
Joshua H. Reinitz
DWI and Criminal Defense Trial Attorney who provides a compassionate and vigorous defense to achieve the desired individualized results for each client. Unanimously elected Legislative Coordinator of the Municipal Court Practice Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Experienced as both a Prosecutor and Public Defender in Municipal Courts throughout the State of New Jersey. Skilled legal writer whose briefs have assisted in overturning multiple criminal convictions. Testified before the New Jersey Legislature on behalf of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Lecturer for other attorneys in continuing education classes. Also possess real world business experience thriving in the high pressure environment of an elite college basketball program.
Areas of Practice
- Driving While Intoxicated/Municipal Court Defense
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Rights Defense
- Employment Law
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Municipal Law Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2003
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2007
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey
- J.D. - 2003
- Rutgers College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- B.S. - 1999
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Administration of Justice
Representative Cases
- State v. Barros, 425 N.J.Super. 329 , 2012
Classes/Seminars
- Post Conviction Relief in Municipal Court, NJICLE, 2012
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers Rising Star in Criminal Defense/DWI, 2012 - 2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Trustee/Director Municipal Court Practice Section, 2003 - Present
- New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Municipal Court Committee, 2011 - Present
- Municipal Court Practice Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Legislative Coordinator
Past Employment Positions
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Clerk to Hon. Eugene H Austin, J.S.C, 2003 - 2004
- Rutgers University Women's Basketball, Director of Basketball Operations, 2005 - 2006