Christine Reinhard

Practice Areas

Ms. Reinhard's practice encompasses all aspects of labor and employment law. An active trial lawyer, she has defended employers in jury and bench trials and frequently litigates in court and in private arbitrations. She additionally assists employers with various preventative and non-litigation strategies and activities, such as:

*Counseling on strategic and complex employment policy and contractual issues

*Guiding through governmental investigations and audits, including by such agencies as the Texas Workforce Commission, EEOC, NLRB, DOL, OSHA, and OFCCP

*Reviewing and preparing employment contracts and non-compete agreements

*Conducting in-house training on a wide-range of labor and employment-related topics

Besides representing employers in NLRB proceedings, Ms. Reinhard also has guided employers through union negotiations and corporate campaigns. Ms. Reinhard’s representation in the traditional labor context has included both public and private entities.

Career

Christine E. Reinhard is a founding partner of Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Prior to forming the firm, Ms. Reinhard was a counsel in the San Antonio labor and employment law section of the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

Ms. Reinhard is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Professional Memberships

Member, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Council

Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Labor & Employment Law Exam Commission

Symposium and Seminars Co-Chair (2016 - 2022), LEAD Academy Steering Committee

Board Member (2014 - 2018), San Antonio Bar Association

Scholarship Task Force Member (2022) and Scholarship Committee Member (2023), San Antonio Bar Foundation

Life Fellow, San Antonio Bar Foundation

Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Past President (2010) and Member, Bexar County Women's Bar Association & Foundation

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 10th Circuits

Education