He is known for his work on Boston Legal and creating the NBC shows Manifest, The Mysteries of Laura and Miss Match.
During his tenure as a lawyer, he took a leave of absence and wrote the musical Hound Dog: A hip hOpera, an alternative history of Elvis Presley starring Wayne Brady.
[13][14] Los Angeles Times called him a member of the "Ex-Lawyers Club," a group of television showrunners, producers, and writers who were once lawyers before switching careers and joining the entertainment industry.
Other ex-lawyers named by the Times were David E. Kelley, Carol Mendelsohn, Richard Appel, and Stephen Engel.
[15] Rake is married to Paulette Light, executive director of the Charles Bronfman prize, who he met in college.