About Us


Equine Legal Solutions (ELS) is a leading equine law firm based near Portland, Oregon. Rachel Kosmal McCart, ELS’ founder, is licensed to practice in four states:  California, New York, Oregon and Washington. Rachel is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. For all breeds and disciplines, ELS represents clients in litigation, helps resolve equine disputes, drafts customized equine contracts, represents clients in horse industry disciplinary hearings, and incorporates equine businesses.

Equine Litigation



     

 

ELS represents both plaintiffs and defendants in many different types of horse-related lawsuits, ranging from horse sale disputes to equine veterinary malpractice cases. We charge an hourly rate of $350, and for most matters, we require a minimum retainer of $15,000.  All retainers are deposited into ELS’ attorney-client trust account, clients are invoiced for all work performed and invoice amounts are deducted from the retainer. Any retainer funds remaining at the end of the matter are promptly refunded to our clients.

ELS offers initial 30-minute
telephone consultations on equine legal matters for persons who are residents of California, New York, Washington or Oregon (or persons who have equine legal matters concerning one of those states). Consultations are $50 and can be scheduled by calling ELS at 866-385-2972.

Customized Equine Contracts

For clients with specialized needs,
ELS drafts customized contracts tailored to individual situations.  ELS is proud to offer this service at a fixed price of just $500, which includes up to two drafts and all attorney consulting time.  For clients who have purchased one of ELS’ form contracts and later need customization, ELS is always happy to credit the equine forms purchase price toward the customized equine contract.

Incorporation and LLC Formation

ELS advises its clients to incorporate or form a limited liability company for their businesses. 
Among other benefits, operating an equine business as a corporation or limited liability company can help protect the business owners’ personal assets from liability. To make the process affordable for its clients, ELS offers incorporation or LLC formation for a fixed price of $1,000, plus expenses.

 

Attorney Bio


ELS’ founder and owner, Rachel Kosmal McCart, is a graduate of Duke University School of Law with over 15 years of legal experience. Rachel is a member in good standing of the Oregon, Washington, California and New York bars, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Prior to founding Equine Legal Solutions, Rachel was a corporate lawyer at Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine in New York and Cooley Godward, LLP in the San Francisco Bay area. Rachel also served as in-house securities counsel at
Silicon Graphics and Intel Corporation.

Rachel grew up on a horse farm in Tipp City, Ohio and competed as a youth rider in nearly every discipline at Appaloosa, Quarter Horse and hunter/jumper shows. To help raise money for their horse show efforts, Rachel and her mother Mary Kosmal bought, retrained and sold horses. As a 10-year member of Miami County Ohio 4-H, Rachel never missed 4-H horse camp, and she had a lot of fun (and learned something, too!) as part of winning horse bowl and judging teams. 

Rachel is a member in good standing of the AQHA Professional Horsemen and the American Paint Horse Association.  She and her husband currently own five Paint horses. After earning numerous open and amateur APHA points in almost every event as well as many year-end APHA regional awards in a wide variety of different events, Rachel is moving on to compete in three-day eventing in 2012 with two of her Paint horses.

Rachel and her husband Erin keep their Paint horses at their home in Beavercreek, Oregon, which is shared by Emmy, a sweet blue merle Australian Shepherd adopted from Aussie Rescue & Placement Helpline; Squawkus, a sassy housecat who lives up to her name; Vivienne and Cassidy, two incomparable Oriental Shorthair cats; and Jordan, Callie and Bee, the barn’s feline rodent patrol. They also have a flock of Black Australorp chickens that they raise for meat and eggs, and an ever-multiplying number of rabbits. Erin and Rachel also grow a large organic garden, supplemented by horse manure.

Speaking Engagements and Events

Rachel McCart regularly speaks on equine legal topics, and has been a guest lecturer at numerous prominent horse industry gatherings, including the American Quarter Horse Association Convention and the California Horse Expo. 

Equine Publications

Rachel McCart has written numerous articles published in some of the horse industry’s most prestigious magazines, including the Quarter Horse Journal and the Paint Horse Journal.  Rachel is also the author of The Legal Equine, a syndicated blog.

Contact Equine Legal Solutions  

Call us toll free (866) 385-2972. You can also email us for more information or to schedule your initial 30-minute legal consultation.
 




   

 


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