Rick’s practice focuses on commercial litigation primarily within the construction and real estate industries. His clients include Fortune 500 Companies, real estate investment funds, homebuilders, developers, contractors, title insurers, and banking institutions. He has represented clients in Arizona and Utah state courts, Federal District Court, Arizona’s appellate court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and state administrative agencies. Rick also really enjoys serving as a mediator. He was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1987 and the State Bar of Utah in 2012.

Mr. Cobb is an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University where he teaches real estate law in the W.P. Carey School of Business.

Awards and Recognition

2023 Martindale-Hubbell Award - AV Preeminent

Southwest SuperLawyers™ – Business Litigation (2007-2022)

Arizona’s Finest Lawyers

Areas of Law

Title Insurance and Real Estate

Title Insurance Defense, Coverage Investigation, Coverage Determination, Coverage Litigation, Bad Faith Defense, Diminution in Value Determinations, Adverse Possession, Easements by Way of Necessity, Private Right of Condemnation, Implied Easements, Prescriptive Easements, Boundary Disputes, Injunction of Trustee Sales, Quiet Title, Homebuilder Purchase & Sale Agreements

Construction

Lien Foreclosure, Wrongful Lien, Construction Defect Defense, Construction Contracts, and Registrar of Contractor Administrative Law Hearings

Mediation

Construction, Real Estate, and Insurance Coverage

Languages

Spanish