Lopoz Fuentes - Lopoz & Associates

21/08/2026

We have quite a few extremely qualified applicants for Associate Lawyer!

Interviews to commence next week.

LFA Law.

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30/07/2026

We are HIRING:

One [1] Associate Lawyer with strong interest in litigation, willing to travel around the country for hearings, with a notarial commission, and open to human rights and pro bono cases. Competitive compensation awaits the successful candidate.

Applications are open until 15 August 2026. Send your CV and application letter to [email protected] OR to [email protected].

LFA Law. Law For All.

12/07/2026

Our very own ADL!

LFA Law. Law For All.

⚖️ 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥: 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗬. 𝗔𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠. 𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗭

❝𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹?❞

At 𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗱 𝟭𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼, we are honored to welcome 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗔𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠. 𝗟𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘇—a Davao-based human rights lawyer, litigation practitioner, and Spokesperson of the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀’ 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗼 (𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗠).

Atty. Lopoz is an RN, a graduate of the Ateneo de Davao University College of Law, holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in American and Transnational Law from the University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio, USA, and placed 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

For more than two decades, he has used the law in the service of human rights, access to justice, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, environmental justice, and democratic governance. Through his legal work and public advocacy, he has remained a steadfast voice against impunity and in defense of communities facing marginalization, political persecution, and human rights violations.

📌 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴𝘀

At KATUNGOD 2026, Atty. Lopoz will examine how the continuing struggle for accountability extends beyond the War on Drugs and into broader questions about the state of human rights in Mindanao today.

His presentation will explore how human rights defenders, church workers, Lumad educators, Indigenous leaders, lawyers, journalists, and community advocates have faced red-tagging, surveillance, harassment, trumped-up charges, and judicial persecution while defending rights and serving vulnerable communities.

From the War on Drugs to the conviction of the Talaingod 13, difficult questions remain about impunity, state power, democratic accountability, and the protection of those who speak out against injustice.

For Mindanao, these issues are not abstract. They are reflected in the experiences of Lumad communities displaced from their ancestral lands, the closure of Lumad schools, attacks against human rights defenders, and the continuing search for truth and justice by victims of state violence.

The pursuit of accountability for victims of the Drug War and the call for justice for the Talaingod 13 may involve different cases, but both raise fundamental questions about human rights, the rule of law, and the kind of democracy the Philippines seeks to build.

As a Davao-based Mindanawon lawyer who has spent years defending rights and advancing access to justice, Atty. Lopoz brings an important legal perspective to understanding the challenges confronting Mindanao and the nation today.

❝𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.❞

📅 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗨𝗣 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻

⚖️ 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢𝗗 𝟭𝟯!
⚖️ 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!

🌏 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗪!
🕊️ 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

15/05/2026

AMDG!

The best thing about decisions at the Court of Appeals is that when they are based on "questions of facts" or "evidentiary matters" - there's almost NO room for another appeal [petition for review on certiorari] before the Supreme Court.

An 'appeal by certiorari' under Rule 45, more commonly known as a 'Petition for Review on Certiorari' [as opposed to a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65] may only raise PURE QUESTIONS OF LAW before the Supreme Court.

[This is another case where LEGAL INTEREST imposed by the Court can bring reparation to our clients.]

04/03/2026

AMDG!

ACQUITTED!

Proper Restatement of the "PLAIN VIEW DOCTRINE."

"Objects in Plain View of an officer who must have a right to be in a position to have that view are subject to lawful seizure even without a warrant.

The following requisites must concur:

1. PRIOR JUSTIFICATION for the Intrusion.
2. Discovery is INADVERTENT.
3. Contraband nature is IMMEDIATELY APPARENT.

The object must be OPEN TO EYE AND HAND and the DISCOVERY INADVERTENT."

04/02/2026

AMDG and KUDOS to our litigators, Atty. JFL and Atty. JLA for back to back amazing verdicts in two crucial cases [RTC - Recovery of Ownership/Accion Reivindicatoria, and MTCC - Recovery of Possession/Accion Publiciana]!

In a nutshell, these two cases or civil actions are distinguished as follows:

1. Accion publiciana is a plenary action to recover the better right of possession (possession de jure) of real property filed after one year from dispossession.

2. Accion reivindicatoria is an action to recover both ownership and possession (jus possidendi).

3. Accion publiciana determines who has a better right to possess, whereas accion reivindicatoria definitively resolves ownership.

We are LFA Law. Law For All.

07/01/2026

So proud of another former Paralegal of LFA Law Offices...ATTY. TRESHA ANNE C. FORTO!

Welcome Companera Tresha to the Law Profession!

CONGRATULATIONS!

[So far, and all through the years, we have had a 100% passing rate for LFA Law Paralegals in the Bar Examinations.]

04/01/2026

We are LFA Law.

Law For All.

Lawyer Dexter Lopoz lauds his firm’s litigators for their holiday legal grind, preparing cases in Coron and Davao Oriental despite the festivities.