Robert C. Reid, Esq. of Bryant Miller Olive P.A., Elected as Regular Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel by Unanimous Vote

Location: Tallahassee

Tallahassee, FL. - September 17, 2024 - Bryant Miller Olive P.A. (BMO) is pleased to announce Robert (Bob) C. Reid has been elected, by unanimous vote, as a regular fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel.

The prestigious organization, established in 1995, was created to bring together bond lawyers who are distinguished for their exemplary skill, expertise, and professional and ethical standards in their practice. Membership is limited and extended on an invite-only basis. Expertise is the primary evaluation criterion of prospective nominees. The College evaluates a nominee's expertise as a combination of the knowledge, experience, skill, judgment, and motivation the lawyer brings to the financing. Indicators of such evaluation criteria include the number, variety, and complexity of bond financing transactions in which the lawyer has participated.

For the past 47 years, Reid has focused his practice specifically on financial transactions and tax planning. Since 1985, his concentration on tax-exempt and taxable financing has taken precedence and is now exclusively focused on this area. Reid applies his experience in tax matters arising in financings involving multi-family housing, single-family housing, public housing, hotels, convention and sports facilities, educational facilities, and governmental projects.

Mr. Reid has used his tax and project finance background to lead the firm in tax credit financings using new markets tax credits, historic preservation tax credits, and low-income housing tax credits, and more recently in the area of Opportunity Zones. He also provides consulting and special counsel services to local governments on issues involving the creation and preservation of affordable and workforce housing, and the use of new market tax credits and Opportunity Zones as an economic development tool. He is the former Chair of the firm's Affordable Housing and the Chair of the firm's New Markets Tax Credit practice areas.

"Bob's nomination and election by his peers as a Fellow to the College is a testament to his credibility and work over the past 47 years." Said JoLinda Herring, BMO's CEO and Managing Shareholder. "Bob is an exceptional addition to the College; serving clients and ultimately, the interests of the public, he has made innumerable contributions to the development of public finance law."

He is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs, including the National Association of Bond Lawyers annual Bond Attorney Workshop and has been featured in publications such as National Real Estate Investor.

"I am honored to be selected as a Regular Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel," said Reid. "I am grateful to have worked in one of the most complex areas of law with many of the finest public finance attorneys in the nation throughout the past 47 years."

Reid is a shareholder in the firm's Tallahassee office. He is rated "AV-Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell and is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Florida.?He is listed in the Municipal Bond Attorneys' section of The Bond Buyer's Municipal Marketplace and is a member of The Florida Bar and National Association of Bond Lawyers. He was selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America?2025 in Tallahassee for Public Finance Law. Reid graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1976 and received a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law in 1985.

About Bryant Miller Olive
With a distinguished history of over 50 years serving its clients' needs, Bryant Miller Olive represents governments, businesses and agencies in legal matters relating to public finance, real estate, state and local government law, complex transactions, project finance, litigation, and labor and employment. Firm attorneys are often called upon to handle some of the most complex legal issues in the boardroom and in the courtroom. The firm has offices in Tampa, Tallahassee, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

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