Leighton Rockafellow began his law practice in Tucson in 1973. A native of Geneva, Illinois, Leighton graduated from Geneva Community High School in 1966 and attended Southern Illinois University for his freshman and sophomore years. Transferring to the University of Arizona in 1968, Leighton completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 1970 and graduated from the Arizona College of Law in May 1973. Leighton was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona on September 29, 1973, the United States District Court on October 15, 1973, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 30, 1975, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America on March 26, 1979. Leighton has held the certification “Specialist in Injury & Wrongful Death” from the State Bar of Arizona since 1991.

Mike Rossi attended Arizona State University and graduated cum laude in 1994. While at ASU, he studied curriculums for both business and architecture. After college graduation, he clerked for a Judge in Columbus, Ohio and then went on the attend Capital University Law School. While in law school, he studied abroad at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, concentrating his studies on international law. In December 1997, after making the Dean’s List several times, he graduated law school in 2 1/2 years and was admitted to the practice of law in May 1998. At the beginning of his career, he focused on insurance defense then transitioned to criminal defense work until he joined his former firm in April 2001. In just over four years, he became a partner with that firm. In November 2010, Mr. Rossi joined The Elardo Law Firm as a partner. He transitioned to The Elardo Law Firm because he recognized its steady rise over the years and wanted to be part of its growth into a preeminent firm in Phoenix. His areas of practice include wrongful death, product liability, personal injury, construction defect, and trucking litigation. He has defended 16 jury trials and has been published several times. In his spare time, he is an avid volleyball player, sports enthusiast, and scuba diver.

Teri Rowe was born in New York and has lived in Arizona since high school. She attended the University of Arizona, earning degrees in Physics and Astronomy, and interned with NASA. She spent two years working with the National Science Foundation teaching second and third grade science at underprivileged schools in Southern Arizona. She also taught professional development courses in science to elementary school teachers throughout the state. Teri began her career as a Systems Engineer for Raytheon in Tucson with the team designing the TOW Fire & Forget anti-tank missile system. After some time with Raytheon, she found that engineering work didn’t satisfy her need to connect with people or her desire to help others. She left the field of engineering and took a job as a paralegal at a personal injury firm hoping to get some exposure to the practice of law, and quickly discovered that she found the work fulfilling and rewarding. Teri went on to attend law school at Arizona State University, where she was a senior editor of Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science and Technology. Upon graduation, Teri began her legal career focused on representing those injured and victimized by others. For the first ten years of her practice, she worked at a small firm where she represented victims of catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. She also worked in criminal defense, defending those charged with felony and misdemeanor crimes, served as a victim advocate for crime victims, and handled probate cases for minors and vulnerable adults. Teri joined Miller Kory Rowe in 2014 and has since dedicated the majority of her practice to representing the victims of nursing home abuse and neglect, as well as medical malpractice. She also continues to represent those catastrophically injured in construction accidents, tractor-trailer collisions, pedestrian, bicyclist and motorcycle collisions, assaults, and claims against government entities and schools. She has tried both jury and bench trials to verdict. She has achieved excellent results for her clients and is proud of the gratitude and loyalty those clients have expressed. Teri has not completely left her prior career as an engineer behind. Her engineering and math background, as well as her teaching experience, has proved valuable in understanding the corporate structures and accounting systems of national nursing home chains, as well as explaining accident dynamics in collision and construction cases. Teri is uniquely skilled at combining the math and physics involved in her cases with her teaching experience, and often uses those skills to create visual displays and exhibits for trial. Outside of her career, Teri is a soccer mom and regularly road trips and camps with her children who have set a goal to visit every national park in the United States. She is also a certified yoga instructor and has maintained a regular yoga practice since 2004. She is an avid distance and trail runner, completing half and full marathons. Teri grew up adventuring in the outdoors and spends her free time backpacking, hiking, and exploring wherever she goes.

Kevin Rowe is a founder and principal of the law offices of Lerner and Rowe, PC. Over the years, Mr. Rowe has assisted tens of thousands of people in their time of grievous need to achieve security, well-being, and a sense of peace. It is in this capacity that Mr. Rowe has been able to secure over one-billion dollars in settlements and awards for injured victims. Much of Mr. Rowe’s time is consumed as managing partner of the many offices of Lerner and Rowe, PC. Yet, Mr. Rowe passionately devotes substantial personal attention to his own special caseload, matters characterized by unusual and complex legal issues and particularly serious injuries. Mr. Rowe’s clientele include people from all walks of life who have been victimized by injurious automobile accidents, slip/trip and fall incidents, as well as medical and dental malpractice. Mr. Rowe has also been successful in securing multi-million dollar wrongful death settlements to help surviving family members who have suffered the devastating loss of a loved one. Moreover, Mr. Rowe has also engaged in class-action litigation to the palpable benefit of the masses.

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