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Patricia J.
Rynn
 Patricia J. Rynn, as
one of the founding partners of Rynn & Janowsky in 1985, was
committed to establishing a law practice which concentrated
exclusively in the fields of agriculture, commercial and
management labor law. Ms. Rynn handles a substantial caseload of
commercial litigation with particular emphasis on marketing
disputes governed by the California Food and Agricultural Code,
or the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Ms. Rynn's
expertise in PACA law, including enforcement of PACA Trust
rights, grower agent and accounting issues, and defense of
disciplinary and license revocation actions, is recognized
nationwide. In addition, Ms. Rynn has extensive experience in
representing employers, in employment law matters.
Apart from litigation, Ms. Rynn devotes a significant amount of
her practice to drafting and negotiating growing, marketing and
related agreements on behalf of her agricultural and
non-agricultural clients. She also serves as an
arbitrator/mediator for produce related disputes, and is a
member of the tri-national DRC Arbitration Board.
E-mail: pat@rjlaw.com |
| Education: |
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- University of San Diego (J.D.,
1979)
- San Diego State University (B.A.,
magna cum laude, 1976; Master of Public Administration,
1977)
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| Admitted to
Practice: |
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- All California state courts
- U.S. District Court, Northern,
Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Eighth and Ninth Circuits
- California Supreme and Appellate
Courts
- U.S. District Court, District of
Arizona
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| Practice Areas: |
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- Agricultural Law
- Commercial Litigation
- PACA
- Creditor’s Rights
- Employment Law
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| Professional
Memberships: |
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- Arbitrator, Fruit and Vegetable
Dispute Resolution Corporation
- Advisory Board Member,
California Department of Food & Agriculture, Market
Enforcement Branch
- California State Bar Association
(Agribusiness Committee of Business Law Section since
1990)(Chair, Agribusiness Committee, 1992-1993)
- Orange County Bar Association
(Bankruptcy Law Section and Commercial Law Section)
- American Bar Association (Business
Law Section)
- American Agricultural Law
Association (Board of Directors, 1991-1994)
- California Grape & Tree Fruit
League (Marketing Committee)
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| Publications: |
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Ms. Rynn’s various publications,
seminars and lectures include:
- Co-Author, Secured Transactions In
California Commercial Law Practice, March 1999 update of
California CEB Reference Book.
- Author, Injunctive Relief Under the
1984 Trust Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act: A Necessary Means of Trust Enforcement,
23 U.C.D.L. REV. 625 (1990).
- Lecturer, “Farm Bankruptcy and PACA”
Fall 2001 15th Annual Central California Bankruptcy
Association Institute.
- Lecturer, “The Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 – or – Produce Always
Comes out Ahead.” May 2001 and November 1998, Auditing
Chapter of the Commercial Finance Conference of
California.
- Lecturer, “Ten Things to Remember
About PACA,” October 2000, Fresno County Bar Association,
Agricultural Law Section
- Lecturer, “Cold Comfort and Thin
Blankets: Priming the Lender’s Blanket Security Interest
–or- The Real Reason Secured Lenders Hate Broccoli,”
Spring 1999, Business Law Section of the ABA, Subcommittee
on Agricultural and Agribusiness Financing.
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