Michael J. "Mick" Rusing

Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer, PLLC was founded in July 1992 as Rusing & Lopez, PLLC by Mick Rusing and Pat Lopez. Oscar Lizardi joined the firm in 2000, and the firm's name was changed to Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC in 2011. In 2018, the firm expanded by opening a second office in Scottsdale, Arizona, to serve businesses and individuals throughout the state.

The firm provides legal counsel and services tailored to the specific business or individual needs of its clients. Its approach centers on understanding and furthering client business objectives, developing strategies that may include creative resolutions outside of litigation or vigorous representation at trial. Rusing Lopez Lizardi & Saffer, PLLC aims to provide tailored solutions at a lower cost by deeply understanding clients' businesses.

The firm's practice areas include:

• Trial Work
• Lending & Finance
• Real Estate Transactions & Development
• Business & Corporate Transactions
• Labor & Employment Law
• Immigration Law
• Intellectual Property Transactions & Prosecution
• Estate Planning

The firm serves a diverse clientele, including businesses and business owners in areas such as commercial litigation, employment disputes, real estate, immigration, and business transactions. It also assists individuals with transactions, employment and insurance disputes, and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation. The firm maintains a national intellectual property practice.