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Biography
Todd Rinner is a seasoned litigator primarily practicing in product liability, personal injury, and commercial litigation. He has experience in defending product manufacturers and distributors, including automotive and heavy equipment and industrial product manufacturers, in lawsuits involving product liability and general liability matters.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Arizona
Illinois (inactive)
New Mexico
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Arizona
Supreme Court of Illinois
Supreme Court of New Mexico
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Arizona
United States District Court, District of New Mexico
United States District Court, Western District of Texas
Education
John Marshall Law School, Chicago (LL.M.)
John Marshall Law School, Chicago (J.D.)
Executive Lead Articles Editor, The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law Association, President
Washington University in St. Louis (B.S., Mechanical Engineering)
Experience
Awards & Recognition
The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2020-2025), Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023-2025)
Southwest Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Product Liability-Personal Injury Defense (2012-2017)
Benchmark Litigation, Future Star (2009-2010)
40 Under Forty Honoree, New Mexico Business Weekly (2009)
Representative Experience
First-chair jury trial defense of a major vehicle manufacturer against Arizona consumer fraud claim premised on factual allegations similar to those underlying BMW v. Gore
First-chair jury trial defense of a foreign vehicle manufacturer in a window entrapment product liability personal injury case in New Mexico federal court
Trial counsel defense of a U.S. automobile manufacturer in an alleged airbag design defect product liability case in Texas
Jury trial defense of an international farm and heavy equipment manufacturer in product liability personal injury litigation in New Mexico
Defense of an ATV manufacturer in an alleged design defect product liability case arising out of an off-road rollover accident in New Mexico
Defense of a health technology company offering health and safety products and services for older adults in negligence/wrongful death personal injury litigation in New Mexico
Trial counsel defense of an industrial equipment rental company in wrongful death litigation in Missouri
Previous Professional Experience
Rodey Dickason Sloan Akin & Robb, P.A., Director (2012-2018)
University of New Mexico School of Law, Intellectual Property Moot Court, Adjunct Professor (2007-2008)
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Judicial Extern to the Honorable James F. Holderman (2004)
Professional Memberships and Activities
Defense Research Institute
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Arizona
Board Member, Southern Arizona District (2022)
Representative Presentations and Publications
“Protecting Minor Improvements on Core Patents: Complementing Traditional Patent Protection with Strategic Disclosure,” Author, 2 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 398 (2003)
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