Year Joined Firm
- 1980
Areas of Practice
- 65% Healthcare Law
- 10% Corporate
- 10% Real Estate
- 5% Estate
- 10% Contracts
Litigation Percentage
- 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1971
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- J.D. – 1975
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law
- Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
- B.S. – 1968
- Major: Economics & Political Science
Representative Clients
- City of Ailey, GA
- Toombs County Hospital Authority
- Meadows Regional Medical Center, Inc.
- Southeast Regional Care Corporation
- Toombs – Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
References
- Ameris Bank
- Vidalia Federal Savings Bank
- Meadows Regional Medical Center, Inc.
- Paul Anderson Youth Home, Inc.
Honors and Awards
- Vidalia Citizen of the Year, 1981 – Present
- Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, 1981 – Present
- Who’s Who in American Law
- Past Chairman Boys & Girls Club of Toombs County
- Past Vice-Chairman of Vidalia Beautification Commission
Professional Associations and Memberships
- GA Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, Member, 1976 – Present
- State Bar of Georgia, Past Member, Board of Governors, 1971 – Present
Past Employment Positions
- Law Office Darby, Andrew & Threlkeld, P.C., Partner, 1971 – 1980
Pro Bono Activities
- Law Student Division, Macon Legal Aid Society, 1969 – 1971
Languages
- English
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Delta Tau Delta
Vidalia native Reid A. Threlkeld earned his B.A. from Mercer University in 1969 and his J.D. from Mercer in 1975 and was admitted to the Bar that same year. Reid returned to Vidalia in 1976 and began practicing law with the late Bill Darby and Charles Andrew. In 1980, Reid and Charles Andrew formed the Law Offices of Andrew & Threlkeld, P.C. Reid concentrates his practice on business and corporate matters, banking law, real estate, estate planing, local government law, and personal injury. Reid has served as the city attorney for Vidalia since 1978. He is also legal counsel to the Toombs-Montgomery County Development Authority. In the area of banking law, Reid serves as general counsel to Vidalia Federal Savings Bank. In addition, Reid represents Georgia Farm Bureau in civil litigation all over southeast Georgia.
Reid is admitted to practice before all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia, the 5th and 11th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been awarded an AV™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the preemminent legal rating organization in the United States, for many years.
Reid is an active member of the Vidalia Kiwanis Club, where he served as president, and the Vidalia First United Methodist Church where he has served on the Board of Trustees, the Administrative Board and the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee. Reid has served as an officer of the Toombs-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, the Altama Mueseum of Art & History and the Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts (ORCA).
He and his wife, Sheri, have a daughter, Lindsey, a graduate of Georgia Tech who lives in Washington, D.C., and a son, Alex, a graduate of Mississippi State who is a PGA golf professional.
Year Joined Firm
- 1980
Areas of Practice
- Business and Corporate Law
- Domestic Relations
- Insurance Defense
- Municipal
- Wills, Probate and Administration
- Real Estate
Litigation Percentage
- 30% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1975
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1975
- Honors: Delta Theta Phi
- Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 1969
- Major: Law
- Minor: History
- Minor: English
Representative Cases
Representative Clients
- Vidalia Chamber of Commerce
- Vidalia Development Authority
- Vidalia Federal Savings & Loan Association
- City of Vidalia
- Georgia Farm Bureau
References
- Vidalia Federal Savings & Loan Association
- Vidalia Chamber of Commerce
- Vidalia Development Authority
- The Temples Company
- Bernard William & Co.
- Ameris Bank
Honors and Awards
- 2011 Vidalia Citizen of the Year
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Toombs County Bar Association, Member
- Middle Judicial District Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
- Kiwanis, President, 1977 – 1978
- Sons of American Revolution
Past Employment Positions
- Attorney General, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1984
- City of Ailey, City Attorney, 1984
- Law Office of William T. Darby, Associate, 1975 – 1980
Pro Bono Activities
- Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts (ORCA)
- Franklinia Playhouse, Inc.
- Altama Gallery, Inc.
Fraternities/Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi