Background
Reed, James M. was born on March 24, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Reed, James M. was born on March 24, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Florida Presbyterian College (now Eckerd College) (Bachelor of Arts, 1969) (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Florida State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). Florida State University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1972).
Worked at Williams, Reed, Weinstein, Schifino & Mangione, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Civil Litigation and Trial Practice, Real Estate, Corporate, and other Business Planning and Transactions, Banking and other Financial Matters, Environmental Law, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning, Municipal, Governmental, and Administrative Law, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Health Care Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property Litigation, Eminent Domain, Family Law, and Estate and Trusts. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Florida. United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Article Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1972. Lecturer: Condominium Law, Florida Bar, 1979, 1984.
Real Estate Development, Florida Bar, 1983. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Eckerd College, 1977. President, Florida Presbyterian College/Eckerd Alumni Association, 1978-1980.
Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator. Federal Court Certified Mediator. Member: Executive Committee, Wetshore Alliance.
Leadership Tampa Alumni Association. Tampa Real Estate Council. Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Business Law Section.
Real Estate Legal Opinion Letter Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Law Practice Management Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
International Law; Condominium and Planned Community Committee). The following reported cases are examples of the types of matters our lawyers have litigated and are representative of our courtroom experience: Hill v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 934 F.2d 1518 (11th Cir.
1991); Golub v. J.W. Gant & Association, 863 F.2d 1516 (11th Cir. 1989); Trezevant v. City of Tampa, 741 F.2d 336 (11th Cir. 1984); Meridian Investing & Development Corporation v.
Suncoast Highland Corporation, 628 F.2d 370 (5th Cir. 1980); United States v. Beer, 518 F.2d 168 (5th Cir.
1975); Hill v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 699 F. Supp. 876 (M.D. Fla. 1988). Erskine Florida Properties, Inc. v.
First American Title Insurance Company, 557 So.2d 859 (Fla. 1989); Department of Business Regulation v. Bonanni Ship Supply, Inc., 356 So.2d 308 (Fla.
1978); Stroud v. Strawn, 675 So.2d 646 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996); Persons v. Pelaez, 613 So.2d 509 (Fla.
2d DCA 1993); First American Title Insurance Company v. Dixon, 603 So.2d 562 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); State v.
Butterworth, 566 So.2d 29 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990); Lafferty v. Tennant, 528 So.2d 1307 (Fla.
2d DCA 1989); Pfeiffer v. City of Tampa, 470 So.2d 10 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985).
Member: Executive Committee, Wetshore Alliance. Leadership Tampa Alumni Association. Tampa Real Estate Council.
Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Business Law Section. Real Estate Legal Opinion Letter Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. Law Practice Management Section) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. International Law; Condominium and Planned Community Committee).