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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

Reginald M. Turner, American Bar Association 2020 President-Elect
Nominee

In remarks to the ABA House of Delegates, Reginald M. Turner,
Past President of the National Bar Association and the State Bar
of Michigan, spoke of his desire for service to the bar and of
his first meeting with Dennis Archer Sr., the first African-
American to serve as President of the American Bar Association,
the National Bar Association and the State Bar of
Michigan. Turner stated that, "the most respected lawyers
distinguish themselves by breathing life into the lawyers' oath"
and that he is “proud to be among these guardians of the public
welfare, promoting the rule of law”.

Turner spoke on Feb. 17, 2020 at the 81st ABA Midyear
Meeting, in Austin, Texas.
Remarks to ABA House of Delegates, Feb. 17, 2020
Crains Detroit Business, Feb. 20, 2020

Aaron V. Burrell, Straker Past President, Sworn In As SBM
Representative Assembly Chair

State Bar of Michigan News, Sept. 26, 2019

Aaron V. Burrell of Detroit has been sworn in as the chair of the State
Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly for 2019-2020. The 150-
member Representative Assembly is the final policy-making body of the
State Bar. The Michigan Supreme Court created it in 1971 at the request of
the SBM Board of Commissioners in order to increase geographical
representation and member participation in State Bar policy. Burrell
represents the Third Judicial Circuit in the Assembly.
Burrell practices with Dickinson Wright LLC and focuses his practice in
the areas of commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation,
appellate litigation, and minority business enterprises. He is a member of
the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan, as well as an
officer on its Representative Assembly; is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Oakland County Bar Association; is a past-president of the D. Augustus Straker Bar
Association and vice president of the D. Augustus Straker Bar Foundation; was named a foundation
fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the Oakland County Bar Foundation; served as
affiliate representative of the National Bar Association; and he previously co-chaired the State Bar of
Michigan Equal Access Initiative.