1952
Mr. Reinke graduates cum laude from Wabash College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts.
1955
Mr. Reinke receives a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Chicago under a full merit scholarship.
1955
Mr. Reinke serves as a sergeant and member of the Management Planning Unit at the U.S. Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
1955
Mr. Reinke is admitted to practice law in the state of Indiana.
1957
Mr. Reinke becomes an associate at Seebirt Oare & Deahl, predecessor to Barnes & Thornburg in South Bend, Indiana.
1960
Mr. Reinke receives the Outstanding Local President Award from the Indiana Jaycees.
1961
Mr. Reinke becomes a partner at Barnes & Thornburg.
1961
Mr. Reinke is named South Bend Outstanding Young Man of the Year.
1979
Mr. Reinke receives the Jaycees Boss of the Year Award.
1996
Mr. Reinke retires from the active practice of law and begins to serve Of Counsel at Barnes & Thornburg.
2018
Mr. Reinke becomes a Life Patron Fellow of the St. Joseph County Bar Foundation.
2018
Mr. Reinke receives the Richard O. Ristine Award from Wabash College.
2019
Mr. Reinke’s book titled, “A Hoosier Trail Lawyer’s Notebook” will be released on September 1st by Hawthorne Publishing in Carmel, Indiana.