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Inside the practice of Ari Ramras, the Phoenix real estate litigator who took a title insurance coverage dispute all the way to the Arizona Supreme Court — and won a decision that title attorneys still cite today.
Ramras Legal — At a Glance
| ATTORNEY | Ari Ramras |
| FIRM | Ramras Legal, PLC |
| ADMITTED | Arizona, 1997 (also licensed in Connecticut and New York) |
| EDUCATION | University of Michigan Ross School of Business (BBA, with distinction); University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., 1997) |
| CERTIFICATION | State Bar of Arizona Board-Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law |
| FOCUS | Real estate and business litigation, with a specific concentration in title insurance and escrow claims |
| OFFICE | 11811 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 3031, Phoenix, AZ 85028 |
| CONTACT | (602) 734-0179 · ramraslegal.com |
Origin: Two Decades in Title and Escrow Disputes
Ari Ramras earned a BBA with distinction from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, then a J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 1997, and was admitted to the Arizona Bar the same year. Over more than 20 years of practice, he built a niche specifically in real estate and business dispute resolution, with particular depth in escrow and title insurance claims work for some of the largest title insurers in the country.
Practice Areas
Ramras’s practice centers on real estate and business litigation in both federal and state court, with a specific focus on title insurance coverage disputes and escrow claims. He has lectured on real estate litigation and title procedures for the Arizona State Bar, the Maricopa County Bar Association, the Land Title Association of Arizona, the National Business Institute, and the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business.
Track Record
In 2008, Ramras litigated a landmark title insurance coverage dispute to a published decision at the Arizona Supreme Court: First American Title Insurance Company v. Action Acquisitions, 218 Ariz. 394, 187 P.3d 1107 (2008) — a case still cited in Arizona title insurance practice. Beyond that published opinion, he has handled hundreds of escrow and title claims for major title insurers, the bulk of which resolve privately rather than through published court decisions.
Past-Results Disclaimer: This is a matter of published appellate record. Every case is different, and a published opinion in one matter does not guarantee any outcome in another.
Client Voice
Awesome Attorneys did not locate individually attributable, quotable client reviews for Ramras Legal on major platforms as of the research date; the firm’s public profile is documented primarily through professional recognition and CLE/industry speaking history rather than a large public review footprint.
Community
Ramras is a member of the State Bar of Arizona’s Speakers’ Bureau and has volunteered for Law Day Legal Aid Clinics and the Lawyers on Call public service program, in addition to preparing materials for the Volunteer Lawyers Program. He has been interviewed by NBC12 and ABC15 as a media source on real estate legal issues.
Recognition
Ramras holds Arizona’s Board-Certified Real Estate Law Specialist designation from the State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization — a genuine, examination-based credential. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell (peer review), has been selected to Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Real Estate and Real Estate Law every year since 2013, and to Southwest Super Lawyers every year since 2010 — both peer-influenced, research-driven selection processes.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Recording of real property instruments is governed by A.R.S. § 33-401. Non-judicial foreclosure through a trustee’s sale — frequently intersecting with title claims — is governed by A.R.S. § 33-807. Arizona’s anti-deficiency statute, A.R.S. § 33-729, protects borrowers on certain purchase-money loans secured by 2.5 acres or less with a single one- or two-family dwelling from deficiency judgments after foreclosure. Title insurance itself is regulated as an insurance product under Arizona’s insurance code, separate from the property-law framework above — the intersection of the two is central to the coverage disputes Ramras has litigated.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Ramras’s genuine differentiator is depth in a narrow, technical niche — title insurance coverage litigation — validated by a published Arizona Supreme Court decision bearing his name and two decades of claims work for major title insurers. That makes him a strong, specific fit for title or escrow disputes rather than a generalist real estate transaction practice.
The honest caveat: this is a solo or small practice built around litigation and title-specific disputes, not full-service transactional real estate work (contract drafting, closings, and the like) — clients with a straightforward purchase or sale may be better served by a transaction-focused firm.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from ramraslegal.com (firm site and attorney bio), Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and the published opinion in First American Title Insurance Company v. Action Acquisitions, 218 Ariz. 394 (2008). Ramras Legal did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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