Rodolfo Parga Jr

Rudy is the firm's Managing Shareholder and Executive Committee Chairman. He maintains a broad practice in commercial, financial and employment litigation and previously led the firm's Litigation group.

Recognized as an AV Preeminent® lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell®, Rudy is also touted in top peer-reviewed legal directories. He has been featured prominently in Southwest Super Lawyers® since 2007, including in the special Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel and Business editions. Rudy is also named in the 2009-2015 editions of Best Lawyers in America®, including in the Business edition, where he is listed in both commercial and employment litigation. He was also named to the inaugural group of Arizona's Finest Lawyers.

Rudy is frequently acknowledged for his business and community leadership. He actively supports many nonprofit organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Patrick Peterson Foundation for Success, the Friends of Public Radio Arizona, and Chicanos Por La Causa. He has been recognized numerous times by AzBusiness Magazine: in 2015, he was listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona and featured in the Managing Partners section; in 2014, Rudy was highlighted in the inaugural issue of AzBusiness Leaders and has been listed multiple times since then; and in 2013, he was named one of the 25 Most Influential Hispanic Business Leaders. In addition, the Phoenix Business Journal named Rudy to the publication's 2012 list of Most Admired CEOs and Top Level Executives and featured him in the Power Book for his community involvement.

In his diverse commercial litigation practice, Rudy represents clients in all types of business-related disputes, including breach of contract, trade secret, securities, lender liability, racketeering, and construction claims. Rudy has extensive experience advocating for his clients in federal and state trial courts, which includes conducting jury and bench trials as lead attorney. He also routinely represents clients before administrative and governmental agencies. Understanding the toll litigation takes, Rudy devotes a substantial portion of his practice to advising clients on litigation-avoidance measures.

In his employment practice, Rudy counsels and defends employers who face claims of sexual harassment, disability, gender, age, race, national origin and religious discrimination, wrongful discharge, and employment-related tort and contract claims. Rudy frequently represents employers in contractual arbitration proceedings and before various employment-related agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office, and the New Mexico Department of Labor.

Rudy received his J.D. in 1993 from the University of New Mexico School of Law where he was the Articles Editor for the University of New Mexico Natural Resources Journal and the recipient of the Moise Prize for excellence in legal ethics. Rudy earned his B.A. in anthropology and political science from Amherst College, and he was a 4-year starter on the university's football team.