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Reginald M. Turner, Jr.




Detroit, Michigan


Reginald M. Turner Jr. practices in the areas of labor and employment and legislative lobbying. He is a past president of the State Bar of Michigan, former vice president of the National Bar Association, and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is a member of Clark Hill's executive committee and its Labor and Employment Practice Group. Mr. Turner has more than 15 years of experience in labor and employment law and governmental relations, and he is one of the 12 Clark Hill attorneys named in "The Best Lawyers in America." Mr. Turner regularly counsels clients in negotiation, drafting, and administration of labor and employment contracts in the private and public sectors. He has handled a wide variety of litigation in state and federal civil courts, state and federal administrative tribunals, and grievance and interest arbitrations. Mr. Turner served for three years on the State Bar of Michigan's Labor and Employment Law Section Council. He has been a frequent speaker at the section's seminars and a contributing writer to its publications. In 1999, he was a featured speaker at the National Labor Relations Board's Bernard Gottfried Labor Law Symposium. Mr. Turner is also a member of the labor and employment sections of the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, and the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's Michigan Employment Advisory Council, and he is certified in arbitration by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Mr. Turner remains active in public service and civic and charitable organizations. He is chair of the City of Detroit Board of Ethics, and from 2000 to 2003, Mr. Turner represented Detroit mayors Dennis Archer and Kwame Kilpatrick on the Detroit Board of Education. He formerly served on Governor John Engler's Blue Ribbon Commission on Michigan Gaming and on the City of Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Advisory Authority.
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