For more information, contact:
Stephanie Mitchum Murphy, (816) 292-2000

Washington, D.C. (August 22, 2007) Joel Voran, CEO of Lathrop & Gage L.C. announced today that John A. Turner, III has been admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, and will practice in the Washington, D.C. office as a staff attorney. Turner previously served as a law clerk for the Washington, D.C. office.

Turner will focus on both the business litigation and the commercial collections practice. He will handle complex commercial litigation and assist clients through every step of their collection matter from the initial demand letter to the execution of judgment. Previously, he served as a judicial law clerk for an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court.

He received his undergraduate degree from Howard University in 2002 and his law degree from The Georgetown University Law Center in 2005. Turner is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, American Bar Association, National Bar Association and the Georgetown University Law Center’s Alumni Committee.

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