Alec M. Rishwain

Alec spent four years as an attorney in the complex commercial litigation and general liability/torts litigation practices of a national full-service law firm. In that role, he composed pleadings in complex commercial litigation cases, including motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss. He also regularly took and defended depositions, including depositions of plaintiffs, witnesses, and subject-matter experts.

Prior to practicing law, Alec was a legal fellow at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for the Honorable Consuelo Callahan. Alec prepared a bench memorandum to a three-judge panel on a case involving complex free speech, substantive due process, and other constitutional law issues, resulting in a published opinion by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals – McNeil v. Sherwood Sch. Dist. Alec was also a legal extern at the Supreme Court of Arizona for Presiding Disciplinary Judge William O’Neil, where he drafted decisions and orders imposing sanctions in professional discipline cases. He prepared an order denying motions in limine in a case involving complex evidentiary issues and recommended and deliberated outcomes of cases directly with Judge O'Neil.

Alec graduated cum laude from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2018. During law school, Alec was a senior journal editor and served as president of the Corporate and Business Law Society for two years. Alec also volunteered at both the Arizona Voice for Victims and Arizona Legal Center, where he provided legal assistance to those who lacked the resources and ability to resolve their legal issues.