Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer, PLLC

08/27/2026

Check out what Anthony Casarona believes are the 5 legal blind spots that can undermine your business.

08/24/2026

A big RLL&S shout-out to principal partner Timothy Reckart for being named Best Lawyers® 2027 Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Tucson!!! This honor is especially notable because only one lawyer is selected in each geographic region and practice area for each edition. Congratulations Tim!!

08/21/2026

Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer, PLLC is proud to have fourteen lawyers recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer has been the home of attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® for the past 20 years. RLL&S attorneys are listed in all three recognized categories in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America with lawyers recognized in 21 separate practice areas!
Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer attorneys Mick Rusing, Oscar Lizardi, Tim Reckart, Jonathan Saffer, Patricia Waterkotte, Gerd Stabbert, Mark Lammers, Robert Lloyd, Daniel Torrens, Brian Mueller, Theodore Witthoft, and John Smith were also recognized in the 33rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. RLL&S is also enormously proud to have two attorneys; Dan Bernardone, and Zoey Kotzambasis included in the 2027 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

08/20/2026

Big news for our Mergers & Acquisitions team today! We are incredibly proud to share that Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer has ranked #3 on the Phoenix Business Journal’s annual Law Practices – Mergers & Acquisitions list!
This recognition reflects the hard work of our incredible team and the continued trust of our clients. Thank you to everyone who made this milestone possible.
Check out the list here:

The Phoenix Business Journal’s annual Law Practices – Mergers & Acquisitions list was conducted via email and online surveys to collect the following information points: Local number of M&A attorneys, firmwide number of M&A attorneys, number of local M&A deals completed in 2025, total value of 2...

07/21/2026

What truly distinguishes RLL&S is our team's unwavering commitment, dedication, and drive to strengthen the communities we serve. A BIG shout-out to principal partner Oscar Lizardi!

07/17/2026

Pleased to share a significant defense victory from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming a summary judgment win originally granted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

The appellate court held that our law enforcement clients were entitled to qualified immunity on all § 1983 claims, successfully concluding this litigation.

Congratulations to the defense team Mick Rusing, Daniel Torrens, Zoey Kotzambasis and everyone involved in securing this important result for our clients.

07/09/2026

Attorneys Mark Lammers and Tyler Oberg recently obtained complete summary judgment in favor of our client on a toxic tort and property damage claim seeking $1.5 million dollars in damages. Congrats to this team!

07/01/2026

Another Victory in the Court of Appeals for Team RLLS!
Principal Partner Patricia Waterkotte and attorney Jesus Alonso successfully secured an affirmance of a summary judgment ruling for our client. Huge congratulations to the entire team on delivering this stellar result!!

06/04/2026

A Big Welcome to RLLS's 2026 Summer Associate, Cal Gozdzik! We are thrilled to have you join us this summer.

05/01/2026

We are thrilled with the selection of John Smith, Oscar Lizardi, Jonathan Saffer, and Mick Rusing to the 2026 Arizona Super Lawyers list. This exclusive list recognizes the top 5% of attorneys in Arizona. Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Congratulations!