Current: Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP

• Partner of litigation boutique firm concentrating in corporate litigation defense, professional liability, and media cases.

1994 - 2006: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (Columbus Office)

• Litigation Partner in 80-lawyer Columbus office of international law firm.

Mr. Reed is a member of the Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations, a member of the Columbus Bar Association Ethics Committee and a Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation.  He is also a member of the Children’s Hospital Development Board.

• Obtaining a summary judgment on a 23-count complaint filed on behalf of a class of more than 5,000 ERISA pension plan participants and beneficiaries seeking in excess of US $250,000,000. The trial court’s decision was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit on appeal.
  
  
• Obtaining a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining a competitor’s use of customer lists and related trade secrets.
  
  
• Obtaining a defense jury verdict in a breach of contract/nuisance lawsuit seeking in excess of US $1.4 million and an award of damages on a related counterclaim.
  
  
• Obtaining dismissal of a putative class action complaint seeking recovery of pension benefits for participants who worked beyond normal retirement age. The trial court’s decision was affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit on appeal.
  
  
• Obtaining a summary judgment against a client’s insured on claims for breach of contract and bad faith denial of insurance coverage. The trial court’s decision was affirmed on appeal.
  
  
• Obtaining dismissal of a complaint seeking in excess of US $1.2 million filed on behalf of 35 ERISA plan participants and beneficiaries alleging wrongful denial of benefits.