- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa
- J.D. – 1986
- Univ of Iowa: Honors: Special Honors
- University of Illinois
- B.S.
- Univ of Illinois: Honors: Highest Honors
- Major: Agricultural Communications
Jana Yocom Rine
Education
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
- Energy Litigation
- Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Texas
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
Biography
Jana Rine is among the country’s most experienced appellate attorneys. Jana has argued appeals in six federal appellate circuits and has handled numerous appeals in Illinois, Texas, and Missouri appellate courts. Having passed the bar examination in three States with membership in 8 federal district courts. Jana has appeared numerous venues including 7 pro hac vice admissions.
Based on her decades of practice, Jana applies fresh insight to litigation and appellate practice applying the basic foundation understanding of due process to the unique procedures applicable to each venue and court. Building a solid trial court file to each case, Jana draws on the finite character of the appellate record to reconstruct a case on appeal.
Jana, her husband Mark, and their blended family of six adult children enjoy outdoor activities together. They can often be found golfing, snow skiing, bicycling or taking a family trip to the beach when they are not working.
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Texas; Antitrust and Business Litigation Section Council, 2020-2022, 2020; Appellate Section Local Bar Committee, 2019-2021
- Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association; Board of Directors, Fourth and Fifth Illinois Appellate Districts (past), Seminars Committee (past), Rules Committee (past)
- Collin County Bar Association, Present
- Illinois State Bar Association; Agriculture Section Council (past)
Pro-Bono Activities
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- First a United Methodist Church of McKinney
- Feeding Friends and Family volunteer
- International Life Services, Ltd., Co-founder
Jana, her husband Mark, and their blended family of six adult children enjoy outdoor activities together. They can often be found golfing, snow skiing, bicycling or taking a family trip to the beach when they are not working.
- Represented injured military veteran in effort to secure insurance coverage for needed surgery.
- Represented disabled indigent mother in interstate custody dispute.
- Represented indigent trucker who was scammed in a “company store” truck purchase finance scheme.
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