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Alexander L. Turner

Counsel

Winston-Salem, NC

office 336.955.8352

Overview

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Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Publications & Presentations

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Mr. Turner’s primary area of practice is litigation, including class action and mass tort litigation, as well as commercial, medical liability and product liability litigation.

Education

Washington and Lee University, B.S., Business Adminstration, 2001
Pace University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008

Experience

General Litigation
- Representing clients in commercial litigation covering all aspects of contract and commercial disputes
- Representing financial institutions and loan servicers in a variety of consumer finance litigation
- Insurance defense representing insureds in a variety of litigation
- Representing insurers in first party bad faith actions
Complex Litigation
- Representing large corporations, including insurance companies, financial institutions, manufacturers, and healthcare systems in a variety of complex litigation
- Representing manufacturers in mass tort actions in Federal and State Courts
- Representing clients in class actions and in mass litigation in Federal and State Courts, before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Managing the defense of complex matters, including crafting and implementing litigation strategy, drafting critical motions, taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions, and arguing motions before both Federal and State Courts
- Serving as coordinating counsel before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel in a complex chemical exposure matter
Trucking Litigation
- Representing clients in a wide range of transportation industry litigation involving both over-the-road and short haul trucking
- Assembling emergency response teams to quickly respond to a variety of trucking accidents
- Representing trucking companies and corporate clients in matters involving catastrophic accidents resulting in serious injuries/death and significant property damage, including formulating defense strategies and identifying, retaining, and preparing industry-leading experts
- Litigating trucking cases that involve the use of new integrated safety technology found on modern trucks, including lane departure warning systems and active braking systems
Healthcare Litigation
- Representing medical practitioners, healthcare facilities, and university health systems in medical malpractice matters, including matters involving obstetric, psychiatric, and orthopedic care
- Representing medical practitioners, healthcare facilities, and university health systems in negligent credentialing litigation
- Advising healthcare clients on effective risk management
Law Clerk, The Honorable Kenneth W. Rudolph, Commercial Division of the Ninth Judicial District of the New York State Unified Court System, 2006

Reported Cases

State of West Virginia ex rel West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., et al. v. Honorable Phillip D. Gaujot, 242 W.Va. 54, 829 S.E.2d 54 (2019)
State ex rel. The North River Insurance Company v. Honorable Robert G. Chafin, Special Judge, et al., Docket No. 13-0897, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted verified petition for writ of prohibition
In re: Odegua J. Irivbobge v. West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, Docket No. 13-0709, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted petitioner's exceptions to the West Virginia Board of Law Examiner's order denying petitioner's application to sit for the West Virginia Bar Examination
State ex rel. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC v. Honorable James H. Young, Jr., Judge, et al., Docket No. 13-0102, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted verified petition for writ of prohibition
State ex rel. Addair v. Honorable Jack Alsop, Judge, et al., Docket No. 10-0704, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted response to plaintiffs' motion for emergency stay related to plaintiffs' verified petition for writ of prohibition

Litigation Product Liability Litigation Technology Commercial Trucking & Transportation Nursing Homes

Distinctions

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Trial Advocacy Program 2014 Participant/Attendee
ALPS Lawyer Leadership Institute, 2013 Sponsored Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Representative Attendee
New York State Rookie Auctioneer of the Year, New York State Auctioneers Association, 2002

Admissions

Virginia State Bar
West Virginia State Bar
North Carolina State Bar
United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Memberships

American Bar Association
The West Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia: Chair, Business Law Substantive Law Committee, 2012 - 2014, Vice Chair, 2011 - 2012; Medical Liability Substantive Law Committee; Insurance Law Substantive Law Committee; Products Liability Substantive Law Committee

Publications & Presentations

Co-Author, "Medical Malpractice Litigation Tips," Finds & Facts Paralegal Magazine, May/June 2019
Presenter, "The Legal Consequences of Failing to Provide Patient Centric Care," presented to 1st and 2nd year Master of Healthcare Administration students at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences
Presenter, "Negligent Medical Credentialing," presented to 1st and 2nd year Master of Healthcare Administration students at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences
Co-Author, “Dead End: No Private Cause of Action Under W.Va. Code §50-4-1,” The DTCWV Defender, Winter 2019
Co-Author, “Product Liability Litigation: Understanding West Virginia’s Legal Landscape Regarding Proximate Causation, Product Identification, Share Liability and the Bulk Supplier Doctrine,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2012
Co-Author, “Evidence Law Update,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2012
Co-Author, “The Physician Health Program: Confidential and Privileged,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2010
“Nurse Practitioner Liability: Unknown Territory,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2009

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Experience

General Litigation

Representing clients in commercial litigation covering all aspects of contract and commercial disputes
Representing financial institutions and loan servicers in a variety of consumer finance litigation
Insurance defense representing insureds in a variety of litigation
Representing insurers in first party bad faith actions

Complex Litigation

Representing large corporations, including insurance companies, financial institutions, manufacturers, and healthcare systems in a variety of complex litigation
Representing manufacturers in mass tort actions in Federal and State Courts
Representing clients in class actions and in mass litigation in Federal and State Courts, before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Managing the defense of complex matters, including crafting and implementing litigation strategy, drafting critical motions, taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions, and arguing motions before both Federal and State Courts
Serving as coordinating counsel before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel in a complex chemical exposure matter

Trucking Litigation

Representing clients in a wide range of transportation industry litigation involving both over-the-road and short haul trucking
Assembling emergency response teams to quickly respond to a variety of trucking accidents
Representing trucking companies and corporate clients in matters involving catastrophic accidents resulting in serious injuries/death and significant property damage, including formulating defense strategies and identifying, retaining, and preparing industry-leading experts
Litigating trucking cases that involve the use of new integrated safety technology found on modern trucks, including lane departure warning systems and active braking systems

Healthcare Litigation

Representing medical practitioners, healthcare facilities, and university health systems in medical malpractice matters, including matters involving obstetric, psychiatric, and orthopedic care
Representing medical practitioners, healthcare facilities, and university health systems in negligent credentialing litigation
Advising healthcare clients on effective risk management

Law Clerk, The Honorable Kenneth W. Rudolph, Commercial Division of the Ninth Judicial District of the New York State Unified Court System, 2006

Reported Cases

State of West Virginia ex rel West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., et al. v. Honorable Phillip D. Gaujot, 242 W.Va. 54, 829 S.E.2d 54 (2019)

State ex rel. The North River Insurance Company v. Honorable Robert G. Chafin, Special Judge, et al., Docket No. 13-0897, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted verified petition for writ of prohibition

In re: Odegua J. Irivbobge v. West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, Docket No. 13-0709, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted petitioner's exceptions to the West Virginia Board of Law Examiner's order denying petitioner's application to sit for the West Virginia Bar Examination

State ex rel. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC v. Honorable James H. Young, Jr., Judge, et al., Docket No. 13-0102, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted verified petition for writ of prohibition

State ex rel. Addair v. Honorable Jack Alsop, Judge, et al., Docket No. 10-0704, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted response to plaintiffs' motion for emergency stay related to plaintiffs' verified petition for writ of prohibition

Memberships

American Bar Association

The West Virginia State Bar

Virginia Bar Association

DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar

Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia: Chair, Business Law Substantive Law Committee, 2012 - 2014, Vice Chair, 2011 - 2012; Medical Liability Substantive Law Committee; Insurance Law Substantive Law Committee; Products Liability Substantive Law Committee

Publications & Presentations

Co-Author, "Medical Malpractice Litigation Tips," Finds & Facts Paralegal Magazine, May/June 2019

Presenter, "The Legal Consequences of Failing to Provide Patient Centric Care," presented to 1st and 2nd year Master of Healthcare Administration students at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences

Presenter, "Negligent Medical Credentialing," presented to 1st and 2nd year Master of Healthcare Administration students at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences

Co-Author, “Dead End: No Private Cause of Action Under W.Va. Code §50-4-1,” The DTCWV Defender, Winter 2019

Co-Author, “Product Liability Litigation: Understanding West Virginia’s Legal Landscape Regarding Proximate Causation, Product Identification, Share Liability and the Bulk Supplier Doctrine,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2012

Co-Author, “Evidence Law Update,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2012

Co-Author, “The Physician Health Program: Confidential and Privileged,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2010

“Nurse Practitioner Liability: Unknown Territory,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2009

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