Dan J. Steimel
A seasoned corporate lawyer and management team executive with over two decades of experience, Dan has established himself as a versatile business leader in Arizona. His background spans diverse sectors including higher education, real estate, construction, sports, technology, and hospitality. Dan’s practice focuses on serving as outside counsel to midsize companies across a variety of […]
Aaron R. Clark
Aaron Clark represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation disputes. Prior to joining Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, Aaron represented clients in a diverse array of complex litigation matters including professional liability, construction defect, premise liability, personal injury defense, civil appeals, and other business litigation matters. Aaron Clark graduated from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in […]
Matthew P. DeWeerdt
Matthew DeWeerdt joins Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a member of the firm’s litigation department. Prior to joining RL&L, Matthew served as a Senior Judicial Law Clerk in the Court of Appeals for the State of Arizona, Division II. At the Court of Appeals, Matthew clerked for the Honorable Sean Brearcliffe where he drafted dozens […]
Jesus “Jay” Alonso
Jay joins Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a member of the firm’s litigation department. Prior to joining RL&L, Jay served as a Judicial Law Clerk in the United States District Court of Arizona for the Honorable Scott H. Rash. At the district court, Jay managed civil cases, facilitated discovery disputes, drafted judicial decisions and orders […]
Tyler William Oberg
Tyler Oberg joins Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a member of the firm’s litigation department. Prior to joining RL&L, Tyler served as a Judicial Law Clerk for several years in both Superior Court and the Court of Appeals for the State of Arizona, Division II. As a law clerk for the Honorable Scott McDonald in […]
Zoey L. Kotzambasis
Zoey Kotzambasis joins Rusing Lopez & Lizardi after spending several years as a Judicial Law Clerk at the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two. At the District Court, Zoey clerked for the Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps and Honorable Scott H. Rash and managed civil cases, […]
Theodore P. Witthoft
Theodore P. Witthoft joins Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as an experienced bankruptcy and creditors’ rights attorney. Ted’s practice has been concentrated in bankruptcy law for over twenty years. He focuses on trustees’ rights, creditors’ rights, business reorganization, commercial litigation, and related appeals. Ted has extensive experience in bankruptcy litigation, including preference actions, fraudulent transfer actions, […]
Gerd W. Stabbert, Jr.
Gerd W. Stabbert, Jr. has practiced for over 20 years concentrating in commercial litigation, franchise, labor and employment and business law. Gerd represents clients from diverse industries, including automobile, mortgage banking, real estate, scrap recycling and food service enterprises, as well as in the franchising of the full spectrum of products and services. He concentrates […]
Brian M. Mueller
Brian Mueller has over 40 years of experience counseling and representing clients in commercial litigation matters on behalf of various business interests throughout Arizona, and the U.S, at the state, federal and appellate levels. Brian’s clients range from grass roots organizations to multi-million-dollar corporations. In addition to serving as a first chair trial lawyer throughout […]
Daniel B. Bernardone
Daniel Bernardone is a RL&L partner in our litigation department. Dan is an Arizona litigator whose practice primarily consists of commercial litigation, insurance coverage, insurance bad-faith litigation, and civil litigation. Dan is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Jurimetrics Law Journal, […]