Adam D. Reid

Adam D. Reid is an attorney with Gill Ragon Owen, P.A. in Little Rock, Arkansas. He advises individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations on business transactions and related tax issues. His practice includes Business Transactions & Corporate Law, Qualified Opportunity Zones, and Taxation & Estate Planning. His counsel covers federal and state tax planning, governance, compliance, and dispute resolution, connecting business decisions with their legal and tax consequences.

Adam earned his B.A. from The University of Iowa in 2004. He received his J.D. in 2008 and LL.M. in Taxation in 2009 from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. His advanced tax education supports a practice involving transaction planning, corporate matters, and trusts and estates. It also provides a foundation for evaluating tax incentives and the compliance questions faced by businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Adam’s trust and estate work includes estate planning, asset protection, charitable planning, marital planning, and probate and trust administration. He also advises clients on tax credits and incentives, including Employee Retention Credits and the Qualified Opportunity Zone tax incentive. His speaking engagements have addressed Opportunity Zones and the creation of opportunity funds for audiences connected with the Arkansas Municipal League and business development organizations.

Adam D. Reid was included in The Best Lawyers in America 2027 for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Tax Law. He has served as Chair of the Arkansas Bar Association’s Section of Taxation and received its Golden Gavel Award as a tax law track planner. His practice brings tax analysis to corporate, estate, and nonprofit matters, helping clients consider how legal structures and financial decisions affect their wider objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Chair, Arkansas Bar Association, Section of Taxation

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The University of Iowa
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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