
L. Reed Bloodworth
Managing Partner, Bloodworth Law, PLLC
Attorney L. Reed Bloodworth, Managing partner of Bloodworth Law, PLLC, is one of Orlando, Florida’s, top business and commercial litigation attorneys as noted by the U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firms Award 2020-21; the U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers in Commercial Litigation Award 2019-21; Best Lawyers in Trusts & Estates Litigation; and Best Lawyers in Real Estate Litigation.
Reed, a 2017-21 Super Lawyer, was named a Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite in Commercial Litigation 2017-19, 2021, a group of less than 2% of Florida's attorneys.
Reed has been an attorney since 2004 and is committed to cases from clients in cities, counties, and courts across Florida. Travel to courts is a commitment made by the law firm from Pensacola to Miami, Daytona to Tampa. Cases handled include:
Trust Litigation:
o Trustee Defense
o Breach of Fiduciary Duty
o Undue Influence
o Lack of Capacity
o Accounting Actions
o Tortious Interference with a Testamentary Expectancy
Probate Litigation:
o Defense of Personal Representatives
o Breach of Fiduciary Duty
o Undue Influence
o Lack of Capacity
o Accounting Actions
o Tortious Interference with a Testamentary Expectancy
Business & Commercial Litigation:
o Breach of Contract
o Business Torts
o Shareholder & Partnerships
o Breach of Fiduciary Duty
o Real Estate Litigation
o Negligent/Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Employment Law
o Non-Compete Agreements
o Discrimination or Harassment
o Overtime & Minimum Wage
o Business Policies
Estate Planning:
o Preparation of Wills
o Preparation of Trusts
o Preparation of Living Will
o Preparation of Living Trust
o Powers of Attorney
o Advance Health Care Directives
o Probate
o Guardianship
o PIP Litigation
o Mediation
Talk to Reed about how Bloodworth Law can help you, your business, or your family.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Legal Malpractice
- Trust Litigation
- Personal Injury Protection Litigation
- Mediation
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Free Consultation
Reed Offers Clients Multiple Fee Structures including: Flat Fee: negotiated amount, paid in advance for work. Hourly Fee: billed monthly for time worked on case. Hybrid Fee: often used in plaintiff or counter-plaintiff lawsuit. Combines hourly fee and contingency fee. May bill at a lower hourly rate, combined with a percentage of recovery when successful in claim or counterclaim. Contingency fee cases for cases that are fully evaluated and viable. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
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I Offer Clients Multiple Fee Structures: Flat Fee: negotiated amount, paid in advance for work. Hourly Fee: billed monthly for time worked on a case. Hybrid Fee: often used in plaintiff or counter-plaintiff lawsuits. Combines hourly fee and contingency fee. May bill at a lower hourly rate, combined with a percentage of recovery when successful in claim or counterclaim. Contingency fee cases evaluated for viability.
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- Bloodworth Law, PLLC
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- Attorney L. Reed Bloodworth provides clients the personal representation and attention needed to resolve trust litigation, business litigation, probate or estate litigation, employment law, PIP litigation, and mediation. Business Litigation includes: --Business torts --Contract disputes --Construction defects --Payment disputes --Commercial lending disputes --Property recovery --Professional malpractice --Corporate directors’ and officers’ liability. Reed has extensive skill and ability in trust litigation and probate or estate litigation and handles disputes including: --Undue Influence --Lack of Capacity --Tortious Interference with a Testamentary Expectancy. Reed has litigated these and other complex practice areas in business litigation cases in state and federal trial courts, as well as in the Florida Appellate Courts. Reed travels to clients across Florida to handle cases every step of the way.
- Attorney, The Business Trial Group
- Morgan & Morgan, P.A.
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- Attorney L. Reed Bloodworth handled complex commercial and business litigation, personal injury litigation, and trust and estate litigation.
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- Dean Mead
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- Practice areas included business and commercial litigation and estate and trust litigation. A sample of representative cases: •Successfully defended individual trustee in suit to remove her as trustee and won entitlement to full trustee fees. (Flagler County, Florida). •Successfully defended publicly-traded medical device manufacturer from invasive discovery tactics employed by parties to multiple lawsuits. (Multiple jurisdictions). •Obtained dismissal of action brought by family members of decedent against Bahamian hotel for numerous alleged causes of action arising from the decedent’s death. (U.S. District Court for Middle District of Florida). •Successfully defended a national bakery and distributor in employment dispute. (Seminole County, Florida). •Reached favorable settlement for Pennsylvanian car dealership sued in Florida regarding a breach of contract. (Orange County, Florida). •Successfully represented engineering firm in breach of contract action against general contractor. (Orange County Business Court, Florida). •Reached favorable settlement for national convenience store sue by contractor for breach of contract. (Orange County, Florida).
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- Ringer, Henry, Buckley & Seacord, P.A.
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- Represented Plaintiffs and Defendants in civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense. Evaluated cases and issues involving professional and general liability. Drafted motions, pleadings, and memoranda. Handled hearings and argued substantive motions. Performed legal research and analysis. Negotiated and settled cases.
- University of Florida
- J.D. (2003) | Juris Doctorate
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Levin College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2003
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- Wingate University
- B.S. (1998) | Business Administration and Finance
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- Best Lawyers Commercial Litigation
- U.S. News & World Report
- Super Lawyers
- Thomsen Reuters
- Best Lawyers Trusts & Estates Litigation
- U.S. News & World Report
- Best Lawyers, Real Estate Litigation
- U.S. News & World Report
- Best Law Firm
- U.S. News & World Report
- The Florida Bar  # 0718491
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- Website
- Attorney L. Reed Bloodworth Website