Overview
Overview
Florida native Rook Ringer is an appellate lawyer at Cole, Scott & Kissane who brings years of experience and a love of writing to the firm. Before attending law school, she was a military intelligence analyst in the US Army and afterward worked as a private investigator.
Rook refined her talent for writing compelling and persuasive legal arguments while working for various law firms and assisting in numerous criminal trials as she was earning her law degree. She has since authored briefs and motions for many appellate courts, including the Florida Supreme Court, performed oral arguments before the appeals courts of multiple states, and conducted trials in both federal and state courts.
Some Recent Wins:
Estate of Semprevivo by & through Semprevivo v. Lahham, 468 N.J. Super. 1, 254 A.3d 1262 (App. Div. 2021), cert. denied, 085857, 2021 WL 5881621 (N.J. Dec. 10, 2021).
Jones v. Barlow, 2:19-CV-114-JLB-NPM, 2021 WL 3171979 (M.D. Fla. July 26, 2021) (Order on Summary Judgment).
Rook is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association, the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, and a life member of Hadassah and Disabled American Veterans.
Associations
- Member, National Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers
- Member, American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
Practice Areas
Education
- JD, Florida Coastal School of Law
- MA, Ancient History, American Military University
- BA, Cum Laude, Forensic Science, Florida Gulf Coast University
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas