Attorney Vytas Rimas, the founder of the firm, is licensed in Minnesota and
California and AV-Rated. His legal work and litigation has been on behalf of
clients ranging from start up entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 Companies in diverse
industries and technical fields, including financial services, and computers and
semi-conductors, consumer goods, medical devices, building agricultural products,
sports equipment, entertainment and housing. He has been a mediator by
appointment from the U.S. District Court.
Vytas M. Rimas: Member, Counselor and Litigator
ADMISSIONS
- California Supreme Court
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth, Ninth and Federal Circuits
- United States District Courts for the Districts of Minnesota
- United States District Courts for the C.D. and N.D. of California,
- United States District Courts for Colorado, W.D. Michigan, W. D. Wisconsin
- Pro hac vice admissions throughout the U.S.
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
- Corporate Counsel Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- AIPLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral Registry
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- California State Bar, Intellectual Property Section
- Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association and Lawyer Referral and Information Service
- Mediator by appointment from U.S. District Court
EDUCATION
- Golden Gate University Law School, Juris Doctor, San Francisco, California
- University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Science, Biology, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Additional graduate-level course work in Biomedical Computer Programming
SEMINARS
- Lectured on topics including trademark, copyright, Internet law, trade secret
protection and litigation, and ethical issues in intellectual property litigation.
- Chaired E-Law Symposium and presented Combating Unauthorized use of
Trademarks, Copyrighted Materials and Linking
PUBLICATIONS
- Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, West Group, (contributing author)
- Trade Secret Protection of Computer Software, Rimas, 5 COMPUTER/LAW
JOURNAL (77-99)
RECOGNITION
- National Writing Award, University of Southern California Computer Law
Center
- Quoted in The Pioneer Press
- Recognition by The State Bar of California Board of Governors for Outstanding
Contribution of Pro Bono Legal Services in California
RATINGS

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