Chad Reis is a skilled trial lawyer and focuses his practice on employment law, representing clients in employment litigation before juries in state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies. He has a broad range of employment trial experience, including claims involving:
- Discrimination
- Harassment
- Whistleblowing and retaliation
- Wage and hour matters
Chad represents numerous national and local employers in the following industries:
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Construction
- Manufacturing
Immediately after law school, Chad clerked for Judge William H. Crandall, Jr. of the Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, 8th Circuit Jury Instruction Committee - Civil Employment Instructions
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - Illinois State Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Committee - Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Former chair, Labor and Employment Law Practice Group - American Law Firm Association, 1993-1997
- Member, Employment Committee - International Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, Business Litigation Committee - International Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, Committee on Employment Law – National Retail Federation
- Pro Bono Counsel, Life Skills Foundation
RECOGNITION
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 and 2013
- Named, Super Lawyer in Employment Law - Missouri and Kansas, 2005-2011
- Recipient, Goldenberg Wall of Honor Award - Life Skills Foundation, 2002
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
- September 7, 2012Littler Press Release
- September 12, 2011Littler Press Release
- February 10, 2010Littler ASAP
- January 24, 2008Littler Press Release
- September 2006Retaliation Defense DerailedStores Magazine, National Retail Federation
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
- The Fair Labor Standards Act, Cumulative Supplements, contributing editor, BNA, 2003-2008, 2010 and 2011
- Employment at Will: A State by State Survey, Missouri Chapter, contributing editor, BNA, 2011
- Manual of Model Jury Instructions Civil for the Eighth Circuit, contributing editor, West Publications, 2011
- Fair Labor Standards Act, Employer-Employee Law Deskbook, Chapter 7, The Missouri Bar, 2008
- Why Cases Settle – Why Cases Don’t Settle, The St. Louis Bar Journal, co-authors: Frankel and Dobson, 2006
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- 2004-2008, 2010 and 2011The Fair Labor Standards Act
Midwinter Meeting, Fair Labor Standards Act Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association - February 2011Ethical Issues in Employment Law
- May 2010Social Media and Privacy
- November 2009The Bermuda Triangle: The Interaction of the FMLA, ADA, and Worker’s Compensation Laws
- May 2009Corporate Downsizing: Creating a Solid Release
- September 2008Privacy in the Workplace
- August 2008Maintaining Harmony in the Workplace through Human Resource Management
- May 2008E-Discovery in Employment Law
- March 2008Strategic Trial Techniques
Successfully Litigating Employment Discrimination - October 2007Privacy in the Workplace
Employer of the Year - October 2007Privacy in the Workplace
Employer of the Year - September 2007Hot Ethical Issues for Corporate Counsel as part of the seminar Corporate Counsel on the Hot Seat
- August 2007Employment Laws Made Simple
- May 2007EPLI: Your Ally in Fighting the Good Fight
Effective Case Management – The Tripartite Relationship
