Joseph A. Turner


	Joseph A. Turner Member Practice Areas: State and Federal Criminal Trial Practice; White Collar Crime; Health Care Fraud; Tax Fraud; Mail Fraud; Wire Fraud; Bank Fraud; Environmental Law; Complex Litigation; Securities Fraud; Grand Jury Investigations; Organized Crime; Murder; Cyber Crimes; Drug Crimes; Driving While Intoxicated; Assault; Burglary; Theft. Admitted: 1977, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas Law School: University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1977 College: Sam Houston State University, B.A., Criminology, summa cum laude, 1974 Member: State Bar of Texas; Austin Bar Association; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Biography: Lecturer at Law, University of Texas, 1989. Former: Assistant Travis County Attorney; Assistant Travis County District Attorney; Assistant U.S. Attorney. (Board Certified, Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) Born: Spokane, Washington, September 24, 1954 ISLN: 903039909

Joseph A. Turner graduated summa cum laude from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, where he majored in criminology. During undergraduate school, he worked as a correctional officer in the state prison. He graduated from the Univeristy of Texas School of Law in 1977 at the age of 22. He was Chief of the Trial Section for the Travis County Attorney's Office. As an Assistant District Attorney, he was Chief of the Special Crimes Division. He later became an Assistant United States Attorney. He has been a criminal defense lawyer in Austin, Texas since 1982. He has been board-certified in criminal law since 1983, and is a member of both the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In his 29 years of practice, he has tried more than 100 jury trials.