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Turner B. Williams

Burr & Forman LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Insurance Law...
  • Law School:
    University of Alabama School of Law
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.burr.com/attorney/t...
  • Website:
    https://www.burr.com
  • E-mail:
    twilliams@burr.com
  • Location:
    420 North 20th Street, Suite 3400
    Birmingham, AL 35203

Turner practices in the firm's Transportation & Maritime Practice Group where he serves as co-chairperson of the practice group. Turner has significant experience in defending all types of railroad litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, toxic exposure, rail grade crossings, and property damage matters.

In addition to transportation related matters, Turner also handles personal injury and property damage matters for heavy industry clients such as paper mills, automotive suppliers, and product manufacturers.

Turner serves as counsel for most of the Class I’s, short lines and regional railroads within his firm’s footprint. He is also counsel for a number of national insurance carriers in the areas of transportation, general products liability, and life sciences.

After law school, Turner clerked for United States District Court Judge Daniel H. Thomas, 1983 – 1984.

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Lawyer Bio

Turner practices in the firm's Transportation & Maritime Practice Group where he serves as co-chairperson of the practice group. Turner has significant experience in defending all types of railroad litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, toxic exposure, rail grade crossings, and property damage matters.

In addition to transportation related matters, Turner also handles personal injury and property damage matters for heavy industry clients such as paper mills, automotive suppliers, and product manufacturers.

Turner serves as counsel for most of the Class I’s, short lines and regional railroads within his firm’s footprint. He is also counsel for a number of national insurance carriers in the areas of transportation, general products liability, and life sciences.

After law school, Turner clerked for United States District Court Judge Daniel H. Thomas, 1983 – 1984.

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  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Railroad Law
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Transportation Law
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Transportation Law
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Railroad Law

Education:

  • University of Alabama School of Law , J.D.
  • University of Alabama, B.S., graduated 1983

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Railroad Law, Birmingham (2021)
  • Transportation Law, Birmingham (2020)
  • Transportation Law, Birmingham (2018)
  • Railroad Law, Birmingham (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Railroad Law
  • Transportation Law
 

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Special Focus:

  • COVID-19
  • Defendants
  • Litigation
  • Motor Carrier
  • Product Liability
  • Trucking
 

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Key: Awarded in Best Lawyers Not Currently Awarded for this Area in Best Lawyers

Firm Details

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Burr & Forman LLP
https://www.burr.com
 
420 North 20th Street, Suite 3400
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-251-3000
19 Office Locations
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United States

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Mobile, AL

11 North Water Street, Suite 22200

Mobile, AL 36602

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251-344-5151

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Montgomery, AL

RSA Dexter Avenue Building, Suite 2040

445 Dexter Avenue

Montgomery, AL 36104

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334-241-7000

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Wilmington, DE

1201 North Market Street, Suite 1407

Wilmington, DE 19801

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302-830-2300

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Fort Lauderdale, FL

Las Olas Centre II, Suite 1440

350 East Las Olas Boulevard

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

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954-414-6200

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Bank of America Tower, Suite 3000

50 North Laura Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

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200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 800

Orlando, FL 32801

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One Tampa City Center, Suite 3200

201 North Franklin Street

Tampa, FL 33602

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813-221-2626

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Atlanta, GA

171 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 1100

Atlanta, GA 30363

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404-815-3000

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Jackson, MS

The Pinnacle at Jackson Place, Suite M-100

190 East Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39201

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601-355-3434

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Charlotte, NC

One South at the Plaza, Suite 2610

101 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28280

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434 Fayetteville St., Suite 1730

Raleigh, NC 27601

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Bluffton, SC

The Plaza at Belfair, Suite 200

Four Clarks Summit Drive

Bluffton, SC 29910-4993

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100 Calhoun Street, Suite 400

P.O. Box 1431

Charleston, SC 29401

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1221 Main Street, Suite 1800

P.O. Box 11390

Columbia, SC 29211

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Poinsett Plaza, Suite 700

104 South Main Street

P.O. Box 447

Greenville, SC 29601

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Shelter Cove Executive Park, Suite 400

23-B Shelter Cove Lane

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Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

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Founders Centre, Suite 206

2411 Oak Street

P.O. Box 336

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

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Tennessee

Nashville, TN

222 Second Avenue South, Suite 2000

Nashville, TN 37201

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615-724-3200

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