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Overview

Justin Reinhardt is a partner in MG+M's O'Fallon and New York offices. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, New York and New Jersey. He represents companies, large and small, in civil litigation and business transactions. His practice is focused on trucking and transportation, premises liability, products liability and toxic torts. He has assisted businesses with formation and contract review, taken hundreds of depositions in jurisdictions across the country, prepared and argued numerous successful dispositive motions and appeals, and tried several cases, including achieving a defense verdict in a New York products liability case.

Previously, Justin managed a solo practice and interned with the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, where he argued numerous motions, prosecuted a misdemeanor bench trial, and second-chaired several felony prosecutions.

Justin completed his J.D. degree at Saint Louis University School of Law in 2014, where he was awarded two Academic Excellence Awards―one in civil rights law and another in disability law. While there, Justin was chosen as a Faculty Fellow to work on an Environmental Law project. He also co-founded and was the inaugural President of the Criminal Law Society. 

Justin graduated cum laude from Lindenwood University where he earned a B.A. degree all while supporting his family as a Safety and Security Supervisor for St. Anthony’s Medical Center and later as a bottler for Anheuser Busch. He currently lives in Oakville, Missouri, with his wife and their three children.

Experience

  • Successfully represented American Biltrite in a crucial legal victory in three New York appellate cases, obtaining summary judgment based on the lack of causation. Plaintiffs alleged lung cancer from Amtico vinyl asbestos floor tile exposure, but American Biltrite successfully argued the tile’s inability to contribute to the disease and challenged the lack of scientific foundation in plaintiffs’ claims. The appellate court reversed prior denials, stating that plaintiffs were not exposed to sufficient asbestos levels, and there was no demonstrated correlation between floor tile asbestos and lung cancer risk beyond the general environment.

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants, 2023

Education

  • Saint Louis University School of Law, JD, 2014
  • Lindenwood University, BA,, cum laude, 2011

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Missouri
  • New Jersey
  • New York

News + Insights

Publications

Biometric Privacy Acts and the Trucking Industry , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Safety Audits , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Carrier Compliance Programs , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Security and Documentation Now, Can Save You in the Future , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The ATA's Fight Against Truck-Only Tolls , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Autonomous Driving Technology , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
EPA and NHTSA Blocked From Regulating Trailer Manufacturing , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The Supply Chain Crisis, Trucking, and America's Response , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Preparing for a Truck Driver Deposition , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The Exception to the Small Vehicle Exemption , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Trucking Company Settles Over False Emissions Compliance Reporting , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Analyzing the Forthcoming Osha COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Proposed Truck Parking Ban Makes Drivers Ask: Where Can I Park? , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The Exception to the Exemption , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
DRIVE-Safe Act: Reducing the Age to Transport Goods Between States , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The INVEST in America Act and Its Impact on the Trucking Industry , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Limiting Trucks' Speeds on Highways , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The Exception to the MCA Exemption , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
The Seatbelt Defense , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
General vs. Auto Liability: Why Does It Matter? , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Texas Federal Court Reaffirms the Savage Rule , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
COVID Passport for Interstate Trucking , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Sanitary Transport and the Carmack Amendment: What Constitutes Damages , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut
Texas Bill Seeks to Reduce Large Jury Verdicts in Crash Suits , Motor Transport Association of Connecticut