John B. Turner Jr.

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Jack Turner’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, employment law, real estate, construction law, worker’s compensation, commercial transactions, and other commercial and civil litigation. Mr. Turner has represented numerous clients in state and federal court for cases involving secured transactions, real property & contractual disputes, and products liability cases, among others. In May 2008 he was appointed to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s LLC and Partnerships Committee. He is licensed to practice law in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama.

EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
Millsaps College, B.A., History, 1993
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1996
___Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society
___Trial Advocacy Team
___Phi Delta Phi
___Federalist Society, Treasurer

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Member: Mississippi Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, DeSoto County Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association
Mississippi Secretary of State’s LLC & Partnerships Committee

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:
Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama

PUBLISHED CASES:
Peoples Bank v. Bryan Bros. Cattle Company 504 F.3d 549 (5th Cir., 2007)

KBL Properties, LLC v. Bellin 900 So.2d 1160 (Miss. 2005)

Davis v. Smith 922 So.2d 814 (Miss. App. 2005)

Diana Asbury v. Lagonia Sherman, LLC 2002 WL 31306691 (Tenn. App. 2002)


SEMINAR SPEAKER:
Chicago Title Insurance Company 2004 West Tennessee Agency Seminar
“Real Estate Closings in Mississippi”
Northwest Mississippi Association of Realtors New Realtor Orientation
Memphis Area Association of Realtors New Realtor Orientation
Chicago Title Insurance Company 2006 West Tennessee Agency Seminar
“Mississippi Probate & Real Estate Q&A”

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
St. John Orthodox Christian Church
Touchdown Club of Memphis, President
DeSoto County Bar Association, Secretary
Southaven Rotary Club
2004-2005 Leadership DeSoto
Memphis Runners Track Club
Past Member
___DeSoto County Republican Party Executive Committee
___Kudzu Playhouse Board of Directors
___Memphis Area Association of Realtors Government Affairs ___Committee & Public Relations Committee

AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Defense
Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Secured Transactions
Workers’ Compensation
Labor and Employment
Products Liability
Personal Injury