Background
Berthelot, Rita C. was born on June 10, 1957 in West Hamlin, West Virginia, United States.
Berthelot, Rita C. was born on June 10, 1957 in West Hamlin, West Virginia, United States.
Marshall University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979). University of Missouri (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Admitted to the bar, 1983, West Virginia and United States. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. 1984, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1985, Texas.
1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Author: "Future Advances In Missouri," 49 Missouri Law Review 193, 1984. "Successive Tortfeasors: Settlement Does Not Bar Action Foreign Damages from Subsequent Negligence," 48 Missouri Law Review 274, 1983.
Law Clerk, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1983-1984.
Associate, 1984-1990 and Non-Equal Partner, 1991, Harris & Thomas, Corpus Christi, Texas. Member: Corpus Christi and American Bar Associations. West Virginia State Bar.
State Bar of Texas.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Group Counsel).
Member: Corpus Christi and American Bar Associations. West Virginia State Bar. State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
(Group Counsel).