Background
Coyle DeMeules, Rita was born on April 26, 1959 in Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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Rita Coyle DeMeules
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1981). William Mitchell College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1988).
Career
Worked at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Limited liability partnership (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Trials and Appeals in all Federal and State Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Appellate, Banking, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Construction, Communications, Corporate, Employment and Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Franchising, Finance, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Litigation and Trade, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Transportation. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Minnesota.
1990, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits. 1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Northern District of California.
Editor, 1986-1987 and Editor-in-Chief, 1987-1988, William Mitchell Law Review. Law Clerk to: The Honorable Donald P. Lay, Chief Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-1990.
The Honorable Glenn Kelley, Minnesota, 1989-1990. The Honorable M. Jeanne Coyne, Minnesota, 1989-1990.
Member: Minnesota State Bar Association.
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi has a distinguished history of serving the needs of its clients for over 50 years. Today, the firm has over 230 lawyers, and support is provided by a staff of full-time investigators and legal assistants. The firm is nationally recognized for its litigation practice in the areas of intellectual property, business, insurance, mass tort, personal injury and medical negligence.
The firm also has a diverse national business practice in corporate and commercial law.
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi has been involved in many nationally significant cases in the past decade, including the Honeywell autofocus camera patent cases, cases involving constitutional challenges to state insurance statutes, the fires at One Meridian Plaza in Philadelphia and the First Interstate Bank in Los Angeles, the Chicago Flood, the Dalkon Shield and Copper 7 cases and the Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster. Offices are strategically located to provide service in every part of the country.
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Member: Minnesota State Bar Association.
