Cari B. Rincker

Cari Rincker is licensed to practice in Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, Kentucky and
Washington D.C. She is a general practitioner with concentrations in food, farm and family law. She is
also mediator, prolific writer, and articulate speaker.

Cari is a nationally recognized food, farm and family attorney.  She is currently an adjunct professor at
the University of Illinois, School of Law teaching mediation and Vermont Law School teaching several
online agriculture, food law and environmental law courses.  She too is a past adjunct professor at New
York University, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies teaching an undergraduate food law course.

Before starting Rincker Law, PLLC, Cari was an associate at Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC in Cheyenne,
Wyoming where her broad practice areas ranged from agriculture, environmental and natural resource
issues to federal lands, wind energy development, crop insurance, property law, commercial law, and
probate with clients located all over the west.

Cari’s passion for agriculture issues is deeply rooted. She grew up on a seedstock Simmental cattle
operation in Shelbyville, Illinois where she spent significant time working on her family’s farm. She
showed cattle through 4-H and FFA at both the local and national levels and was involved with
the American Junior Simmental Association.

Cari went on to attend Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois where she received her Associate’s
in Agriculture Science and had a successful career on its livestock judging team including being selected
as First Place in Oral Reasons at the National Western Livestock Show and First Place Overall at the

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Cari then transferred to Texas A & M University where she received
her Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science and was a member of both the Livestock and Meat Animal
Evaluation (“Askarben”) judging teams.  She was selected as a member of the All-American Livestock
Judging Team and was actively involved with the Saddle & Sirloin Club and Texas Aggie Cattlewomen. At
Texas A & M University, Cari was selected to participate in the Congressional Agriculture and Natural
Resource Policy Internship Program through the College of Agriculture. It is here that Cari received her
first glimpse into agriculture law and policy during her summer working for Congressman Kevin Brady (R-
TX).

Due to her passion for law and policy, Cari decided to complete her Juris Doctor from Pace
University, School of Law, in White Plains, New York. At Pace, Cari completed certificates in both
Environmental Law and International Law and was a Vice-Chair on the National Environmental Moot

Court Competition Board. While in law school, Cari worked at SimmonsCooper, LLC in their international
litigation division and completed a consultantcy with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations where she conducted research on national legal frameworks on the conservation of
livestock biodiversity and was a contributing author to The State of the World’s Animal Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Furthermore, while at Pace, Cari participated in Yale University’s School of Forestry’s Environmental
Diplomacy program where she worked as an advisor for the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands to the United Nations, sat the floor of the General Assembly and gave policy
recommendations to Ambassador Capelle. In addition to these experiences, Cari interned with
Homelessness Prevention Unit for the Los Angeles Public Counsel, the largest pro bono clinic in the
world.

Cari continues to have her boots planted firmly in agriculture and enjoys judging livestock shows
and taking pictures of the livestock industry and rural life. Cari owns a small farm outside of Champaign
with chickens, goats and cattle along with her dog, Kennedy, and cat, Felicity.  Cari also enjoys livestock
judging, international travel, distance running, completing triathlons, blogging for Discover Illinois, and
watching sports. Cari is a mother to the adorable Jace Rincker and a children’s book author.