James Alan Reed

Jim Reed has dedicated his nearly 40-year legal career to all aspects of relationship transitions, from the needs of a couple entering a new relationship to the legal and financial matters involved in the dissolution of a relationship. His practice includes counseling cohabitating partners in implementing plans for estate transitions, health care decision-making, joint ownership and survivorship as well as representing partners in the conclusion of relationships, custody and support of their children, and the division of property and assets.

Mr. Reed's clients are often high-profile individuals in entertainment, sports and politics, professionals, business owners and executives, and the spouses/partners of these individuals. For many business owners, their business is their most valuable asset. Mr. Reed works with business owners and their partners to identify how to protect the business in the beginning of a relationship. He also understands the complexities that often arise in divorce involving business owners, such as dividing a business, ownership questions, and business valuation.