Reed J. Hollander is a partner Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, and practices in Raleigh where he handles a broad range of litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, unfair competition, administrative law, eminent domain and condemnation, technology, trade secret law, intellectual property, and constitutional and First Amendment issues. He focuses particularly in the area of state and local taxation, including property tax, sales and use tax, corporate and individual income tax, and excise taxes, and has spoken and published articles nationally on state and local tax controversy issues.

Mr. Hollander has tried jury and non-jury cases in state courts and before administrative agencies, including the Office of Administrative Hearings and the North Carolina Property Tax Commission. He has litigated in federal district courts, and has appealed cases to the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Hollander was the 2006-2007 chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section.  He is a member of the American Bar Association (Tort/Insurance, Litigation and Tax Sections), the North Carolina State Bar, and the North Carolina Bar Association (Constitutional Rights and Litigation Sections). He is also a member of the Wake County/10th Judicial District Bar.

He served from 2001 to 2005 on a pro bono basis as legal counsel to the North Carolina Jaycees and also served in 2003 and 2004 as legal counsel to the Raleigh Jaycees. Prior to those roles, he held numerous officer positions with the Durham Jaycees, including service as President of the Durham Jaycees in 2000.

In 2007, Mr. Hollander was recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as one of the “40 Under 40” Leadership Award for the Triangle area.

In 1996, Mr. Hollander earned a Juris Doctor with honors from the Duke University School of Law where he served as director of the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project. In 1993, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, with honors and distinction, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.