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, […]
Patricia V. Waterkotte
Patricia Waterkotte has 18 years of experience litigating in Arizona and California. Patricia practiced for many years with an international law firm in Los Angeles representing clients all over California and Arizona. She then joined Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a Partner continuing her multi-state litigation practice.
Mark D. Lammers
Mark Lammers has been practicing law for nearly 40 years. He is an astute and experienced litigator. Mark’s practice is concentrated in the areas of business litigation, securities litigation, personal injury/wrongful death, medical and professional malpractice, dangerous products, breach of contract, insurance bad faith/wrongful denial of disability benefits and employment law. His experience in intellectual property law […]
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 […]
Kaylee J. Ivy
Kaylee Ivy joins RL&L as an integral member of our labor and employment law practice. Kaylee advises and represents employers in a wide range of employment and labor matters arising under federal and Arizona state laws, including wage and hour issues; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; and administrative charges, including the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, the […]
Alexander J. Relich
Alexander Relich clerked for Rusing Lopez & Lizardi before graduating from Cornell Law School and joining the firm as our newest litigation associate. Prior to joining RL&L, Alexander was an active political consultant in Southern Arizona, advising candidates for office on electoral strategy and media communications, experience which serves him well in addressing client challenges […]
Michael J. Rusing
Mick Rusing heads up the firm’s litigation section, covering virtually every area of civil litigation. A Fellow of both the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mick has practiced law for 44 years. He has tried well over 100 cases in federal and state courts in such areas as […]
Jonathan M. Saffer
Jonathan Saffer’s practice has concentrated in all aspects of commercial litigation, finance and business law. Mr. Saffer has represented local and national businesses, banks and other lending institutions, commercial loan servicers, fiduciaries and business debtors in a variety of forums, including state and federal court, arbitration and administrative proceedings, bankruptcy and state court receivership […]
Ashley Naff
Ashley Naff joins RL&L with litigation savvy and a client-centered approach. Prior to joining RL&L, Ashley served as a Deputy District Attorney in California, prosecuting a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony level crimes. In this role, Ashley conducted numerous jury and bench trials, wrote and argued motions in court, and worked extensively with victims […]