The lawyer who changed the LSAT for everyone
Jason Turkish graduated cum laude from Northwestern and leads Nyman Turkish PC as its President and Managing Partner. The Michigan Supreme Court appointed him to the board that disciplines the state's own attorneys. He has argued twice before the Sixth Circuit. And he has done all of it legally blind since birth. Source Binno v. ABA · Michigan Flyer Source ABA Journal
From Michigan to Northwestern
Jason earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan and a J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law in 2012. Source State Bar of Michigan
At Northwestern, he externed under Richard Bernstein, a blind attorney who later became a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. The externship connected his legal education to the disability-rights work that would later become central to his own cases. Source Nyman Turkish PC
President and Managing Partner at Nyman Turkish
Jason is President and Managing Partner of Nyman Turkish PC. The firm, founded in 1980, represents Social Security Disability claimants nationwide from offices in California, Florida and Michigan; ProPublica has described it as one of the nation's largest law firms representing disability claimants. Source The Baltimore Sun Source Nyman Turkish PC Source ProPublica
His litigation has also reached beyond the firm's core practice. Jason has represented disabled plaintiffs in disputes over admissions testing, absentee voting, high-school athletics, and airport access. Those matters are documented on The Record.
Appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court appointed Jason to the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board. The board hears misconduct cases against Michigan lawyers. His current term runs through September 30, 2027. Source Attorney Discipline Board
Committees and advisory roles
Jason has also served on the Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee for the Eastern District of Michigan, which recommends candidates for federal judgeships and for United States Attorney to the state's U.S. senators. Source Attorney Discipline Board
In May 2026, EvenUp, a legal technology company, appointed him Senior Advisor to its Board of Directors. Source Business Wire
National Social Security advocacy
In 2024, Jason co-founded the Alliance for America's Promise, a Social Security disability rights group, where he is a director. In November 2025, ProPublica reported on the team of advocates he led against a proposed cut to disability benefits for older workers: a proposal the administration did not adopt. The episode is documented, date by date, on the advocacy page. Source ProPublica Source Nyman Turkish PC
His policy work has also appeared under his own byline. In August 2024, The Baltimore Sun published his guest commentary on the Social Security Administration. Source The Baltimore Sun
Credentials and recognitions
Each license, degree, appointment, and recognition below links to its verifying source.
- Bar admission
- State Bar of Michigan · P76310 Active and in good standing. Licensed October 31, 2012. Source State Bar of Michigan
- Bar admission
- Supreme Court of the United States Admitted October 3, 2016: recorded in the Court's own Journal, October Term 2016, p. 135. Source Supreme Court Journal
- Federal courts
- E.D. Mich. · W.D. Mich. · Sixth Circuit Counsel of record in more than ten federal district-court cases, and twice the arguing attorney before the Sixth Circuit. Source Federal court dockets
- Appellate brief
- Ramsey v. Commissioner of Social Security (6th Cir. 2020) On the brief for four Social Security claimants in a published decision that vacated the district-court judgments and ordered new hearings. Source Sixth Circuit opinion
- Education
- J.D., cum laude: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 2012. The law school on his official bar record. Source State Bar of Michigan record
- Education
- B.A., Political Science: University of Michigan Recorded in a State of Michigan press release on his Barrier Free Design Board reappointment. Source State of Michigan
- Appointment
- Michigan Attorney Discipline Board Appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court; current term expires September 30, 2027. Source Attorney Discipline Board
- Committee
- Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee: E.D. Mich. Recommends candidates for federal judgeships and United States Attorney to Michigan's U.S. senators. Listed in his Attorney Discipline Board biography and firm bio. Source Attorney Discipline Board · Nyman Turkish PC
- Advisory role
- EvenUp: Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors Appointed May 2026, per EvenUp's announcement. Source Business Wire
- Recognition
- Rising Stars (Michigan): Super Lawyers Selected to the Michigan Rising Stars list each year from 2016 through 2026, per his live Super Lawyers profile. Source Super Lawyers
- Membership
- Top 40 Under 40: The National Trial Lawyers A membership designation, not an award or ranking. The National Trial Lawyers states that "Top 100" and "Top 40 Under 40" "are not awards, rankings, comparative scoring systems, numerical ordering of attorneys, or lifetime distinctions." Invitation-based; listing verified on the NTL directory, 2026. Source The National Trial Lawyers
- Advocacy
- Alliance for America's Promise: Co-founder A Social Security disability rights group founded in 2024. He is also a director of the group, per his firm bio. Source Nyman Turkish PC · ProPublica
- Memberships
- NADR · NOSSCR · American Bar Association National Association of Disability Representatives; National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives; American Bar Association. Source Nyman Turkish PC
Request a consultation with Nyman Turkish
Nyman Turkish PC handles Social Security Disability claims nationwide. A consultation with the firm is free, and you pay nothing unless the firm recovers benefits for you: no fee, and no case costs.