Lance Lopes enters his tenth season with the Seahawks after being hired March 16, 2001. Lopes administers the legal affairs for both the Seahawks and First & Goal Inc. He also handles special projects for the organization, including the construction of VMAC, the club's headquarters and development of the WaMu Theater in Qwest Field Event Center. From 2003-05 Lopes headed up the Corporate Partnerships Department for the Seahawks.
Prior to joining the Seahawks, he served seven years as general counsel for the Green Bay Packers from 1993-2000, adding the title of Assistant Vice President from 1998-99 and Vice President from 1999-2000, during which time, his duties primarily involved salary cap administration and player contract negotiations. In 2000, he left the Packers to serve on the original management team of StubHub. Prior to working for the Packers, he worked at the law firms Helsell, Fetterman, et. al in Seattle and Cades, Schutte, et. al. in Honolulu.
A graduate from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1989, he obtained a bachelor's degree from Linfield College in 1985. He played tight end on the 1982 and 1984 NAIA national championship Linfield College football teams. Lance was born and raised in Winnemucca, Nevada.
Lance Lopes enters his tenth season with the Seahawks after being hired March 16, 2001. Lopes administers the legal affairs for both the Seahawks and First & Goal Inc. He also handles special projects for the organization, including the construction of VMAC, the club's headquarters and development of the WaMu Theater in Qwest Field Event Center. From 2003-05 Lopes headed up the Corporate Partnerships Department for the Seahawks.
Prior to joining the Seahawks, he served seven years as general counsel for the Green Bay Packers from 1993-2000, adding the title of Assistant Vice President from 1998-99 and Vice President from 1999-2000, during which time, his duties primarily involved salary cap administration and player contract negotiations. In 2000, he left the Packers to serve on the original management team of StubHub. Prior to working for the Packers, he worked at the law firms Helsell, Fetterman, et. al in Seattle and Cades, Schutte, et. al. in Honolulu.
A graduate from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1989, he obtained a bachelor's degree from Linfield College in 1985. He played tight end on the 1982 and 1984 NAIA national championship Linfield College football teams. Lance was born and raised in Winnemucca, Nevada.
