Theresa W. Reed joins Hance Scarborough, LLP as Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office as an experienced government affairs professional skilled in policy analysis, legislative affairs, and communications strategy.
She most recently served as Communications Director in the U.S. House of Representatives to an active member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee. Before that, she worked for the U.S. Department of State at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) in Taipei, Taiwan, where she received the State Department Meritorious Honor Award. From 2013 to 2018, Theresa was a Senior Manager of Federal Government Affairs for Walmart Stores, Inc. where she worked on a variety of issues related to legal compliance and business operations. Prior to joining Walmart, Theresa served as Legislative Director for two members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida and Texas.
A native of Texas and southern California, Theresa earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and East Asian Languages from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004, followed by a Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law in 2007. She was admitted to the Texas State Bar in May 2007. Theresa is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.