Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
Indiana
6 years ranked
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James Reed
High Net Worth 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
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James Reed has dedicated his legal career to all aspects of relationship transitions, from the needs of a couple entering a new relationship to the legal and financial matters involved in the dissolution of a relationship.
Mr. Reed's clients are often high-profile individuals in entertainment, sports and politics, professionals, business owners and executives, and the spouses/partners of these individuals. For many business owners, their business is their most valuable asset. Mr. Reed works with business owners and their partners to identify how to protect the business in the beginning of a relationship through premarital or cohabitation agreements. He also understands the complexities that often arise in divorce involving business owners, such as dividing a business or its equity, ownership questions, and business valuation.
Mr. Reed has been consistently selected for inclusion in the Indiana Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Family Law. He is a sought-after source for insight on matrimonial and family law matters in Indiana and beyond.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide, Family/Matrimonial Band One
Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
Harrison Legal Writing Award, First Place, "Family Law Issues Concerning Gays, Lesbians and their Children Under Indiana Law," Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, co-author Michael Kohlhass
Christel House Ambassador of Distinction
Top 50: Indiana Super Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers
Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers® in the field of Family Law
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Family Law
The Best Lawyers in America®, Indianapolis Family Law, "Lawyer of the Year,"
Selected for inclusion in The National Law Journal Trailblazers - Divorce, Trusts & Estates
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rating
Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers guide - 2025
Chambers 2025 High Net Worth Guide, Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
Publications
Speaker at ICLEF’s 2025 Family Law Institute – Farm Marital Estates: Legal and Valuation Considerations in Divorce
Speaker at ICLEF’s 2025 90 Hot Tips – Estate Planning from the Divorce Perspective
Regular speaker and presenter at Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), Indianapolis Bar Association, The Indiana Lawyer, Annual Family Law Institute and trade seminars
'Graying Divorce' & Representation of Clients with Diminished Capacity, 18th Annual Family Law Institute, ICLEF Seminar, October 2020
Child Support Calculation Nuances, CME for Family Mediators, ICLEF Seminar, September 2020
Self-Settled Trust & Premarital Agreements: The Perfect Combination, 17th Annual Family Law Institute, ICLEF Seminar, October 2019
Family Law, 41st Annual Judge Robert H. Staton Indiana Law Update, ICLEF Seminar, September 2019
Negotiating & Defending Premarital & Post Marital Agreements, 16th Annual Family Law Institute, ICLEF Seminar, October 2018
The New Tax Law & Divorce, 16th Annual Family Law Institute, ICLEF seminar, October 2018
Family and Juvenile Law, 40th Annual Indiana Law Update, ICLEF seminar, September 2018
Prenups and Postnups 101, Essentials of Family Law Seminar, ICLEF, August 2018
Hot Topics in Premarital Agreements, Indianapolis Bar Association CLE seminar, June 2018
Diversity: The Missing Piece in Family Law, 10/14/2010
Financial and Estate Planning for Divorcing Clients, 08/13/2010
Divorce 101: Handling Your First Divorce Case, 12/04/2009
A Survey of the New Amendments to the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines, 09/15/2009
Family Law Institute Tax Returns: Analyzing LLC, S-Corporations and Partnership Tax Returns, 2009
Tax Returns and Related Documents: Sample Discovery Requests, 10/15/2008
Divorce 101: Property Related Clauses and for Decrees and Settlements Agreements, 04/25/2008
Overview of Divorce-Related Issues Involving Highly Compensated Executives and Business Owners and Social Security Issues in Divorce, 12/13/2007
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Strengths
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James Reed is a very experienced divorce litigator, that's how I would view him. He is particularly good at tax and the financial aspects to do with marital property and settlements.
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