Michael John Rentner

Except for two military deployments to Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2011, I have lived in Austin, Texas since 1997.  A native of Virginia, I mostly lived in California, Japan, and Virginia after joining the Marine Corps before finally finding my home in Texas.

I earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from Saint Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio and I’m now a Family Law attorney working out of down town Austin, a block from the court house.

In the Marines, I served with an A-6 Intruder squadron as the maintenance control officer, and later did the same with F/A-18D Hornets.  I was the Adjutant for Officer Candidate’s school before leaving active duty to begin working as a manufacturing engineer for Apple Computer and Dell Computer.

When the recent war started up, I rejoined the Marine Reserves and served with a reconnaissance battalion and two different Marine Infantry battalions.   I’m currently serving as the Communications Officer for Combat Logistics Regiment 4 for a weekend each month and for two weeks in the summer.

I am married to a lady who hailed from Dallas, Elizabeth Rentner, and together we have one daughter, who has me completely wrapped around her little finger.  As it should be.