Marcus Reed, a first-generation college student, has wanted to be a lawyer for as long as he can remember.

“My mom would say I knew I wanted to be a lawyer right out of the womb,” Reed said. “When they would ask kids what they wanted to do when they grow up, I would always say lawyer.”

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On Sunday afternoon, Reed graduated in the top 5% of his class during the College of Law’s commencement ceremony in Savage Arena.

Upon passing the bar exam, Reed will join the United States Department of Labor in Washington as an honors attorney in the Office of the Solicitor.

The Honors Program is a unique opportunity to work in one of the largest legal offices in the federal government and gain a broad knowledge of labor and employment matters that would be difficult to obtain in years of private practice.

“That’s always been my dream,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to go to Washington, D.C.”

Throughout law school, Reed gained valuable experience on how to best advocate for workers’ rights both as a law clerk with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (OPBA) and as a legal intern with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Ohio Council 8.

Reed’s passion for labor and employment law developed after his dad, a firefighter and past president of the local firefighters union in Canton, let him skip school to...

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