Rita Linda Jimeno is a distinguished legal professional and educator with a prolific career spanning over four decades in Corporate Law, Family Law, Civil Law, and Philippine Immigration. Her exceptional standing in the Philippine legal community is highlighted by her historic service as the second lady President of the Philippine Bar Association, a multiple-time Bar Examiner in Civil Law, and her shortlisting for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. A deeply respected academic leader, she serves as the Co-Dean and a professor at the Centro Escolar University School of Law and Jurisprudence. Additionally, she shapes the judiciary as a Professorial Lecturer for the Philippine Judicial Academy of the Supreme Court and contributes to national governance as a Governor for the Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA).

Beyond the courtroom and classroom, Dean Jimeno is a trailblazer in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), serving as an accredited mediator and international arbitrator for prestigious bodies such as the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.. Her expertise has heavily influenced national legal policy, having served as a member of Supreme Court technical working groups that drafted rules on environmental procedure and whistleblowing, and as a Commissioner for the Constitutional Consultative Commission. Armed with a Juris Doctor from the University of the Philippines and a Master of Laws from San Beda University, Dean Jimeno seamlessly blends her deep legal acumen with a background in mass communication—evident in her years as a prominent columnist and author — to provide clients at Jimeno Cope David and Associates with unparalleled counsel and advocacy.