Rain Levy Minns

Experience:
Law School: Cornell University
Jurisdictions: Texas
U.S. Dist. of Colorado
U.S. E. Dist. of Tex.
U.S. N. Dist. of Tex.
U.S. S. Dist. of Tex.
U.S. W. Dist. of Tex.
1st Circuit
4th Circuit
5th Circuit
9th Circuit
U.S. Tax Court

OVERVIEW

About 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.

Practice Areas
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
U.S. Dist. of Colorado
U.S. E. Dist. of Tex.
U.S. N. Dist. of Tex.
U.S. S. Dist. of Tex.
U.S. W. Dist. of Tex.
1st Circuit
4th Circuit
5th Circuit
9th Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
Professional Experience
Owner, Rain Minns Law Firm
-Current
Partner, Michael Louis Minns, PLC
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Associate, Bickel & Brewer
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Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Elder Law & Public Health Division
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Law Clerk, Chambers of Judge George P. Kazen, Chief Judge, Southern District of Texas
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Summer Associate, Holland & Knight LLP
Extern, Chambers of Judge Thomas J. McAvoy, Chief Judge, Northern District of New York
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Law Clerk, Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Justice
Commercial Real Estate Appraiser, Jospeh J. Blake & Associates
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Intern, D.C. Federal Circuit Executive's Office
Intern, United States Trade Representative, General Counsel's Office
Education
Cornell UniversityDoctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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 CollegeB.A. (1997)Government, Music
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
Professional Affiliations
Member, National Association Of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Current
Member, Texas State Bar
-Current
Member, American Bar Association
-Current

PUBLICATIONS

Articles & Publications
  • Insuring a Civil Confession in Texas: Strategies for Alleging and Challenging Affirmative Defenses
    The Advocate, The State Bar of Texas
  • Handling Experts
    The Young Lawyer
  • 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)
  • Registry Systems for Foreign and Domestic Farmworkers in the United States: Theory vs. Reality
    Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
  • Update to Sec. 20.09 on H-2A Visas
    Gordon, Mailman & Yale-Loehr's Immigration Law and Procedure

WEBSITES & BLOGS

CONTACT & MAP

Minns Law Firm, P.C.
3571 Far West Blvd. #106
Austin, TX 78731
USA
Telephone: (512) 520-4034