

Client was charged with two different cases of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Burglary of a Dwelling and Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding.

Under the Florida Sentencing Guidelines the minimum the Court could sentence him to was 8 years in prison up to a maximum 60 years.

The State offered 6 years in prison and my advice was to reject the offer and ask the court for a youthful offender sentence since he was only 18 at the time of the crimes. The State objected because my client had 20 juvenile convictions.

I filed two Motions to Depart from the guidelines and after successful argument the court not only allowed my client to be released on house arrest after 400 days in the county jail but withheld adjudication of guilt meaning he is still not a convicted felon.

05/28/2023

A truly great ending for my client. Learn how I was able to obtain a very rare dismissal of a Federal Indictment after two years: http://thetampacriminallawyer.com/attorney-ray-lopez-obtains-rare-dismissal-of-federal-indictment/

If you’ve been charged with a crime or have been brought in for questioning, call the office of Ray Lopez at 813-221-4455.