Rain Levy Minns

Rain Minns' litigation experience ranges from international arbitration in Hong Kong to Native American courts to jury trials in the United States.

After law school, Rain clerked for Chief Judge George P. Kazen in the Southern District of Texas. She then became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, where she was recognized for her outstanding work. Rain first-chaired and obtained favorable trial and appellate verdicts in all of her cases, including the highest arbitration award in the history of her division.

Rain then spent a few years at a large law firm working on bet-the-company litigation, where any bad outcome could have destroyed the companies.

Rain graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College, where she won the award for outstanding academic achievement for a Native American. She received her Juris Doctorate from Cornell University Law School in 2001, where she won academic awards and was President of the Public Interest Law Union. Rain also practiced law for the Ho-Chunk Nation's Department of Justice before the Ho-Chunk Trial and Supreme Courts. Rain was also an extern to Judge Thomas McAvoy in the Northern District of New York.

Her other relevant experience includes interning at the United States Trade Department on international taxation issues and for the D.C. Federal Circuit.

Rain Minns lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband (David), three children (Aria, Solomon, and Zoe), and Rottweiler (Tiger Lily). She is also a former Texas State Judo Champion.

• General Civil

Texas

Since 2002

U.S. Dist. of Colorado

Since 2008

U.S. E. Dist. of Tex.

Since 2002

U.S. N. Dist. of Tex.

Since 2002

U.S. S. Dist. of Tex.

Since 2002

U.S. W. Dist. of Tex.

Since 2002

1st Circuit

Since 2007

4th Circuit

Since 2008

5th Circuit

Since 2005

9th Circuit

Since 2007

U.S. Tax Court

Since 2008

Owner

Rain Minns Law Firm

2011 - Current

Partner

Michael Louis Minns, PLC

2007 - 2011

Associate

Bickel & Brewer

2004 - 2007

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Elder Law & Public Health Division

2002 - 2004

Law Clerk

Chambers of Judge George P. Kazen, Chief Judge, Southern District of Texas

2001 - 2002

Summer Associate

Holland & Knight LLP

2000

Extern

Chambers of Judge Thomas J. McAvoy, Chief Judge, Northern District of New York

1999 - 2000

Law Clerk

Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Justice

1999

Commercial Real Estate Appraiser

Jospeh J. Blake & Associates

1997 - 1998

Intern

D.C. Federal Circuit Executive's Office

1996

Intern

United States Trade Representative, General Counsel's Office

1995

Cornell University

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2001

Honors: Cornell International Law Journal, Board of Editors; letter of recognition for exemplary performance in criminal law; Cornell Law Alumni Achievement Award; two Cali Awards for highest class grade

Activities: Public Interest Law Union (President and Fundraising Co-Chair); Environmental Law Society (Vice President); Moot Court Board

Dartmouth College

B.A. (1997) | Government, Music

1995 - 1997

Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Stacy Coverdale Memorial Award for Academic Excelence; Government Honors Thesis; Golden Key National Honors Society; Dartmouth Second Honors Group; The National Dean's List; Senior Honors Vocal Recital

National Association Of Criminal Defense Attorneys

Member

Current

Texas State Bar  # 24034581

Member

2002 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

2002 - Current

Insuring a Civil Confession in Texas: Strategies for Alleging and Challenging Affirmative Defenses

The Advocate, The State Bar of Texas

2006

Handling Experts

The Young Lawyer

2005

Food Fights: Redefining the Current Boundaries of the Government's Positive Obligation to Provide Halal

Journal of Law and Politics (University of Virginia Law School)

2002

Registry Systems for Foreign and Domestic Farmworkers in the United States: Theory vs. Reality

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal

2001

Update to Sec. 20.09 on H-2A Visas

Gordon, Mailman & Yale-Loehr's Immigration Law and Procedure

2001