Occupation: Lawyer (Retired)
Born: South Bend, Indiana, August 7, 1930
Education:
JD, The University of Chicago (1955)
AB, Wabash College, Cum Laude (1952)
Bar Admissions:
Indiana State Bar Association (1955); Federal Bar Association (1955)
Career:
Of Counsel, Barnes & Thornburg and Predecessors (1996)
Partner, Barnes & Thornburg and Predecessors (1961-1996)
Associate, Barnes & Thornburg and Predecessors, South Bend, IN (1957-1996)
Former Chairman, Compensation Committee, Management Committee, Barnes & Thornburg and Predecessors
Career Related:
Member, Management Committee, Barnes & Thornburg and Predecessors
Military:
Sergeant, Management Planning Unit, Machine Records Division, United States Fifth Army Headquarters, Chicago, IL (1955-1957)
Civic:
Lifetime Member, Advisory Board, Salvation Army (1973-Present); Trustee, First Methodist Church (1976-1970, 2005-2007); Board of Directors, Southern Bend Civic Theatre (1997-2003); President, NABE Michigan Chapter (1993-1994); Board of Directors, NABE Michigan Chapter (1990-1994); President, Salvation Army (1990-1992); Board of Directors, United Way (1979-1981); Board of Directors, Isaac Walton League (1970-1981); President, Stanley Clark School (1977-1980); Trustee, Stanley Clark School (1969-1980); President, South Bend Round Table (1963-1965)
Creative Works:
Author, “Random Thoughts of a Hoosier Trial Attorney” (2020); Author, “A Hoosier Trial Lawyer’s Notebook: 40 Years at the Bar, Second Edition” (2020); Author, “A Hoosier Trial Lawyer’s Notebook: 40 Years at the Bar”, Illustrator Austin Reinke, (2019)
Achievements:
40 Years as a Trial Attorney trying cases coast to coast, from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Philadelphia and Minnesota to Florida.
Awards:
Recipient, The Wabash College Richard O. Ristine Award (2018); Lifetime Patron Fellow, St. Joseph County Bar Foundation (2018); Recipient, Boss of the Year Award (1979); Honoree, South Bend Outstanding Young Man Of the Year (1961); Recipient, Outstanding Local President Award, Indiana Jaycees (1960-1961); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; Honoree, Marquis Who’s Who Top Professional
Memberships:
Member, Board of Directors, Rotary Club of South Bend (1970-1973, 1994-1997); Member, Management Planning Unit, U.S. Fifth Army Headquarters, Chicago, IL (1955-1957); Lifetime Member, Board of Directors, Salvation Army; Member, American Bar Association (ABA); Member, Indiana State Bar Association; Member, St. Joseph County Bar Association; Patron Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation; Member, American Judicature Society; Member, Founders Committee, Summit Club
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Religion:
Methodist
Family:
Son of William August Reinke and Eva Marie (Hein) Reinke
Married: Elizabeth Beck Lockwood (1991)
Children: Sally Sue Taelman; William A. Reinke II (Deceased); Andrew J. Reinke
Grandchildren: Shaina S. Miller; Blake A. Taelman; William A. Reinke III; Austin A. Reinke
Hobbies:
Photography; Golf; Writing
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