Reed Millsaps

Biography

Reed Millsaps is President of DWF Claims (US), LLC the US arm of DWF (TG), Ltd. DWF Claims is part of DWF LLP, an international law firm headquartered in the United Kingdom.  As President Reed is responsible for the management of all operations for the claims and audit functions in the United States, as well as providing risk management and product development expertise to DWF’s clients. He also handles his own caseload of professional liability claims.

Reed has over 24 years of professional liability claims experience, as well as ten years of law-firm litigation experience. Reed began his insurance career in 1978, working in the the Architects and Engineer’s Professional Liability Program for Shand, Morahan and Company (now Markel). After four years at Shand, Morahan, Reed practiced law for ten years, both with major litigation firms, and on his own where he tried cases to verdict in Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida, as well as prosecuting appeals in the appellate courts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida. He also was a successful appellate attorney in the Federal Appellate courts, and drafted petitions for review that were accepted by the United States Supreme Court. Reed then moved back into claim in 1995 and since that time has concentrated on the issues facing professional liability insurers and their insureds. He has designed insurance products for insurers, provided new and innovative risk management services, and handled hundreds of professional liability claims.

Reed has a B.S. from Northwestern University, and a J.D. cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he served on both the Moot Court Board and the Law Review. Reed has written a number of articles concerning legislation, environmental issues and insurance. He is also served as an adjunct faculty member at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, teaching legal research, political science and business law.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: IL, WI
• Licensed Adjuster: TX, AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OK, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, IT, WA, WV, WY, CA