The Reinartz Law Firm

The Reinartz Law Firm: Personal Injury Lawyers in New Jersey

The Reinartz Law Firm is a law firm based in Hackensack, New Jersey, with a presence in New York, specializing in representing individuals injured by negligence or wrongful acts. Its team of litigators offers free, no-obligation consultations, which can be conducted by phone, in person, or via videoconference.

The firm presents itself as a trial firm with extensive experience in tort law, focused on assuming the burden of proof and managing claims against insurance companies while the client concentrates on recovery.

Practice Areas

The firm focuses its practice on personal injury and related matters. Among the services it details are:

• Traffic accidents: cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, and rideshare vehicles.
• Pedestrian accidents.
• Drunk driving.
• Dog bites.
• Premises liability, including slip and fall and trip and fall.
• Products liability.
• Wrongful death.
• Medical malpractice.
• Occupational diseases.
• Workers' compensation.
• Employment and labor law: workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, and whistleblower retaliation.
• Uninsured motorist claims.
• Elder abuse.
• Catastrophic injuries.
• Construction accidents.

Case Results

The firm publishes a selection of resolutions and verdicts obtained in various matters. Among the figures it highlights are:

• $16,000,000 in a wrongful death case involving a class action related to nursing homes during COVID-19 against the State of New Jersey.
• $8,750,000 in medical malpractice, in a consolidated multi-party action with a confidential class settlement.
• $7,000,000 in a confidential motor vehicle accident settlement.
• $1,320,000 for premises liability (fall in a residential apartment building).
• $1,250,000 in a confidential motor vehicle accident settlement involving a commercial truck.
• $950,000 and $900,000 in confidential motor vehicle accident settlements, the latter involving a commercial truck.
• $575,000 in two premises liability cases: fall on a negligently maintained commercial staircase and fall on snow and ice on the front steps of a condominium complex.
• $550,000 for a construction accident with spinal injury.
• $400,000 for a motor vehicle accident with herniated discs.

The firm also lists other smaller settlements in matters such as products liability, ski accidents, dog bites, bicycle accidents, medical malpractice, pedestrian accidents, and property damage. The firm notes that prior results do not guarantee similar results in other matters.

Legal Team

Richard Reinartz, founder and managing partner, spent more than a decade as a trial lawyer at two of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the United States. His experience includes representing plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes multi-party litigation, as well as insurance companies and Fortune 500 corporations. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York, as well as before various appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. His recognitions include the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, his status as a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, his inclusion since 2010 in the Super Lawyers list (an honor received by less than 5% of New Jersey lawyers), and his membership in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New Jersey. His community service includes pro bono legal assistance to Newark Reentry Legal Services and the Wills for Heroes program, as well as training and lecturing for continuing legal education programs.

Thomas McKinney, co-director of the firm, is an employment lawyer specializing in workplace and sexual harassment, discrimination, wage and hour law violations, and whistleblower claims. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star (an honor awarded to 2.5% of New Jersey lawyers) and selected among the Top 40 Under 40 Trial Attorneys in New Jersey. He has obtained $15 million in trials, judgments, and settlements. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey, New York, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

The team is completed by Vache Bahadurian and Helen Otummkpo, whose profiles appear on the firm's attorneys page.

Offices and Coverage

The firm operates from Hackensack, New Jersey, and has a presence in New York. Its practice area extends throughout the state of New Jersey, with particular attention to the Hackensack area. The firm states that its attorneys are licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York, as well as before federal and appellate courts.

Consultation and Client Service

The firm offers a free, no-obligation initial consultation, available by phone, in person, or via videoconference. The telephone helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.