Diane Barnes-Reynolds

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS / INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIPSMs. Barnes-Reynolds authored Punitive Damages-The Rationale of Ratios for Mealeys Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith (Vol. 21, #16, Dec. 18, 2007). She is a co-author of Lexis Nexis Practice Guide: Florida Insurance Litigation. Ms. Barnes-Reynolds presented Core Learning Course, Actual Cash Value, An Element-by-Element Analysis for The Property & Liability Resource Bureau Claims Conferences in 2013 and 2014. She also presented Denials, Denial Letters and Documentation for The Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) Claims Conferences in 2015 and 2016. Ms. Barnes-Reynolds presented Claim Evaluation With Large Deteriorated Properties at the 2020-2023 PLRB Claims Conferences and will present Claims Handling for Iconic Hotels at the 2024 PLRB Claims Conference. Ms. Barnes-Reynolds was a member of the Claims Conference Committee for the Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) for 2016-2019. She is a former Chair of the CLM Insurance Fraud Committee Publications Sub-Committee of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) and is a current Member of the CLM and the CLM Insurance Fraud Committee. Ms. Barnes-Reynolds is also a member of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association. RECOGNITION Ms. Barnes-Reynolds is an alumna of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy and of the Hillsborough County Bar Association Leadership Institute. She is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, and a former Board Member of Tallahassee Women Lawyers. Ms. Barnes-Reynolds is Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent, Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence.