Bernice McReynolds

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Bernice McReynolds advises and represents employers in both the private and public sector, focusing primarily on labor law and employment litigation. Ms. McReynolds also represents employers in labor arbitrations and in administrative proceedings before the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.


Practice Areas

Labor & Employment Litigation

ERISA Litigation


Education

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990)

Member of University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, 1988

Wayne State University (B.S.N., with distinction, 1985)


Awards & Recognitions

Frank Murphy Honors Society, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Law

American Jurisprudence Award for Agency

American Jurisprudence Award for Partnership


Publications & Lectures

Author, "Weeded Out: Michigan's Medical Marihuana Act Creates an Employment Quandary," Michigan Lawyers Weekly, April 19, 2010.

Co-author, Employment Litigation in Michigan, 2nd edition (ICLE 2004)

Co-author, Employment Litigation in Michigan (ICLE 1999)

Co-author, Michigan Wrongful Discharge and Employment Discrimination Law, 2nd edition (ICLE 1994)

Frequent speaker for various business organizations


Professional & Community Activities

Ave Maria School of Law (Member, Board of Visitors, 2004-present)

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Business Leaders (Member, 2006-present)

ArborVitae, Inc.'s Women’s Center and Pregnancy Help Center (Board of Directors, 2007-present)

Licensed Registered Nurse, Michigan, 1985


Memberships

State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section)

American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Labor & Employment Law; Member Equal Employment Opportunity Liaison Committee for Michigan)