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Staff

Krystina Johnson

Legal Assistant

Krystina is the Legal assistant for David West and Marco Costa. She moved to Arizona from San Diego, CA in 2012. Krystina has 15 years of
experience working for other law firms in CA and AZ including the Superior Court in Pima County. Her legal background is in construction
defect, personal injury, bankruptcy, adult probation, juvenile and family law.

Heather Cuoco

Paralegal

Email:heather@welzaz.com

Heather was born and raised in Tucson. She graduated from Rincon High School and holds a certificate of Paralegal Studies from Pima Community College. Heather has been with West, Longenbaugh & Zickerman P.L.L.C. since August of 2018. She assists Brian Longenbaugh with estate planning, trust administration, probate and guardianship & conservatorships matters.

Heather and her husband have two children. In her free time, Heather enjoys cooking, watching movies, shopping and spending time with her extended family and friends.

Denise A. Lown

Law Office Administrator

Email: denise@welzaz.com

Denise is the firm’s law office administrator. She has been with the firm since 2013. Denise is responsible for human resources, client billing, bookkeeping, and general office management.

She has over thirty years experience in accounting and is also a certified paralegal.

Kathleen A. Shear

Paralegal

Email: kathleen@welzaz.com

Kathleen is Brian Longenbaugh‘s paralegal. She joined the firm in 2015. Kathleen works with Brian on estate planning, trust administration, probate, guardianship, and conservatorship matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Kathleen had 24 years of experience working for other law firms in both Colorado and Arizona. Her legal background also includes experience in the areas of civil litigation, family law, construction law, landlord/tenant and personal injury.

Abigail "Abby" Meza

Receptionist

Email:abigail@welzaz.com

Abby is the firm’s receptionist. She is a native of Tucson, and has been working in the administrative field for more than 15 years.

Svetlana Larionova

Paralegal

Email: svetlana@welzaz.com

Svetlana was raised in New York. She joined the firm in August 2019. Svetlana has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona where she majored in Philosophy & minored in Pre-Law. She is currently pursuing her post-degree certification from Pima Community College in Paralegal Studies. Svetlana assists Gib Zickerman with Personal Injury, Probate Litigation, Business Law, and Property Dispute matters.

In her free time, Svetlana enjoys hiking, traveling, shopping, & spending time with family & friends.

Alisha Landis

Paralegal

Email: alisha@welzaz.com

Alisha has been with the firm since January 2020. She received her bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 2015. Currently, she is working on obtaining her paralegal certificate from Pima Community College. Alisha assists Zac Spanier with Family Law and Civil Litigation.