Attorney Profiles
Timm W. Reid 
Des Moines, Iowa
Vice President
phone 888-365-5206
fax 515-282-0318
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Timm W. Reid, born in Des Moines, Iowa September 7, 1963

Admitted to bar, 1989, Iowa; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; Preparatory education, Bob Jones University (B.A., 1986); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., 1989);

Advocate, National College of Advocacy, The American Association for Justice, 1996.

Chief Counsel, Iowa Liberty and Justice Center, 2002-.

Alliance Defense Fund (National Litigation Academy Fellow, 2002).

Memberships: Polk County, Iowa State and American (Litigation Section) bar Associations; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, Legislative Committee, 1994-98); The American Association for Justice (Key Person Committee, 1995-)

  • Member, Million Dollar Advocate Forum.
  • Martindale-Hubbell attorney ranking, AV

(An AV rating is a significant accomplishment--a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.)

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability Law
Bar Admissions:
Iowa, 1989
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1991
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1991
Representative Cases:
Hill v. State Dept. of Human Services, 493 N.W.2d 803 (Iowa Supreme Court 1992)
Tallman v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 558 N.W. 2d 208 (Iowa Supreme Court 1994)
Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp, 510 N.W. 2d 854 (Iowa Supreme Court 1994)
Perrin v. AC and S, 68 F. 3rd 1122 (U.S. Ct. Appeals, 8th Circuit 1995)
Alons v. Dist. Court for Woodbury County, 698 N.W.2d 858 (Iowa Supreme Court 2005)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Iowa State Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Member


Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present
Member


American Association for Justice, 1990 - Present
Member


Polk County Bar Association, 1989 - Present


The law firm of Galligan, Doyle, Reid & Galligan, P.C., with offices in Des Moines, represents injured people and surviving family members of fatal accident victims throughout the state of Iowa, including Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Ames, Sioux City, Waterloo, Davenport, Burlington, Keokuk, Iowa City, and Council Bluffs.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Galligan & Reid, P.C.
Suite 5, The Plaza
300 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2239

Toll free: 800.217.9312
Phone: 515.282.3333
F: 515.282.0318