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Matt Schmidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Matt, who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matt is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Attorney Mick Rusing heads up the firm’s litigation section, which covers virtually every area of civil litigation. A lawyer for over thirty years, Mr. Rusing has tried well over 100 cases in federal and state courts in diverse areas such as breach of fiduciary duty, contract, ERISA, employment, environmental, insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, patent infringement, products liability, securities, trusts and estates, will contests, and wrongf...

Edina Strum is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Edina, who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Edina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patricia V. Waterkotte is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Patricia V., who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patricia V. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lisa C. McNorton is a partner with McNORTON FOX, PLLC, a Tucson, Arizona family law firm and is a Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Law (AAML). Lisa is a past-President of the Arizona Chapter of AAML, its current secretary of the Chapter, and is active with committees in the national AAML organization. Lisa is also the Secretary of the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Executive Council and a member of the Family Law Advisory Committee. Lisa ...

Mark Lammers is a Partner with extensive experience in all types of civil litigation.He has litigated in state and federal courts including Arizona appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit of the Court of Appeals. Mark has also litigated many cases before various state agencies and tried many cases before arbitration panels including AAA arbitrations and arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Mark started his legal career at the Pima County attorney’s off...

Jonathan M. Saffer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Banking and Finance. Jonathan M., who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jonathan M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ms. Fox is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, the James E. Rogers College of Law, and the Institute of Trial Advocacy Family Law Trial Institute of the American Bar Association . Erin Fox is a partner at McNorton Fox PLLC, a boutique law firm serving the Tucson community solely devoted to the practice of family law. Ms. Fox is certified as a Family Law Specialist by the State. Bar of Arizona. She regularly serves as a judge pro tempore for Pima County Superior Court, and acts as a Co...

Ted Schmidt is the managing partner of Tucson's leading Plaintiffs' Serious Injury and Wrongful Death law firm--Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian. Recognized as one of the very best in medical negligence, products liability and personal injury, Mr. Schmidt is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a member of the inaugural class of State Bar Certified Sp...

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 planning for businesses, and mergers and acquisitions. He too, has broad experience in representing private and commercial lenders, both credit unions and banks, in financing and lending transactions with an emphasis on real estate related lending. Oscar’s practice also includes commercial real estate sal...