Bill Reed
Bill Reed of Jackson (retired) served as shareholder in the Jackson office at Baker Donelson. He was employed at Baker Donelson from 1995 to 2023. He specialized in the defense of complex commercial, banking, insurance, and environmental litigation. He served as President and COO of the Firm from 1998 to 2005. His employment history also includes serving as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Elbert Parr Tuttle, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1977-78, and he worked at Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis, 1978-1995.
Bill received a B.A. in English and Political Science from the University of Mississippi and a JD (Doctor of Law) from the University of Mississippi School of Law (BA 72, JD 77). In addition, he served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1974.
He has been listed as “Best Lawyers in America” and was named by Super Lawyers as one of the top 50 attorneys in Mississippi. As an undergraduate at Ole Miss, Reed was president of the Associated Student Body, a member of the Hall of Fame and Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi fraternities. He graduated first in his class in law school and served as editor-in-chief of the Mississippi Law Journal.
Reed was named President of the Ole Miss Alumni Association (2022-2023). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association, the University of Mississippi Foundation, and the Robert C. Khayat School of Law.