Career
Reid Weingarten is widely recognized as one of the nation's top white-collar criminal defense lawyers. Since 2013, Reid has been given the rare distinction of a "star" ranking by Chambers USA in both the Litigation: Trial Lawyers, Nationwide and Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, DC categories. Chambers also presented him with its sole Award for Excellence in white-collar litigation. In 2011, The National Law Journal named him one of the "Most Influential Lawyers in White-Collar Defense" and selected him for its annual feature on "Winning." Who's Who Legal has named him "International Business Crime Defense Lawyer of the Year" for six consecutive years, noting in 2012 that he was the most highly regarded lawyer in its research and was variously described as "the dean of white-collar criminal defense," "DC's finest trial lawyer," and "utterly superb."
Reid works from Steptoe's Washington and New York offices, and has represented individuals and corporations in some of the most high-profile cases in the country. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a trial attorney for the Public Integrity Section of the US Department of Justice and as a deputy district attorney for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
In addition, Reid is committed to his clients and to the community. He is the chairman and co-founder, along with former US Attorney General Eric Holder, of a non-profit program, See Forever Foundation, which is designed to assist juvenile offenders in rehabilitation to prevent recidivism.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Co-founder, See Forever Foundation, juvenile offender aftercare program, 1995-present
Council Member, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, 1996-1997
Chairman, White Collar Crime Committee, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, 1992-1994
