Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC is proud to have 13 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2025 in America.
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has proudly been the home to attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® for the past 19 years. RL&L attorneys have been recognized in all 3 recognized categories in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Patricio P. Lopez III was named the Best […]
17th Consecutive Year That RL&L Lawyers Have Received Super Lawyer Recognition
Mick Rusing, Oscar Lizardi, and Patricio Lopez III have been selected to the 2024 Arizona Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. This is the 17th consecutive year that the firm’s lawyers have […]
McManimon Continues to Serve
RL&L Associate Robert McManimon is honored to have served as a guest lecturer for the University of Arizona’s Veterans’ Advocacy Law Clinic again this year. “Each year, this experience allows me to share my expertise on the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Military Administrative Procedures, particularly those relating to the discipline and separation of servicemembers,” […]
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has proudly been the home to attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® for the past 18 years.
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has proudly been the home to attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® for the past 18 years. RL&L attorneys have been recognized in all 3 recognized categories in the 30th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. RL&L’s J. William Brammer, Jr. (Appellate Practice) and Mark D. Lammers (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants) […]
Anthony Casarona Becomes RL&L’s Newest Principal Partner
Anthony Casarona became the newest Equity Partner at RL&L in January 2023, and leads RL&L’s Scottsdale office. Anthony Casarona is a corporate and transactional attorney who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, organizational and strategic planning matters, and serving as outside corporate general counsel. Prior to joining RL&L in 2021, he ran his own practice, Casarona […]
RL&L Is Pleased To Announce The Appointment Of Jana Weiland As Chief Executive Officer
2023 starts with an exciting milestone for RL&L as we celebrate the promotion of Jana M. Weiland as the first Chief Executive Officer for Rusing Lopez & Lizardi. She will continue to oversee the firm’s business operations and resources among other duties for the firm. Weiland, a longtime Tucsonan, is a graduate of the University […]
Matt Bailey Earns Volunteer of the Year from the Vail Unified School District
Matt is an active member of Pantano High School’s Site Counsel and honored to be involved with the Vail Unified School District. Vail District is widely recognized as a lighthouse district leading in effective instruction and innovation. The district is recognized as a top-performing school district in Arizona. Every school within the district that is […]
RL&L Begins 2023 With Two New Partners & A Transactional Associate
We are pleased to announce the partnerships of James Hanna and Daniel Bernardone and the addition of our newest associate, Shehan Witana. James Hanna joins RL&L’s Scottsdale office with nearly 30 years of legal experience, both in private practice and as general counsel at private companies. Hanna is a strategic multi-faceted corporate and transactional attorney […]
The Grand Canyon Conservancy Elects Michael Rusing As New Board Member
Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC), the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, has re-appointed Mitchell Walker as Board Chair and Shantini Munthree as Vice Chair for 2023. GCC has also elected three new board members, Rich Rudow, Mick Rusing, and Stephanie Sklar. Grand Canyon Conservancy is the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National […]
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2023 Awards Released – RL&L Recognized
Today, Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report announced the Thirteenth Edition of the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Rusing Lopez & Lizardi has been included in this elite and impressive group again this year. The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified […]
Matthew Bailey Becomes RL&L’s Newest Partner
Matthew Bailey joined RL&L in 2020 and made partner earlier this year. Matthew’s legal and professional career spans 16 years and includes experience as both in-house and outside counsel, as well as years served as a business executive and manager. “Matt’s career and years as in-house gives him a unique insight into the diverse needs of […]
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi’s $50,000 Gift Supports Courtroom Rebuild at University of Arizona Law
RL&L contributed $50,000 to the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in support of the college’s “A New Day in Court” initiative to transform its Advocacy program. The firm’s gift will go toward remodeling University of Arizona Law’s existing courtrooms to create two modern, flexible, dual-purpose practice courtrooms, and classrooms, one of […]
Meet Our Newest Partners
Anthony Casarona has joined Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a partner in the Scottsdale Office, and the firm has named Sarah S. Letzkus a partner. Casarona is a corporate and transactional attorney whose practice includes mergers and acquisitions, business formation, commercial agreements, organizational and strategic planning matters, and corporate general counsel activities. Prior to joining […]
Sivan Korn Elected To The American Law Institute.
Sivan Korn is one of the 36 newest members elected to The American Law Institute. “This is an enormous honor for Sivan,” said fellow RL&L Partner, Hon. J. William Brammer, Jr., Ret. “She is most certainly the right person to take on the sometimes difficult but extremely important work of the ALI.” The American Law Institute (ALI) […]
14th Consecutive Year That the Firm’s Lawyers Have Received Super Lawyer Recognition
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 14th consecutive year that the firm’s lawyers have been named to the list. Earning recognition as a 2020 Super Lawyer was Founding Partner Mick Rusing, and RL&L attorneys Patricia V. […]
COVID-19 – Rusing Lopez & Lizardi Remains Focused And Committed To Clients And Community During And After The COVID-19 Pandemic
We will protect the health and safety of our staff, attorneys, clients, vendors and communities, while continuing to conduct business and provide the highest quality legal counsel. RL&L has the technology to allow firm employees to work remotely, ensuring minimal or no loss of provision of services and attention to your legal needs. RL&L’s remote […]
Look Who’s Moving Up!
2020 begins with Rusing Lopez & Lizardi proudly announcing a new Equity Partner, Partner, and Of Counsel. As of January 2020, Jonathan Saffer became the fifth Equity Partner at RL&L. For the last eighteen years, Jonathan Saffer’s practice has concentrated in all aspects of commercial litigation, finance and business law. He has extensive trial experience […]
13th Consecutive Year That RL&L Lawyers Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
Seven 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 13th consecutive year RL&L’s attorneys have been named to the list. Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement […]
Shayna F. Watts Honored With Prestigious 2019 Hispanic National Bar Association’s Top Lawyers Under 40 Award
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) recently announced the names of the exceptional attorneys selected to receive the prestigious “HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40” Award for 2019. RL&L’s Shayna Watts was one of the 36 attorneys honored. After a rigorous review process, the Awards Committee selected 36 highly qualified winners from across the country. The […]
Rusing Lopez & Lizardi is home to one of the “Top 100 High Stakes Litigators For 2018”
Mick Rusing was chosen as one of the “Top 100 High Stakes Litigators For 2018”. Honorees are considered to be the nation’s most exceptional trial attorneys in high value, high stakes legal matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated a matter with at least $2 million in alleged damages at stake […]