The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has announced the appointment of attorneys Cari Rincker and Elizabeth E. Nohren to the ISBA Rural Practice Section Council for the 2025–2026 term. This council focuses on addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in providing legal services to Illinois’ rural communities. Rincker, a dedicated advocate for rural justice initiatives, expressed her enthusiasm about the …
This project has nothing to do with law .. but my love for my son, my family’s farm and being a mother. Last April, I became a mother to a beautiful baby boy. During my maternity leave, I wrote a children’s book one morning. It’s a poem about Jace going to my family’s beef cattle farm in Shelbyville, Illinois and …
Exciting week! I will be receiving the 2018 Alumnus Achievement Award from Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois and giving a (short!) commencement speech on Friday night at the Lake Land College graduation. As a daughter of an instructor at Lake Land College, I grew up with Lake Land and I am proud to have it part of my educational …
For you attorneys and entrepreneurs out there, I recently wrote a guest blog post for Law Firm Suites on “How My Decision to Practice Law from a Virtual Office Jump Started My Law Firm“. Although it is focused on New York City law practices, it can be helpful for any type of entrepreneur. The reality for me is that I …
I was recently asked to speak in support of Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois for a radio commercial. As many of you know, my father was an agriculture instructor there for nearly my entire life and I received my associate of science in agriculture there many moons ago. I have many found memories of my experience there. I am …
If you recall, I received my Bachelors of Science in Animal Science from Texas A & M University (way back in the day). I was recently interviewed by Texas A & M University’s (“TAMU”) College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (“COALS”). You can read my interview here. I’m very proud to be a Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2002. Here in …
Seems like just yesterday I was driving across South Dakota with my dog Taylor before starting Rincker Law, PLLC and this blog. It’s been a great ride so far. Big thank you to my friends, family, colleagues, contract attorneys/legal assistants, clients and blog readers for all your support. It’s been a busy year indeed. Over the last year, I am …
I think it’s easy for legal bloggers to sit behind a computer screeen without ever sharing who they are and how they went down thier path. In particular, I realize that the fact that I’m an agriculture attorney in NYC is confusing to most people. I am fairly certain that I am the only resident of Manhattan that recieves the …