RENEE M.

REUTER
4533 Rhonda Sue Court
Imperial, MO 63052
votereuter@yahoo.com
(314) 852-0236
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Missouri Bar, Date of admission: April 17, 2002
Missouri Bar Public Defenders Task Force, member 2005-2007
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section, member
International Trademark Association (INTA) member, 2002-present
Served on Internet committee and New gTLD subcommittee, 2010-2012
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jefferson County, Missouri, Hillsboro, Missouri, January 2011 to Present
Jefferson County Council, District 2 Representative
Chair of the Council, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 (each leadership term is one year)
Coordinated efforts of several government and charitable organizations to serve flood victims
following the December, 2015 flood.
Draft, consider and pass ordinances and resolutions that impact Jefferson County.
Served as the first Chair of the County Council during the first year Jefferson County operated as
a First Class, Charter form of government.
Reviewed and selected vendors for all Jefferson County road and bridge projects (2012).
Serve as representative for nearly 22,000 Jefferson County, Missouri residents.
Review and pass annual balanced budgets for county government.
Organize and hold annual Art Contest for area elementary students.
Organize, address and serve as master of ceremonies for town hall meetings, congressional
district visits, seminars for subdivision residents and various other public events.
Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Clayton, Missouri
Corporate Counsel Intellectual Property, January 2002 to Present
Develop and implement the intellectual property (IP) registration, watch and enforcement
programs for the largest car rental company in the world.
Design, conduct, supervise and review clearance research for proposed new trademarks.
Draft business agreements and settlement terms for matters impacting the IP portfolio.
Oversee the worldwide intellectual property portfolio for the Enterprise family of companies,
including patents (over 60 patent filings), trademarks (approximately 5,000 trademark
filings/registrations) and domain names (over 7,000 names).
Lead negotiations, patent examiner interviews, trademark mediations, discovery and internal
strategy sessions for various intellectual property projects.
Lead the intellectual property due diligence, transition and acquisition efforts for major
acquisition of world-wide National and Alamo brands and various smaller acquisitions.
Hire and manage outside counsel for work on contested intellectual property matters involving
large and small companies, the largest case involving 135 contested matters in 43 jurisdictions.
Educate various internal business departments and advise senior management on intellectual
property, privacy and electronic commerce issues.

Managed, from conception to issuance, the companys first 12 business method patents including
management of patent search, strategic planning and prosecution (January, 2000 - July, 2013)
Assisted business managers and in house attorneys by providing legal advice on electronic
commerce and privacy matters in Canada, Ireland, Germany, England, the European Union and
other jurisdictions.
Advised Privacy and Diversity/Work Life Balance Committees (2008-2010).

Legal and Legislative Liaison, October 1998 to January 2002

Tracked and analyzed legislative efforts in the fifty states, and federal legislative arenas.
Assisted with campaign finance, electronic commerce and intellectual property projects.
RESEARCH AND WRITING EXPERIENCE
Article Submissions, 2011-present
Published articles about local government in local publications including Patch.com,
Jefferson County Leader, The Countian, The Current and The Green Apple.
Legal Research and Writing Class, Teaching Assistant, 2000-2001
Provided Legal Research and Editing Assistance for the Following Article:
Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., Recent Legislation How Will It Affect Your Practice? St. Louis Lawyer, Jul.
2002. http://www.bamsl.org/stlawyer/archive/02/7%20jul02/featWagnerJuly02.htm
EDUCATION
Saint Louis University School of Law, Saint Louis, Missouri
J.D. January 2002
Grade Point Average: 3.2
Rank: Top 35%
Activities: Student Bar Association (SBA), Class Representative, 1997-2000
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
B.A., cum laude, History-Political Science, December 1995
Grade Point Average: 3.7
Honors: National Deans list
Pi Gamma Alpha, National Social Science Honor Fraternity
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Fraternity
Blue Key Honor Society
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Jefferson County Leadership Political Action Committee, October 2011 to Present
Drafted origination documents and organized fundraising events
Jefferson County Library Foundation, 2012-present
Board of Directors Vice President, 2013
Enterprise Holdings Mentoring Program, 2011-2014
Served as mentor to employees in various departments
Acts 1:8 Mission Society, St. Louis, Missouri 2003- present

Board of Directors Vice President

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Barnhart, Missouri
Led various committees for youth programs and transitional projects, 1999-2011