Reed William Gallogly

Reed is an incredibly capable and thorough attorney. His attention to detail is amazing and his ability to explain complex legal terms and requirements is superb. He is easy to work with and asks all the right questions to provide appropriate counsel. He provided great advice and produced succinct work products when he helped us with land use questions and environmental review. I highly recommend Reed especially in areas of municipal law and land use.

My experience with Reed Gallogly came working for the City of Santa Barbara. He was with the City Attorney's Office and was instrumental in upholding all of my Municipal Code Enforcement cases against a well know slum lord. Reed was extremely professional in his behavior, attitude and his appearance. His presence in any room was one of confidence and calmness. He was always well-informed of my cases and thoroughly researched them before meeting with the defendant and his team of lawyers. I knew he was prepared to defend the City or myself if need be, and I considered him an extremely valuable colleague. I have yet to work with another attorney (both inside and outside the City) that I have as much confidence in and respect for as Mr. Reed Gallogly. He would be a tremendous asset to any team.

I've known Reed for a long time, and his sage advice pulled me through a contentious divorce very smoothly. He understood implicitly how important it was that I protect myself while avoiding escalation, and was always able to give practical advice in a way that did not dismiss the personal impact of everything I was going through. Specifically, I asked for his counsel during mediation and he helped me avoid common pitfalls to speed the process along in my own head, preventing me from asking for changes to an MSA that would have made the process much longer and may even have been disadvantageous in the long run. He also helped me handle harassment effectively without taking any legal action at all; this is what I mean by practical! It's thanks to his help that I got through it, instead of fretting about everything to this day.

Reed worked with me recently when I was dealing with an employee that was attempting to steal business from my insurance agency when he left to work at another brokerage firm. I was going to try and draft something myself but I was referred to Reed from a family friend and he jumped right in and took charge of the issue. He knew exactly what I needed to do and his fees was very reasonable to get the issue off my desk and into the proper hands. The action letter was drafted and sent to me for review and then sent out promptly to the party. After the issue was dealt with I didn't have any further issues with my prior employee and I sincerely appreciated Reed handling that issue for me. I would certainly work with him in the future for other legal needs, he was responsive and treated me very well in our interaction.