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Jack Reise earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Binghamton University. He graduated cum laude from University of Miami School of Law where he was an Associate Editor on the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review and was also the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Award in Contracts.
Since he began practicing law, Mr. Reise has been devoted to protecting the rights of those who have been harmed by corporate misconduct. Mr. Reise started his legal career representing individuals suffering the debilitating affects of asbestos exposure back in the 1950s and 1960s.
Mr. Reise has since concentrated his practice on class action litigation, including securities fraud, shareholder derivative actions, consumer protection, unfair and deceptive insurance practices and antitrust. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Reise was a partner at the law firm of Cauley Geller.
A substantial portion of Mr. Reise's practice is devoted to representing shareholders in actions brought under the federal securities laws. He is currently serving as Lead Counsel in more than a dozen cases nationwide, including: Abrams v. van Kampen Funds, Case No. 01 C 7538 (involving a mutual fund that is charged with improperly valuating its net asset value) and In re NewPower Holdings Sec. Litig., U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York, 02 Civ. 1550 (CLB)(S.D.N.Y), which recently settled with several of the defendants for $26 million.
Mr. Reise has been admitted to the Florida Bar since 1995. He is also admitted to practice before United States Court of Appeals for the First, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits, as well as the Southern and Middle District Courts of Florida.
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