Joshua H. Reinitz

Joshua H. Reinitz

Associate
Location:
Nutley, New Jersey
Phone:
973-498-8787
Fax:
973-661-1653
Email:
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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