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John R. Reid Jr. 
Orlando, Florida
Partner
phone (407) 246-1800
fax (407) 246-1895
email jreid@cabaniss.net

John ("Jay") Reid received his A.B. in Politics from Rollins College cum laude in 1991. He then graduated cum laude from Stetson University College of Law in 1993. Following law school, he associated with the firm of McLin, Burnsed, Morrison, Johnson, Newman & Roy, PA. where he practiced in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance defense before joining our team in 1998. Mr. Reid is a member of the Florida and Orange County Bar Associations and has been admitted to practice in the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.

Mr. Reid practices in the area of product liability, premises liability and general liability defense litigation for clients such as Ford Motor Company and Walt Disney World Co., including jury trial representation resulting in defense verdicts for several national corporate clients.  He is also a member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association (TIPS), Defense Research Institute (DRI) and is Vice Chair of the Editorial Board for The Florida Bar News and The Florida Bar Journal.

Areas of Practice:
Product Liability - Defense
Premises Liability - Defense
General Liability - Defense
Complex Litigation
Personal Injury - Defense
Appellate Practice
Litigation Percentage:
99% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1994
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1998
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1998
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1994
Education:
Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1993
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, 1991
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Politics


Representative Cases:
OSI Industries, Inc. v. Carter, 834 So. 2d 362 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003)
Beverly Hills Development Corp. v. Wimpey of Florida Inc.,, 661 So. 2d 969 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)
Tunnell v. Ford Motor Company, 385 F. Supp 2d 582 (W.D. VA. 2005) (   )
Representative Clients:
Ford Motor Company
Walt Disney World Co.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section


The Florida Bar Journal/The Florida Bar News, 1993 - Present
Member, Editorial Board, Vice Chair


Florida Bar Association
Member


Orange County Bar Association
Member


Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Member


Past Employment Positions:
McLin, Burnsed, Morrison, Johnson, Newman & Roy, Associate, 1994 - 1998



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