Reed C. Amos graduated from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, in 2000, after having spent his third year at the Pepperdine University, School of Law, in Malibu, California.
Upon graduation, he began working with the renowned criminal defense law firm of Sherman & Sherman, PC, in Santa Monica, California. He defended numerous individuals in federal and state complex criminal actions, hearings, and trials. Reed also continually assisted senior counsel on various federal cases ranging from white-collar crimes to large-scale narcotics trafficking with extensive government wiretapping to kidnapping for ransom murders.
From 2007 to 2009, Reed worked for the entertainment law firm of Jacobson, Russell, Saltz & Fingerman, LLP, in Westwood, California. He represented individual and corporate clients in civil litigation matters largely involving contract disputes, employment issues, intellectual property rights, and entertainment law.
After moving back to his hometown in 2009, Reed has worked for Amos & Amos, PLLC, and has been engaged in the general practice of law that includes matters of criminal defense, immigration, estate planning, and family law.
In addition, Reed has served in the U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps, since 2011. He continues to serve as a Major and has defended Soldiers facing various administrative actions and courts-martial. He also volunteers with the Virginia Bar Association Veterans Initiative.
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, Virginia
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District, California
- District of Columbia
- Utah
Education
- J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2000, and
Pepperdine University, School of Law, 1999 - B.A., Brigham Young University, International Relations, 1997
- Six month study abroad in Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, 1996