Diane Barnes-Reynolds

Biography

A Partner at Simon Reed & Salazar, P.A., Diane M. Barnes-Reynolds manages the Tampa office. Her litigation practice mainly focuses on first-party coverage, which includes water damage, windstorm, sinkhole, collapse, builder’s risk, business interruption claims, jewelry, and theft. She also has experience in inflated claims and insurance fraud.

Diane graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2000. She received her Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law in 2003. While in law school, Diane was vice president of the Mock Trial Team and received numerous accolades, including the Best Advocate Award at the 2002 State Champion of Academy of Florida trial Lawyers Mock Trial Competition. She also interned in Washington, D.C. for a telecommunications law firm in addition to interning for the Children’s Advocacy Center in Tallahassee and the Second Judicial Circuit, Felony Division. Diane began her legal career practicing in franchise law before entering the insurance defense practice. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Diane spent 10 years working with two Florida law enforcement agencies in civilian investigative and analytical fields.

Diane has published “Punitive Damages – The Rationale of Ratios” for Mealey’s Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith (Vol. 21, #16, December 18, 2007); numerous blog posts for her prior firm, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP; and co-authored Lexis-Nexis Practice Guide: Florida Insurance Litigation. She is also an experienced public speaker, having presented at several national claims conferences.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: FL