Charles (Chad) E. Reis, IV
Shareholder
Professional & 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
American Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Law Section
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Committee
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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
Easter Seals Midwest
Former Chair
Labor and Employment Law Practice Group
American Law Firm Association
1993-1997
Former Member, Steering Committee
Labor and Employment Law Practice Group
American Law Firm Association
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2012-2025
Awarded, AV® Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Ranked, Labor & Employment
Chambers USA
2019-2024
Named, The POWER List for Employment Law
Missouri Lawyers Media
2020-2024
Named, Top 10 Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in St. Louis
Business Today
2023
Named, Super Lawyer in Employment Law
Missouri and Kansas
Super Lawyers
2005-2022
Recipient, Goldenberg Wall of Honor Award
Life Skills Foundation
2002
News, Analysis & Press
Littler Ranked in 2024 Chambers USA Guide
June 6, 2024
Littler Recognized in 2023 Chambers USA Guide
June 6, 2023
Littler Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2022
June 1, 2022
Littler Ranked in Chambers USA Guide 2021
May 27, 2021
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Littler Ranked in 2019 Chambers USA Guide
April 25, 2019
Missouri Supreme Court Takes Two Major Steps to Protect LGBTQ Individuals under the Missouri Human Rights Act
Insight
March 4, 2019
Missouri Appellate Court Ruling Offers Some Protections for LGBT Employees
SHRM Online
October 31, 2017
Missouri Appellate Court’s Holding That Sex Discrimination May Be Based on Sex Stereotyping Offers Some Protections for LGBT Employees
ASAP
October 26, 2017
Commentary: How St. Louis Employers Should Prepare for Aug. 28
St. Louis Business Journal
June 1, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
Best Lawyers in America® Names 108 Littler Lawyers to 2012 Edition
September 12, 2011
The Missouri Supreme Court Adopts and Clarifies the Public Policy Exception in Wrongful Discharge Claims in a Trilogy of Opinions
Insight
February 10, 2010
Retaliation Defense Derailed
Stores Magazine
National Retail Federation
September 2006
Books & Book Chapters
- The Fair Labor Standards Act, Cumulative Supplements, contributing editor, BNA, 1995-2022
- Employment at Will: A State by State Survey, Missouri Chapter, contributing editor, BNA, 2011-2022
- Manual of Model Jury Instructions Civil for the Eighth Circuit, contributing editor, West Publications, 2011-2022
- 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
2022 St. Louis Regional Employer Conference
St. Louis, MO
September 22, 2022
Political Speech in the Workplace
Missouri Employment Conference
May 2021
Can an Employer Constrain Speech in the Workplace in These Turbulent Times?
September 29, 2020
Navigating the Choppy Waters of Illinois’ New Wave of Employment Laws
January 14, 2020
Is Your Independent Contractor an Employee?
National Retail Federation, Washington D.C.
November 2019
Technology in Hiring and Recruiting
Missouri State SHRM Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
August 2019
Managing State and Local Labor Laws - Handbook and Policy Challenges and Best Practices
National Retail Federation Employment Law Committee, Sarasota, FL
April 2018
2017 Brings Sweeping Changes to Federal and State of Missouri Labor and Employment Laws
St. Louis, MO
June 8, 2017
How Corporate Counsel and Their Counsel Think
Missouri Bar
June 2017
The Changing Dynamic of the Defense Bar: New Models of Representation and New Challenges
Missouri Bar
June 2016
Bring Your Own Device Policies – Caution that Employers Must Take
St. Louis Area Chapter for SHRM
February 2016
Developing a Dispute Resolution Program that Resolves Problems Between the Employee and Employer
Missouri State SHRM Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
August 2015
Developing a Dispute Resolution Program that Resolves Problems Between the Employee and Employer
Missouri State SHRM Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
August 2015
Defending the Discriminator – Ethical and Other Issues Associated With Joint Representation
June 2, 2015
LGBT Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination: Ethical Issues for Lawyers
June 2, 2015
Arbitrations in All Shapes and Sizes
National Retail Federation HR Summit, Chicago, IL
October 2014
The Great Arbitration Debate
Associate of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis, MO
April 2014
Conducting Lawful Investigations: An Interactive Program for Internal Investigators
St. Louis, MO
October 23, 2013
The Fair Labor Standards Act
Midwinter Meeting, Fair Labor Standards Act Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association
2004-2008, 2010 and 2011
Ethical Issues in Employment Law
February 2011
Social Media and Privacy
May 2010
The Bermuda Triangle: The Interaction of the FMLA, ADA, and Worker’s Compensation Laws
November 2009
Corporate Downsizing: Creating a Solid Release
May 2009
Privacy in the Workplace
September 2008
Maintaining Harmony in the Workplace through Human Resource Management
August 2008
E-Discovery in Employment Law
May 2008
Strategic Trial Techniques
Successfully Litigating Employment Discrimination
March 2008
Privacy in the Workplace
Employer of the Year
October 2007
Hot Ethical Issues for Corporate Counsel as part of the seminar Corporate Counsel on the Hot Seat
September 2007
Employment Laws Made Simple
August 2007
EPLI: Your Ally in Fighting the Good Fight
Effective Case Management – The Tripartite Relationship
May 2007
Education
- J.D., St. Louis University, 1982
- B.A., Boston College, 1979magna cum laude
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois