Rick Reed

Rick Reed was born and raised in Belleville, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a B.A. in History. He also received his M.S. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Education Administration. He then received his law degree from St. Louis University School of Law.

Rick opened his first law office in Belleville, Illinois. Since that time, Rick has developed his law firm into a successful practice with eight office locations throughout southern Illinois.

For over thirty years, Mr. Reed authored “The Law and You,” a weekly column in the Belleville News Democrat and other area newspapers.

Rick Reed was selected as the best St. Clair County Attorney in a Suburban Journal Readers’ poll. In 2019, Rick Reed was selected for a Readers’ Choice Award for Attorneys in the Belleville News Democrat.

Rick Reed lives in the Belleville area with his wife. They have four grown daughters. He is very active in his church where he teaches adult Sunday School every week. Rick is an avid sports fan who spends his free time going to Cardinal baseball games and Billiken basketball games.