About

Rain Levy Minns is a exceptionally experienced attorney with a various historical past in litigation, inclusive of worldwide arbitration and Native American courts. Learn more about her fantastic career and achievements. Rain Levy Minns is a seasoned lawyer primarily based in Austin, Texas, with a wide range of litigation enjoy. Her profession has taken her from global arbitration instances in Hong Kong to representing clients in Native American courts and handling jury trials in the United States. After completing regulation school, Rain had the privilege of clerking for Chief Judge George P. Kazen inside the Southern District of Texas. She then went directly to function an Assistant Lawyer General for the State of Texas, in which she won reputation for her extraordinary paintings. Rain efficaciously first-chaired numerous instances and secured favorable trial and appellate verdicts, such as reaching the very best arbitration award in the history of her department. Following her time in public carrier, Rain transitioned to a large regulation corporation where she centered on bet-the-organization litigation. In this role, she labored on excessive-stakes cases where the final results may want to have had vast implications for the businesses involved. Rain's academic achievements are similarly dazzling. She graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College, where she obtained the award for high-quality academic achievement as a Native American student. She went directly to earn her Juris Doctorate from Cornell University Law School, wherein she obtained educational honors and served as President of the Public Interest Law Union. Rain also received precious revel in practising law for the Ho-Chunk Nation's Department of Justice before their Trial and Supreme Courts, in addition to serving as an extern to Judge Thomas McAvoy in the Northern District of New York. In addition to her legal work, Rain has interned at the United States Trade Department, that specialize in international taxation problems, and on the D.C. Federal Circuit. She presently is living in Austin, Texas, along with her husband David, their three children (Aria, Solomon, and Zoe), and their Rottweiler Tiger Lily. Rain is likewise a former Texas State Judo Champion.

Legal Issues

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

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Experience

• Owner
  Rain Minns Law Office
  2011
• Partner
  Michael Louis Minns, PLC
  2007
• Associate
  Bickel & Brewer
  2004
• Assistant Lawyer General
  Office of the Lawyer General of Texas, Elder Law & Public Health Division
  2002
• Law Clerk
  Chambers of Judge George P. Kazen, Chief Judge, Southern District of Texas
  2001
• Summer Associate
  Holland & Knight LLP
  2000
• Extern
  Chambers of Judge Thomas J. McAvoy, Chief Judge, Northern District of New York
  1999
• Law Clerk
  Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Justice
  1999
• Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
  Jospeh J. Blake & Associates
  1997
• Intern
  D.C. Federal Circuit Executive s Office
  1996
• Intern
  United States Trade Representative, General Counsel s Office
  1995

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