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Terry L. Rakow
Terry L. Rakow
Senior Member
Office: 602-322-4067
trakow@cavanaghlaw.com

Associations & Activities

  • State Bar of Arizona

Awards & Recognition

  • Southwest Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate & Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona, 1973

Education

  • University of California (J.D., 1973)
  • California Lutheran University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1970)

 

 

News & Publications

Cavanagh Law Firm Receives Top-notch 2019 Awards with First-Rate Attorneys

Aug 26, 2019 | - News & Press Releases, Christina S. Hamilton, David A. Selden, Helen R. Davis, Julie A. Pace, Kerry M. Griggs, Philip C. Gerard, Steven J. Gross, Steven Plitt, Terry L. Rakow, Timea R. Hargesheimer, Timothy R. Hyland

The Cavanagh Law Firm is an outstanding and distinguished law firm in Arizona that covers a variety of practices. The Firm’s exceptional lawyers have an impressive history litigating complex and sophisticated cases.  The firm has been recognized by U.S. News - Best...

Best Lawyers in America List for 2017 Is Announced

Dec 6, 2016 | - News & Press Releases, Helen R. Davis, Philip C. Gerard, Scott A. Rose, Scott A. Salmon, Steven Plitt, Terry L. Rakow, Timothy R. Hyland, William M. Demlong

Ten lawyers from the Firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Helen Davis – Family Law; Philip Gerard – Family Law; Terry Rakow – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law; Scott Rose – Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Richard Woods – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Ralph Hunsaker – Litigation – Insurance; Scott Salmon – Product Liability Litigation; Timothy Hyland – Insurance Law; Steven Plitt – Insurance Law; William Demlong – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance.

The Cavanagh Law Firm is Home to 23 Super Lawyers (2015 list)

Jan 4, 2016 | - News & Press Releases, Brett T. Donaldson, Christina S. Hamilton, David A. Selden, Elliot H. Wernick, Heidi Nunn-Gilman, Helen R. Davis, Jennifer L. Sellers, John K. Wittwer, Jordan R. Plitt, Julie A. Pace, Kerry M. Griggs, Scott A. Rose, Steven J. Gross, Steven Plitt, Terry L. Rakow, Timothy R. Hyland, William M. Demlong

Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

2016 Best Lawyers in America List Revealed

Sep 9, 2015 | - News & Press Releases, Helen R. Davis, Philip C. Gerard, Scott A. Rose, Scott A. Salmon, Steven Plitt, Terry L. Rakow, Timothy R. Hyland

Ten lawyers from the Firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Helen Davis – Family Law; Philip Gerard – Family Law; Terry Rakow – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law; Scott Rose – Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Jeffrey Smith – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Richard Woods – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Ralph Hunsaker – Litigation – Insurance; Scott Salmon – Product Liability Litigation; Timothy Hyland – Insurance; Steven Plitt – Insurance

2015 Best Lawyers List Published

Aug 19, 2014 | - News & Press Releases, Helen R. Davis, Philip C. Gerard, Scott A. Rose, Terry L. Rakow

Seven lawyers from the Firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015 (Copyright 2014 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Helen Davis – Family Law; Philip Gerard – Family Law; Terry Rakow – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law; Scott Rose – Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Jeffrey Smith – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Richard Woods – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Ralph Hunsaker – Litigation – Insurance

2014 Southwest Super Lawyers Named

Apr 1, 2014 | - News & Press Releases, Christina S. Hamilton, Kerry M. Griggs, Philip C. Gerard, Scott A. Rose, Terry L. Rakow

Eight senior attorneys were named as 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers. In the practice area of Family Law, Christina Hamilton and Philip Gerard were honored; Terry Rakow and Scott Rose were recognized in the Real Estate category; Richard Woods and Ralph Hunsaker were named in the Personal Injury Defense–General category; and Kerry Griggs was listed in the Personal Injury Products – Defense category.

Best Lawyers in America Publishes 2014 “Best Law Firms” Rankings

Nov 5, 2013 | - News & Press Releases, Helen R. Davis, Philip C. Gerard, Scott A. Rose, Terry L. Rakow

The Cavanagh Law Firm received National and Metropolitan rankings in nine practice areas: National Rankings – Tier 3 Litigation – Real Estate Metropolitan Rankings – Phoenix Tier 1 Litigation – Real Estate Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Real Estate Law Family Law Litigation – Tax Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Phoenix Tier 2 Land Use & Zoning Law Commercial Litigation Phoenix Tier 3 Litigation – Construction