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 receive this honor, according to the publication.
Waterkotte’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, education and school district litigation, real estate litigation, products liability and financial services across the states of Arizona and California.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the Eller College of Business at the University of Arizona and earned her law degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Waterkotte is a member of the Junior Achievement of Arizona Southern District Board of Directors.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews.
Established in Tucson, Ariz., in 1992, Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC, is a leader in commercial litigation and business counsel. RL&L is a member of The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms. Numerous RL&L attorneys have been distinguished as Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, and the firm has been recognized as a Best Law Firm in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms. It is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubble. More information can be found at www.rllaz.com.
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