Michael Reid
Partner
805 Broadway
Suite 510
Vancouver, WA 98660
Michael Reid is a Vancouver, Washington attorney with a broad range of interests and experiences. His extensive legal and economic experience have prepared him to understand the complex issues related to bankruptcy, business, and workers’ compensation insurance cases. His twenty-plus years business and legal experience include substantial experience with state and federal regulatory issues, preparing utility rate cases in several states, contract drafting and negotiation, and business entity formation and dissolution. In addition, as a solo attorney, Michael has also represented clients in a range of family law cases.
Michael earned a B.S. in applied mathematics from Weber State University, with a minor in physics, and a Master of Statistics degree in Econometrics from the University of Utah. He received his J.D. degree from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, with a certificate in federal tax law. He competed with Lewis & Clark’s tax moot court team, which earned best overall brief in the national tax moot court competition in Tampa, Florida.
Michael is licensed to practice law in Oregon and Washington. In addition to actively participating in the Clark County bar, he currently serves as a member of the Oregon State Bar’s Quality of Life Committee, which is chartered with encouraging attorneys to seek ways to find balance between their professional and personal lives; and is active as a member of the Oregon Bar’s Energy, Telecom & Utility Law Section.
Michael lives in Vancouver, Washington, with his beautiful wife, Suzanne, a cake artist, and their four extraordinary children.
License
15 years since Michael Reid was first licensed to practice law.
| State | License Status | Year Acquired |
|---|---|---|
| OR | Active | 2005 |
| WA | Active | 2013 |
Education
| School | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark Law School | Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2005 |
| University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law | Econometrics | MS - Master of Science | 2003 |
| Weber State University | Applied Mathematics | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1994 |
Work Experience
| Position | Duration |
|---|---|
| Attorney - Reid Law PLLC | 2015 - Present |
| Senior Attorney - PacifiCorp | 1994 - 2015 |
Associations
| Position | Association Name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Washington State Bar Creditor-Debtor Section | 2013 - Present | |
| Washington State Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Section | 2013 - Present | |
| Oregon State Bar | 2012 - Present |
