Joseph Reid

Mr. Reid is an experienced litigator, having practiced civil litigation since 1995. He concentrates his practice on defending clients in business/commercial, personal injury, product liability, medical negligence, wrongful death, insurance bad faith defense, contract, and premises liability matters. Mr. Reid has represented clients throughout Missouri and Mississippi.

Prior to his arrival at Lathrop & Gage, Mr. Reid was a partner with Gannaway, Cummings & Reid in Springfield. Before that, he practiced with The Strong Law Firm in Springfield. Mr. Reid’s law career began with Liston/Lancaster in Mississippi.

Court Memberships

• Mississippi
• Mississippi Supreme Court
• Missouri
• Missouri Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Honors

• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2011
• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” - 2009, 2010
• Selected to the Springfield Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Springfield Class XXV
• Selected by Springfield Business Journal, 2009 Class 40 Under 40
• Moot Court Board
• Phi Delta Phi
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Mortar Board
• Order of Omega
• Lambda Sigma

Professional Affiliations

• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools, President, 2010-11; President-elect, 2009-2010
• Department of Elementary & Secondary Education - Missouri School Improvement Program 5 Advisory Committee, 2011
• Ronald McDonald Care Mobile “Tooth Truck,” Board of Directors, 2010
• Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce - The Network
• Foundation for Springfield Public Schools, Board of Directors, 2008-2010
• The Missouri Bar
• Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Mississippi Young Lawyers Division, Law School Relations Committee, Former Member
• Disaster Relief Committee, Former Member
• Montgomery County, Mississippi Bar, Former Member & Secretary
• Served as counsel for Montgomery County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors
• Past Attorney for Montgomery County, Mississippi Habitat for Humanity
• Kings Way Methodist Church, Springfield, MO, Member

Presentations

• RSMo. §490.715 - Value of Medical Bills in Litigation; Ex Parte Communications with Medical Providers, Medical Records Law Seminar, Lorman Education Services, February 16, 2011
• HIPAA and Privacy Issues in Civil Litigation, presented to health care providers, June 6, 2006
• Trees & The Law, Missouri Community Forestry Council, January 25, 2007
• Trees & The Law, Missouri Department of Conservation, February 22, 2007
• RSMo. §490.715 – Determining the Value of Medical Treatment after Tort Reform, Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Personal Injury Continuing Legal Education Seminar, February 22, 2008