Carl Turpin Adjunct Associate Professor WCL Adjunct Faculty
- Degrees
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D.
Howard University, B.A. - Bio
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Professor Carl K. Turpin has over 40 years of experience handling labor and employment
matters representing both management and labor. In April 2019, Mr. Turpin retired from the
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) as a Supervisor of the Labor and Employment Unit
Office of the General Counsel. He then started an alternative dispute resolution practice as an
arbitrator, hearing officer, employment investigator and mediator.
Prior to attending law school, Professor Turpin was a union official for the United Steel
Workers of America, Local 1033 (1977-1985). After law school, Professor Turpin was employed as a lawyer for the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation (1987-1990), where he was also a leader of the Cook County Legal Workers Union and Regional Director of the Legal Workers’ Union, UAW, Local 65. Professor Turpin was also an attorney for the Chicago Board of Education (1990-1992) and a Senior Association for the Greene and Letts Law Office in Chicago, Illinois (1992-2012),
As an arbitrator and mediator, Professor Turpin has presided over labor and
employment disputes, consumer litigation and matters pertaining to special education
students. Professor Turpin is a member of several alternative dispute resolution panels: FINRA
Arbitrator Panel; District of Columbia Bar’s Attorney/Client Arbitration Board (ACAB); American Arbitration Association Labor Panel, Employment Panel and Consumer Panel; Labor and Employment Hearing Officer for the District of Columbia Public Schools; National Bar
Association – Alternative Dispute Resolution Certified Mediator and Arbitrator; Global Panel of
Distinguished Neutrals (CPR) Employment Arbitration Panel.
Professor Turpin has held many leadership roles. In 1987-1988, he served as President
of the Cook County Bar Association. He was Regional Director of the National Bar Association
(NBA) (2016-2018). Professor Turpin was Chairperson of the NBA Legal Education Committee
for several bar years.
Professor Turpin has been recognized for his contribution to the legal community. In
2012, Professor Turpin was awarded the Cook County Bar Association Don Hubert Award for
Advancement of Legal Ethics. In 2023, Professor Turpin was inducted into the Washington Bar
Association Hall of Fame. Professor Turpin has been awarded the President’s Awards for
outstanding legal service from the Cook County Bar Association, National Bar Association, and
Washington Bar Association.
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