Chad Reed, a partner in the firm, has spent his entire career practicing in construction and commercial litigation. He has represented small corporate clients as well as Fortune 500 companies, including construction suppliers, subcontractors, general contractors and property owners. Chad has successfully litigated claims in state and federal courts throughout Georgia on such matters as defective construction, negligent design, breach of contract, payment disputes, surety bonds, delays and impacts, modifications, liens, warranties, and real estate litigation. In 2007, Chad served as a Committee Chair on a Senate Lien Law Advisory Committee, working with senators to help draft new legislation relating to construction liens, bonds and waivers. To better serve clients whose construction projects extend beyond Georgia and into North Carolina, Chad recently became licensed to practice law in North Carolina. He is available to discuss both dispute prevention and resolution, and to aggressively pursue claims.

Busch & Reed, PC, Partner, 2003-Present
Jackal Rainey Busch & Reed, Partner, 1994-2003

University of Georgia School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1994)
Auburn University (B.A., 1991)

Georgia, 1994
North Carolina, 2006
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Cobb County Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia

Speaker, materialmen's Liens, Construction Suppliers Association (2008)

Article on Lien Law

Hill v. Boozer, S.E. 2d, 2008 WL 483624, 08 FCDR 650, Ga. App., February 25, 2008 (NO A07A2438)

Broadcast Concepts, Inc. v. Optimus Financial Services, LLC, 274 Ga. App. 632, 618 S.E.2d 612, 05 FCDR 2119, Ga. App., July 06, 2005 (NO A05A0602))

Southern Waters Development, Inc. v. Thomas R. Hopson-Broker, Inc., 244 Ga. App. 47, 535 S.E.2d 20, Ga. App., May 17, 2000 (NO A00A0264)

Calhoun/Johnson Co., v. Houston Family Trust No. 1, 236 Ga. App. 793, 513 S.E.2d 759, 99 FCDR 1259, Ga. App., March 05, 1999 (NO A98A2311)

Northside Wood Flooring, Inc. v. Borst, 232 Ga. App. 569, 502 S.E.2d 508, 98 FCDR 2136, Ga. App., May 19, 1998 (NO A98A0147, A98A0146)

Miller v. Calhoun/Johnson Co., 230 Ga. App. 648, 497 S.E.2d 397, 98 FCDR 926, Ga. App., February 18, 1998 (NO. A98A0165)

Grove v. Sugar Hill Inv. Associates, Inc., 219 Ga. App. 781, 466 S.E.2d 901, Ga. App., December 20, 1995 (NO. A95A1137, A95A0979)