Paid Sick Time: A Sea Change In At-Will Employment?
By now, most Arizona employers are aware they must grant Paid Sick Time (“PST”) to employees starting on July 1st. Many employers are also aware of at least some the problems and ambiguities contained in the new PST statutes. (My upcoming posts will address those). But most employers don’t yet realize that the retaliation provisions […]
RL&L Attorney In The News
RL&L attorney Mick Rusing has made news recently as one of the attorneys representing the National Rifle Association in their claim that Tucson’s policy of destroying seized and surrendered firearms is designed to “deliberate suppress” legal gun ownership in Arizona and “will likely lead to an increase in violent crime and harm public safety.” Attorneys for […]
The RL&L News – Benchmark Litigation Stars, A Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative, and A ‘Rising Star’
Attorneys Rebecca O’Brien and Michael J. Rusing have been selected as 2017 Benchmark Litigation Stars. This marks the third consecutive year that Attorney O’Brien has been chosen as a Local Litigation Star along with veteran Mick Rusing, who has also been selected by Benchmark Litigation multiple times. Benchmark Litigation publishes an annual guide of top firms and […]
Four RL&L Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List; Two named “Lawyer of Year” in respective practices
Four Rusing, Lopez & Lizardi attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America® list for 2017, and two of the firm’s founding partners were additionally recognized as Lawyers of the Year in their practice areas. Mick Rusing, Pat P. Lopez III and Daniel J. Quigley each were named Best Lawyers® for the 10th consecutive year. William […]
Oscar S. Lizardi named 2016 Hispanic Business Man Of The Year
Oscar Lizardi has been named Hispanic Business Man of the Year by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “This year’s recipient continues the tradition of honoring those who exemplify the chamber’s work and philosophy”, said Lea Márquez-Peterson, president of the business group. “One of the primary criteria we look at is really giving back to […]
RL&L Attorney Gives Back To His School
For more than 20 years, Adams State University and select students have been the beneficiaries of a scholarship funded, in part, by Tucson attorney Mark Lammers. Lammers, an attorney with Rusing Lopez & Lizardi and an Adams State alumnus, joined with emeritus professor Dr. John McDaniel and other contributors in establishing 40 individual scholarships for […]
6 RL&L Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
Six attorneys from Rusing Lopez & Lizardi were recognized as being among the top lawyers in the Southwest by the national rating organization Super Lawyers. This is the 10th consecutive year that the firm’s lawyers have been named to the list. Named as 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers were firm partners Mick Rusing, Pat P. Lopez […]
Patricia Victory Waterkotte named a partner at Rusing Lopez & Lizardi
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC, is pleased to announce the addition of its newest partner, Patricia Victory Waterkotte. Since joining Rusing Lopez & Lizardi in December 2013, Ms. Waterkotte has established herself as one of the firm’s leading and most proficient attorneys in her practice areas of complex commercial litigation, education and financial services in […]
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi and four attorneys receive Benchmark Litigation recognition
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC, has received the prestigious rating of “recommended” by Benchmark Litigation and four of the firm’s attorneys have been rated as local or future stars in ratings derived from interviews with peers and litigators. Benchmark Litigation publishes an annual guide of top firms and attorneys after months of research and interviews with […]
Attorney Patricia Victory Waterkotte named to 40 Under 40
Patricia Victory Waterkotte, who joined Rusing Lopez & Lizardi two years ago, was named one of Tucson’s 40 Under 40, an award that recognizes young leaders who are making an impact in the community with their professional and charitable work. The award is one of a handful Waterkotte has received recently recognizing her as a […]
Jana Weiland Named Office Administrator at Rusing Lopez & Lizardi
Jana M. Weiland has been named Office Administrator at Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC, overseeing many of the firm’s business and human resources operations. Weiland, a longtime Tucsonan, is a graduate of the University of Arizona. She most recently served as Registered Operations Manager at Wealth Management Partners, Raymond James, in Tucson. There, she held […]
Patricia Waterkotte Selected as Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Star
Patricia Victory Waterkotte, an attorney with Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC, has been selected for inclusion in the Rising Stars list in the category of Business Litigation by the 2015 Southwest Super Lawyers. Each year, no more than 2½ percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to […]
Mick Rusing Inducted into International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Mick Rusing, a founding partner in the Tucson law firm of Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, P.L.L.C., was inducted into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers at its annual meeting March 18-21 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Rusing is one of only six Tucson attorneys recognized by the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, or IATL, which […]