Overview
Experience
Credentials

Daniel Reed is a member of Wyatt’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team. He assists with the representation of a broad range of clients in a variety of cases and concentrates his litigation practice in the areas of commercial litigation, construction, zoning & land use, and product liability.

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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Represents companies in product liability litigation. Has represented an international GPS manufacturer, a nation-wide firearms manufacturer, and a global fast food restaurant in product liability litigation.  
  • Advises public and private construction owners, general and specialty contractors, material suppliers, design professionals and bonding companies on engineering and construction-related issues.
  • Represents clients in commercial real estate disputes and construction litigation.
  • Represents clients in litigation related to zoning and land use.
  • Represented city in zoning appeal litigation regarding commercial development.
  • Represented national nonprofit organization in eminent domain action.
  • Represents employers in defense of employment claims including retaliation, race, and gender discrimination claims.
  • Represents clients in complex trust disputes and will contest litigation.
  • Represented commercial client against claims brought under the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act.
  • Represents a variety of clients in cases on appeal to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

EDUCATION

J.D., magna cum laude, University of Louisville

  • Editor in Chief, University of Louisville Law Review
  • Mock Trial Champion and Finalist for Best Advocate Award
  • Kentucky Mock Trial Competition
  • Semi-Finalist, Pirtle-Washer Oral Advocacy Competition
  • CALI Award for Trial Practice
  • Member, The Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court
  • Certificate of Accomplishment in Litigation Skills

B.S. University of Louisville (Political Science)

  • Political Science Honors Society

ADMISSIONS

  • Kentucky
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clerk for the Honorable Edward B. Atkins, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2016-2017

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

  • Young Professional Association of Louisville
  • Head Coach of the University of Louisville Law School’s Intrastate Mock Trial Team