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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Timothy J. Reckart
Tim Reckart’s law practice focuses on general commercial and corporate matters, with an emphasis on the representation of emerging growth, technology-based companies, and intellectual property transactions. He has soundly addressed legal matters pertaining to entity formation, capital structure, venture capital, private equity financing, private mergers and acquisitions, product distribution agreements, e-commerce service agreements, joint ventures […]
Oscar S. Lizardi
Attorney Oscar Lizardi has over 29 years of corporate and transactional law experience representing large corporations, small businesses, and individuals in a variety of business transactions. For 29 years, Oscar has represented a broad range of corporate and commercial clients and has built a savvy corporate practice with an emphasis on governance and compliance, succession […]
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 […]