Richard Oseran

Richard Oseran is an Arizona-born Jewish American lawyer and entrepreneur. A third-generation Arizonan, Oseran practiced law for many years arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. He and his wife Shana have been instrumental in the early 21st-century revitalization of Downtown Tucson, Arizona. Together they redeveloped the boutique historic Hotel Congress, the Cup Café, Club Congress, Maynards' Market and Maynards' kitchen.

Oseran was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 8, 1945, and moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1963 to attend the University of Arizona and the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Richard and Shana were married in 1979 and spent a year in New Zealand.

In the early 1980s Oseran practiced civil litigation.

Hotel Congress

Richard and Shana Oseran with business partners purchased Hotel Congress in 1985, later become the sole owners. They created Club Congress and Cup Cafe. The Hotel Congress has become a cultural touchstone in downtown Tucson.

Oseran's Grandfather Jacob Oseransky started the Arizona Furniture Store in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother, Bess Samuels, was born in Douglas Arizona in 1916. The Oseran Family sold guns to Pancho Villa during the Mexican revolution and were arrested but the charges later dropped.