John E. Rhine

Following is the biography for Mr. Rhine in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the nation's leading lawyer's reference:

JOHN E. RHINE, born Eldorado, Illinois, November 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005 U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois.

Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1974); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif., Law Clerk to Justice Robert C. Underwood, Illinois Supreme Court, 1977-1978. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1980-1983. Chairman, Voices for Illinois Children, 1993-1996. Visiting Professor of Law, Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO), 1993, 1995.

Member: Energy & Mineral Law Foundation; Wabash County, Illinois State (Member: Mineral Law Section Council, 1993-, Chairman 1999-2000; Law Office Economics Section Council, 1986-1993).

PRACTICE AREAS: Coal, Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate; Commercial Banking.

Email: jrhine@rhine-ernest.com.

Mr. Rhine's Martindale-Hubbell rating is A-V. Mr. Rhine's practice focuses on coal, oil and gas law and commercial transactions. He has represented many of the nation's largest mineral producers and lenders in transactions and litigation. He is currently a member of the Mineral Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Voices for Illinois Children, a children's advocacy group.