Background
Reid, John Jay was born on June 9, 1943 in Manchester, Connecticut, United States.
Reid, John Jay was born on June 9, 1943 in Manchester, Connecticut, United States.
Clark University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Boston College (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Worked at Gordon, Muir and Foley, Limited Liability Partnership (Hartford, Connecticut) specializing in Construction Law, Fidelity and Surety Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Connecticut. 1969, United States. District Court of Connecticut.
1986, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Member, 1966-1968; Editor, 1967-1968, Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review. Law Clerk to Justice Charles South. House, Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1968-1969.
Lecturer: "Building Contracts Seminar - or - What Happens When the Roof Collapses?" Connecticut Bar Association, 1979.
Conference on "Construction Disputes: How to Prevent Them. How to Resolve Them," American Arbitration Association, 1983.
Seminar on "Connecticut Construction Law: What to Do When.," National Business Institute, Incorporated., 1986, 1987. Conference on "Arbitrating and Moderating Construction Conflicts," American Arbitration Association, 1989.
"Seminar on Construction Law or: What Happens When the Roof Collapses!," Connecticut Bar Association, 1990.
"Pitfalls in the Takeover and Recovery Process - Protecting the Rights of the Surety," New England Bond Claim Association, 1991. "Construction Contracts: A Practical Law Seminar," Connecticut Associated Builders and Contractors, Incorporated., 1991.
"Construction Litigation in the Nineties--and Beyond," Connecticut Bar Association, 1992. "Joint Venturing--Opportunities and Pitfalls," University of Hartford Construction Institute, 1993.
"Latest Developments in Construction Law," Connecticut Bar Association, 1994.
"Doing lieutenant Right! Project Delivery Systems," University of Hartford Construction Institute, 1995. "New Developments in Construction Law", Connecticut Bar Association, 1995. "What! Another Change Order?", University of Hartford Construction Institute, 1995.
"Latest Developments in Construction Law," Connecticut Bar Association, 1996.
Author: "Mechanics Liens - How to Get Cash When Number One in the Construction Industry is Paying," Connecticut Bar Association, 1991. "How to Prove and Price Contractor"s Claims for Delays, Disruptions and Accelerations--Attorney"s Perspective," Connecticut Bar Association, 1992.
Company-Author: "The Legal Liabilities of the Construction Manager--Neither Fish nor Fowl--But With the Liability of Both," Connecticut Bar Association, 1994. "Recent Developments in Construction Law-Construction Contract Clauses", Connecticut Bar Association, 1995.
"Design-Build Contracts-The Benefits and the Pitfalls," Connecticut Bar Association, 1996.
Master, Panel of Special Masters, United States. District Court of Connecticut, 1988. Member: American Arbitration Association Connecticut Advisory Council, 1990.
Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Hartford County, Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Construction, Executive Committee, Secretary, 1994. Civil Justice) and American (Member: Litigation Section, Committee on Construction Litigation, 1979.
Forum on the Construction Industry, 1976. Tort and Insurance Practice Section.
Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, 1979.
Public Contract Law Section, Vice Chair, 1993) Bar Associations. Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Member, 1966-1968; Editor, 1967-1968, Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review. Law Clerk to Justice Charles South. House, Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1968-1969.