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, […]
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 […]
Alexander P. Valentine
Alexander Valentine is an Associate on RL&L’s litigation team. Prior to joining RL&L, Alexander served for several years as Judicial Law Clerk to The Hon. Scott Rash in the United States District Court, District of Arizona. Prior to his work at the District Court, Alexander gained experience in Pima County Superior Court, as a Judicial […]
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 […]
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 […]
Patricio P. ‘Pat’ Lopez III
Pat Lopez heads the firm’s transactions practice, encompassing a wide array of legal services utilized by business clients. Pat has 43 years of experience in counseling and assisting businesses, entrepreneurs, lenders, and developers to reach their goals, solve their problems, and implement their business plans. His major areas of emphasis are real estate, lending and […]
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 […]