Mr. Reed is native of Los Angeles and currently maintains his home there. He began his legal career as a litigator, and has been an Associate General Counsel, General Counsel, and Director of Intellectual Property for various companies. Currently he has a neutral practice at Resolutions-360 and a legal practice as Of Counsel to the firm of Monroe & Zinder, P.C., both in Los Angeles.

He received his undergraduate BA degree from the University of California San Diego, his JD from the University of Southern California, and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Practicing for nearly 25 years, Mr. Reed has accumulated an uncommonly broad legal background. He has appeared in state and federal court in California and several other states. He has overseen many hundreds of cases and been in the position of advising his business clients about the pros and cons of the litigation process and the prospects for success at trial. He has been involved with risk management and the practical aspects of running a legal department. He has had experience with the following legal subject matter areas: employment and labor law; contracts and transactional work; government contract law; UCC Article 2 issues in the manufacturing environment; distributorship issues; commercial real estate issues; patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret law; FDA and FAA administrative issues; environmental law; import/export law; entity formation issues; and estate planning.

In addition to his professional life, Mr. Reed likes to spend time with his family, at his ranch in Paso Robles, painting, golfing, and writing.