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About Reno
Biography
Reno Cova is a Partner in the St. Louis office of Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP. He has been representing corporations and individuals in high risk litigation for nearly a decade including various types of liability defense litigation, FELA defense litigation, toxic tort, business litigation, personal injury, premises liability, product liability, insurance and bad faith litigation. In addition to individuals and local businesses, Reno has represented manufacturers and distributors of industrial manufacturing equipment, industrial production components and materials, power generation facilities, industrial equipment and commercial and industrial contractors.
Reno has experience handling matters in all facets of litigation, from advising clients on litigation avoidance, pre-suit liability and/or coverage analysis, to handling all phases of active litigation including alternate dispute resolution and trial. He has first-chair trial experience in federal and state courts. Additionally, he has extensive experience with arbitration and mediation. Reno has trial team experience in various jurisdictions, including California, Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts and Maryland. He currently manages significant case dockets for several large companies in both Missouri and Illinois and is responsible for obtaining hundreds of dismissals in the past few years.
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Licensed in Illinois for 19 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Licensed in Missouri for 20 years
State: Missouri
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP
10 S Broadway Ste 1300, Saint Louis, MO, 63102-1708
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Posted by anonymous | September 24, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Wrongful firing
Hired for wrongful firing. Won case but he didn't pursue it further when Arama Corp wouldn't pay up. SAID he would. Then disappeared from law firm and never heard from them again. Still to this day, no money received. Couldn't get him to call back. Tried and tried. Found out for a month he went dow...
Posted by Johnathon | August 17, 2016
Great Experience !!!
During my initial consultation with Reno he was very engaging and knowledgeable about my employment law matter. Not only did the consultation go over the agreed time limit, he treated me as if my case was the only case that mattered. He gave me a wealth of recommendations on how I should go about pur...
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Experience
Honors
2013
Top Rated Lawyer in ‘Transportation Law', American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
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Honoree, Order of the Barristers
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Excellence in Advocacy, Roscoe Anderson Award
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Certificate, Alternate Dispute Resolution
Work Experience
2010 - Present
Partner, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP
2006 - 2010
Attorney, Evans & Dixon, LLC
2005 - 2006
Attorney, The Brasher Law Firm
Associations
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
The Missouri Bar
Member
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Member
Defense Research Institute
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Helen Ann Kluesner v. 3M Co., et al.,
Dismissal by Plaintiff prior to argument of Summary Judgment
Richard P. Hooker, et al. v. A. W. Chesterton, et al.,
Argued Summary Judgment successfully dismissing case on the first day of trial
John Jarkowiec et al. v. ACandS, Inc., et al.,
Argued Summary Judgment successfully disposing of litigation on the eve of trial
Angela R. Dimarco, et al. v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., et al.,
Dismissal by Plaintiff prior to argument of Summary Judgment
Paul T. Townsel, et al. v. Alpha Tank & Metals Manufacturing Co., et al.,
Dismissal by Plaintiff prior to argument of Summary Judgment
Education
2004
University of Missouri, Columbia
Juris Doctorate
2004
University of Missouri-Columbia
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2000
University of Missouri-Columbia
BS, Finance/Management
Languages
English