Beef Roundtable Appearance on Farm Estate and Succession Planning

Rincker LawFood & Ag Law

Hey, I’m a YouTuber!  I was a guest this fall on the Purdue University Beef Roundtable on farm estate and succession planning along with Dr. Paige Pratt.  You can check out the video here.

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Business Law: General Release for Video-Tapped Testimonials

Rincker LawBusiness/Commercial Law

My office just drafted a simple general release form for an agri-business client seeking permission to videotape client testimonials and use the recordings online.  I think it’s a great idea to have a simple consent form to use for these types of situations where video-taped, audio-recorded and/or written testimonials are used in marketing materials.  I suggest having language about the …

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New York Animal Law: Injuries by Pets and Farm Animals

Rincker LawAnimal Law

A friend recently told me a story of a particular house in her neighborhood that she avoids on her walks with her children, since the dog “looks and acts vicious”. In the past, neighbors have complained of the dog running up to the end of the property with a loud, intimidating bark; however, the dog has yet to run off …

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New York Agriculture Law: Open Burning on Farms

Rincker LawAgriculture Production, Food & Ag Law

Burning of garbage and leaves are illegal in New York, but there are specific laws which govern burning that since the regular operations of a farm typically involve the removal of trees and brush during field clearing and maintenance; the removal or trimming of diseased fruit canes, vines, and trees; and the removal of vegetative material from cultivated wetlands, among …

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Ribbon Cutting for the Illinois Office

Rincker LawRincker Law Events

Big thanks to everyone who came out and supported the grand opening of the Rincker Law, PLLC’s Illinois Office in Downtown Champaign.  Special thank you to the Champaign Chambers of Commerce for hosting the ribbon cutting offering us the opportunity.  Photos from the event are on our Facebook page here.

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Depreciation of Farm Assets and Child Support in Illinois

Rincker LawFamily/Matrimonial Law

Many times clients contact me on a child support matter who own farms and, accordingly, have expensive farm equipment.  Farmers usually take deductions on the depreciation of expensive equipment on their tax returns.  This MAY affect child support, as a trial court has discretion to include nonrecurring income in calculating net income for child support purposes. See In Re Marriage of …

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Overview of Mediation

Rincker LawAlternative Dispute Resolution

I will be speaking tomorrow at the crack of down tomorrow morning to the CU Sunrise Rotary Club on mediation.  For those of you who are in Central Illinois, I would the support!  The presentation is at 6:45am and coffee (and breakfast!) will be provided.  Here are my materials for the presentation on mediation available on my JD Supra page …

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An Overview of New York Right to Farm Law

Rincker LawFood & Ag Law

New York, like most states, has its own “right-to-farm” law.  Unfortunately for neighbors that are complaining of activities that are due to farming, right-to-farm laws serve to protect qualifying farmers and ranchers from nuisance lawsuits filed by individuals who move into a rural area where normal farming operations exist, and who later use nuisance actions to attempt to stop those …

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Horses + Divorces, Grapes + Gripes, and Romantic Farmer Prenups

Rincker LawFamily/Matrimonial Law, Food & Ag Law

I’m talking the intersect between family/matrimonial law and agriculture in Tiffany Dowell Lashmet’s podcast “Ag Law in the Field”.  I’m on Episode 4 and you can listen to the podcast interview here or download it via iTunes.  I talk about why I love prenups and Alternative Dispute Resolution with divorce, especially in the contest of agriculture. I also give some …

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Tips for Running a Family Biz

Rincker LawBusiness/Commercial Law, Family/Matrimonial Law, Food & Ag Law

I was having my “Miracle Morning” this morning and catching up on the the news.  I came this article in USA Today by Rhonda Abrams titled “8 Keys to Running a Family Business.”  When I hear “family business,” I cannot help but think about multi-generational food and agriculture businesses.  Here are Rhonda’s tips: Decides who does which job.  Like a …

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Top 5 Legal Issues for Illinois Farmers in 2017

Rincker LawFood & Ag Law

I am speaking this morning to the Macon Co. Farm Bureau in Decatur, Illinois.  Here my Top 5 Legal Issues for 2017 (can you guess what they are?): [slideshare id=73385005&doc=maconco-170320224504]

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Are you a “DBA” in Illinois?

Rincker LawBusiness/Commercial Law, Food & Ag Law

There are several food and agriculture businesses that are a sole proprietorship or general partnership that operate as a DBA.  For example, my own cattle business is really Cari Rincker d/b/a Rincker Cattle Co.  My parents’ cattle operation is Curt & Pam Rincker d/b/a Rincker Simmentals.  DBA’s are ubiquitous in the food and agriculture industry.  However, have you cross your …

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