Carmen Lopez

Carmen Lopez

Milwaukee Social Security Disability Attorney

Milwaukee Employment Discrimination Attorney

Overview

Carmen L. Lopez is an associate attorney in Hawks Quindel’s Milwaukee office focusing on social security disability benefits and employment discrimination.

Experience

Attorney Lopez is a graduate of Marquette University Law School and joined Hawks Quindel in 2022 as a law clerk. As a law clerk, Attorney Lopez assisted on a variety of labor and employment matters including employment discrimination, wage & hour, worker’s compensation, and contractual disputes.

As an attorney, she focuses her practice on representing individuals who have been victims of employment discrimination based on race, age, disability, sexual orientation, etc. and disabled individuals with claims for social security disability benefits.

During her time as a law student, she was the recipient of several merit-based scholarships including the Thomas More Law Scholarship and Edward H. Meldman Scholarship. Attorney Lopez also volunteered at the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic: Small Business Clinic where she assisted volunteer attorneys in advising local, small business owners with a variety of legal matters. Prior to clerking at Hawks Quindel, Attorney Lopez was also a law clerk for the Wisconsin Association of School Boards as well as Fiserv.

A Georgia native, Attorney Lopez attended the University of Georgia where she received Bachelor’s of Art degrees in International Affairs and Women’s Studies. She also spent a semester studying crime and social justice in Liverpool, England. As an undergraduate, she dedicated over 20 hours per semester volunteering in the Athens, Georgia community, was a member of the Triota Women’s Studies Honor Society, and a student presenter at the 25^th Annual Women’s Studies Student Symposium.

After graduating from the University of Georgia, Attorney Lopez was a paralegal for an immigration firm in Atlanta, Georgia. An immigrant herself, she remains committed to the rights of Spanish-speaking immigrants and employees in Wisconsin.

Outside of work, Attorney Lopez is a member of a book club, enjoys traveling, and spending time with her husband and their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, aptly named Georgia.

"A few years ago, my health deteriorated to the point where I am unable to work. As I began to research the disability process I realized that I did not have the knowledge or skills to navigate this process by myself. Based on reviews, I selected Hawks Quindel, S.C. to represent me. Fortunately for me, Carmen Lopez was the attorney that responded to my phone call. She handled all of the paperwork and communications that’s required with Social Security Disability. As we began to fill out the paperwork, it became evident that this process was more intimidating than I imagined. Ms. Lopez accurately described, on my first phone conversation with her, everything that would happen. When I gave her all of the information, she immediately knew I had an excellent chance of a favorable outcome. Ms. Lopez was correct about my favorable outcome. If you're filing for SSDI, I highly recommend Carmen Lopez of Hawks Quindel, S.C. Don’t try this alone!"

"Carmen Lopez represented me for my SSDI case when no one else would because it would be a difficult win. She worked so hard and was great about communicating with me and being patient when my health made it difficult to get back to her right away. She made me feel less anxious before the hearing. And she won my case! I cannot tell you how grateful I am for Ms. Lopez."