[1] He is founder of the law firm of Rath, Young and Pignatelli.
[2] President George H. W. Bush appointed Rath to be a director of the Legal Services Corporation.
Rath chaired the senatorial campaigns of Warren Rudman and Judd Gregg.
He assisted actively with the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice David Souter by the United States Senate.
He served as a senior advisor to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush, Howard Baker, Mitt Romney, Robert Dole, and Lamar Alexander.