Professional Experience
Ron Reynolds has a diverse business and litigation practice which includes counseling clients on business, employment and real estate issues, as well as litigating real property, employment, business and commercial matters. Ron has over 30 years of experience in trial courts, appellate courts, and arbitration and has been appointed both a facilitator and an arbitrator in complex commercial and real property law cases. He also serves in a “general counsel” capacity for several small businesses.
Ron is listed in Best Lawyers in four categories: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Litigation; and Real Estate Law. BestLawyers named him 2021 Lawyer of the Year in the Real Estate category and 2019 Lawyer of the Year in the Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law category. Ron has twice been selected as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan and Top 50 Business Lawyers in Michigan by Super Lawyers.
Ron is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Claims, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, as has handled litigation in several other federal and state courts.
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- Real Estate Law
- Business Law
Admitted to Practice
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- Michigan
Court Admissions
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Real Estate (2023)
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2015 – 2023)
- Named, Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”, Real Estate Law (2021)
- Named, Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2019)
- Michigan Super Lawyers (2006-2018)
- Top 100 Lawyers in Michigan and Top 50 Business Lawyers in Michigan (2013 and 2014)
- Business Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit
• 2010 — Eminent Domain
• 2012 — Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law
• 2013 — Eminent Domain, Condemnation Law and Land Use & Zoning Law
• 2015 — Real Estate Law
• 2016 — Land Use & Zoning Law & Real Estate Law
• 2017 — Land Use & Zoning Law
• 2019 — Land Use & Zoning Law - Leading Lawyers for Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation Law and Real Estate Law: Commercial (2014-2019)
- Martindale-Hubbell® — AV Preeminent ®– Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence (1998-2018)
Professional Activities
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- State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Section, Past Council ChairCurrent Chair, Sponsorship and Nominating Committee
• Past Chair, Eminent Domain Committee
• Past Chair, Continuing Legal Education - State Bar of Michigan, Labor and Employment Law Section
- State Bar of Michigan, Litigation Section
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Section, Past Council ChairCurrent Chair, Sponsorship and Nominating Committee
Community Activities
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- Crossroads for Youth Non-Profit, Oxford, MI. Chair, Board of Directors
- Advocates Guild, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
- Leadership Oakland. President of the Board of Directors (2006-2007)
- American Inns of Court, University of Detroit Mercy Law School
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- J.D., 1987, Northwestern University School of Law
B.A., 1984, magna cum laude, Hillsdale College
- J.D., 1987, Northwestern University School of Law
Community Activities
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- Crossroads for Youth Non-Profit, Oxford, MI. Chair, Board of Directors
- Advocates Guild, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
- Leadership Oakland. President of the Board of Directors (2006-2007)
- American Inns of Court, University of Detroit Mercy Law School