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Background and Experience

N. James Turner, born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Admissions: 1975, The Florida Bar; 1976, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1981, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida and United States Supreme Court; 1982, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Education: Bentley College (B.S., with highest honors, 1972); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1975; LL.M., 1978). Delta Theta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honor society.

Author:   Comment, "Qualified Pension and Profit Sharing Plans: Integration with Social Security." 29, U. Miami L. Rev. 119 (1974); The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles 58 (1976); "Consequences of Instructing Deponents Not To Answer," Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 39, April, 1991; "Employer Liability for Acts of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Respondeat Superior and Beyond," Florida Bar Journal, 41 (1994); "The Perils of (Reporting and) Not Reporting Sexual Harassment," Florida Bar Journal, December, 1997. "Successfully Defending Employees in Non-Compete and Trade Secret Litigation", Florida Bar Journal, Vol. 78, April 2004.

Member:   Orange County Bar Association; former Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section (2); The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law SectionOsceola Bar Association; Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County; founding member, Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers AssociationAmerican Inns of Court, Orlando Chapter # 123 League of Women Voters Orange County; Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber of Commerce; RAFMAN Club, Member-Advisor; former member of the editorial advisory board of James Publishing Incorporated, Law Publishers

Volunteer:   Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc.; Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association; and Friends of the Orlando Philharmonic.

Military Service:  United States Army, Artillery 1964-1966; Viet Nam Era Veteran; National Defense Service Medal, Honorable Discharge.

Certifications: 
Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer and Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Certification. Certified Mediator, Florida Supreme Court.

Recent Significant Cases Hinton v. Supervision Intern., Inc., 942 So.2d 986 (Fla.5th DCA 2006).   Molina v. South Florida Exp. Bankserv, Inc., 420 F.Supp.2d 1276 (M.D.Fla., 2006)(victory for Hispanic drivers).

New York Times:  Article entitled  "Prudential Told to Pay Broker in Fraud Case" describes a noteworthy decision.

Rated AV (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell.  

 

  


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