Alan J. Reinach, Esq., is a civil rights lawyer and Seventh-day Adventist minister who has served as president of the Church State Council since 1994. Reinach directs the education and advocacy programs of the Council, primarily focused on the preservation of religious freedom for all peaceful people of faith, as well as preserving the separation of church and state.
Reinach also directs the legal services ministry of the Church State Council, offering legal assistance to persons of all faiths complaining of religious discrimination in the workplace. His most notable achievement has been obtaining a 9-0 ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in Groff v DeJoy, establishing vigorous protection for those needing religious accommodation in the workplace.
A recognized leader in the legal community on issues of religion and the law, Reinach serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Religious Freedom Committee, part of the ABA’s Civil Rights and Social Justice Section. He has also served for many years on the legislative committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association, working to advance workers’ rights.
Reinach graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Law in 1987, and the State University of New York at New Paltz with special honors in history in 1984.