Joel P. Reeves

Joel P. Reeves grew up in Jackson, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in English Rhetoric and a minor in Psychology. After completing his undergraduate studies, Joel lived and worked in Nagoya, Japan for two years as an English teacher. Joel then returned to the South and earned his juris doctor degree from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia. While in law school, Joel was the school negotiation champion, earned awards for legal writing and negotiation, worked for the solicitor for the Twigs County Probate Court, interned with the Honorable John J. Goger at the Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta, and earned a Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing, Research and Drafting as part of Mercer’s top-ranked legal writing program.

After completing law school, Joel moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and began his career in insurance defense where he made partner at one of the largest insurance defense firms in the nation and was twice recognized by Best Lawyers in their annual Ones to Watch List. While in Las Vegas, Joel served as counsel on over 200 hundred appeals with multiple published opinions defending clients ranging from large corporations and governmental entities to small businesses.

After almost a decade of practicing insurance defense in Las Vegas, Joel and his family returned home to Tennessee and Joel joined the acclaimed team at Kizer & Black, Attorneys, PLLC where his primary focus is on real estate issues. Joel's areas of practice include contract interpretation and drafting, property owners association law, condominium owners association law, issues regarding short term rentals, compliance with governmental property regulations, landlord/tenant relations, title research, and property disputes.

Joel is a member of the Leadership Blount class of 2023, serves on the board of directors for the Blount County Youth Court, and enjoys coaching youth soccer. Joel and his wife Adriana live in Maryville with their two children, Katie and Fred.