Attorney Arnold E. Reed received his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1990. Prior to graduation, Mr. Reed was named Associate Editor of the Law Review. After graduating, Mr. Reed accepted the position of Law Clerk on the Michigan Supreme Court to the Hon. Dennis W. Archer. Mr. Reed eventually became Chief Law Clerk to the Hon. Conrad L. Mallett. Mr. Reed, a former journalist, has authored numerous articles and is published in the area of Police Discretion and Misconduct. In the year 2000, Mr. Reed was selected as Lawyer of the Year by Michigan Lawyers’ Weekly and has been the subject of several front-page articles involving his trial work. Mr. Reed was chosen by Crain’s Detroit Business Magazine as one of the top businessmen in Michigan under 40 years old. Mr. Reed was appointed by Governor John Engler to sit on the Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Mr. Reed is a member of the Outstanding Young Men of America and is a life member of the National Registry of Who’s Who. Mr. Reed has been interviewed by 60 Minutes, Dateline NBC, Geraldo Rivera, Stephanie Ruhle of MSNBC and numerous other National News Outlets. In 2017, Mr. Reed’s representation of the late Congressman John Conyers, Jr., was highlighted on Chuck Todd’s Meet the Press as the top story of the year. Mr. Reed was the lead trial strategist for nationally known talk show host Tavis Smiley in his case against PBS in Washington D.C. Mr. Reed has been the subject of two television documentaries airing on CBS network affiliates nationwide as well as Amazon Prime. In 2018, he was named a Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly. In 2021, he was selected to the list of Michigan Super Lawyers. His litigation against McDonald’s Restaurant was highlighted in New York’s Bloomberg Market Magazine. Mr. Reed is nationally prominent having counseled attorneys in litigation matters from Mexico to London. He is currently a Faculty member at Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop.
Education
University of Iowa College of Law, J.D.
Indiana University-Bloomington, B.A.
Bar Admissions
Michigan, 1992
