Trustee
Maurice G. Jenkins, ‘81
Elected 6/9/01
Trustee Jenkins is a Partner at the Dickinson Wright law firm in Detroit, Michigan. Formerly the chief labor counsel for General Motors, his current practice focuses on labor and employment litigation; NLRB election and LILP Charge proceedings; collective bargaining negotiations; preventative counseling on employment matters; internal investigations of environment al harassment complaints and systemic discrimination claims; drafting employee handbooks, contracts, policies; alternative dispute resolution, including mediations, arbitrations, and facilitations; federal and state administrative proceedings involving labor, employment, and discrimination matters.
In addition to his service to the Law College, Mr. Jenkins is a Commissioner, by appointment of Mayor Dennis W. Archer, on the City of Detroit Civil Service Commission; a member of the Labor and Employment Sections of State Bar of Michigan and American Bar Association; a recipient of the 1997 YMCA Minority Achievers Award; a volunteer and mentor at the YMCA Detroit; a former director of the Board of Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services; and a President’s Club member of the MSU College of Law Alumni Association.