Arnold E Reed

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 former Michigan 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. PRACTICE PROFILE: Mr. Reed is the principle owner and operator in the firm of Arnold E. Reed & Associates, P.C., in Southfield, Michigan. His practice concentrates on litigation in the areas of Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Trauma, Wrongful Death, Bus, Truck and Auto Accidents, Police Misconduct, Employment Law and Criminal Law. Mr. Reed has obtained numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Mr. Reed was the first attorney nationally to successfully sue firefighters for a Wrongful Death arising out of the handling and response to a fire. He achieved a $750,000.00 jury verdict in a dog bite case, the highest award ever achieved in the country in such a case at that time. Mr. Reed obtained a $4.2 Million verdict against Brinks Home Security in a Civil Rights case, a $4.5 Million Dollar verdict against the City of Detroit in a Police Misconduct case, a $1.8 Million Dollar settlement against the City of River Rouge in a jail suicide case, one the largest such settlements in the country, a $1.6 Million Dollar verdict against the Church of God and Christ, a $1.4 Million Dollar settlement against the Dearborn Police for Police Misconduct and many more. Mr. Reed’s client base has included top Politicians and major Music Industry conglomerates such as four-time Grammy Award winner and R&B Superstar, R. Kelly, five time Late Night at the Apollo winner, Poet and Author, Jessica Care Moore, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, former Dean of the house, the late Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and the Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin, for whom Mr. Reed won a lawsuit to block the unauthorized release of the critically acclaimed Amazing Grace Documentary. Most recently, he served as the lead trial strategist to former national Talk show host Tavis Smiley in his lawsuit against PBS. Television Personality Dr. Phil has called on Attorney Reed to represent guests on his nationally syndicated talk show. Most recently, Attorney Reed has been the subject of the most comprehensive documentary ever made regarding Police conduct in America and the Black Lives Matter movement. Attorney Reed was selected to the Michigan State Bar Foundation’s class of 2025. Mr. Reed’s representation of Congressman John Conyers, Jr. was highlighted by the Harper Collins Publish House in a 2025 book released entitled “My Father’s House.” Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Arnold E Reed included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Lawyer of the Year by Michigan Lawyers’ Weekly Chosen by Crain’s Detroit Business Magazine as one of the top businessmen in Michigan under 40 years old. Named a Leader in the Law by Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly The Nation's Top Lawyers Leading Lawyers, 2018 - Present Top Medical Malpractice Law Firm, 2020 - Present National Bar Association's Top 100 Attorneys in the Country, 2017 - Present Lawyers of Distinction (Medical Malpractice), 2023 - Present Michigan's Largest Verdicts and Settlements (Michigan Lawyers Weekly), 2023 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About Arnold E. Reed Included on the 2026Michigan Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers list

• Founder

• Law Clerk on the Michigan Supreme Court to the Hon. Dennis W. Archer
• Chief Law Clerk to the Hon. Conrad L. Mallett

• Trial Advocacy, Harvard Law School, 2018 - Present
• How to Win a Multi-Million Dollar Verdict, University of Michigan College of Law, 2016
• How to Effectively Cross-Examine Hostile Witnesses, MSU Management Education Center, 2010
• Know Your Rights, National Bar Association, 2015
• Establishing Non-Economic Damages, 2010 - 2015

• Raymond Barton v. Sheldon Neeley
• Citation: No. 23-2089
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals
• Serial Number: File Name: 24a0201p.06

• Expungements, 2017 - 2019
• Uncontested Divorces, 2017 - 2018
• Representative Clients
• Aretha Franklin
• R. Kelly
• Tavis Smiley
• Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
• LaTocha & Tamika Scott - R&B Grammy Award Winning Group Xscape

• Michigan, 1992
• Illinois, 2024

• Michigan Association of Justice, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2023 - Present (Member)
• National Black Lawyers Top 100, 2017 - Present (Member)
• The Nations Top Lawyers, 2018 - Present (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Kappa Alpha Psi