William Joseph Turner

I haired this man last year in September for a case he said would take less than 90 days fast forward to today he has done nothing he said he would ive left literally over 100 messages over the past 4 months no call back at all can never reach him but he will give you a consult after you pay him that...'s it I am a Marine and I serve my country so home being busy for months at a time is no excuse do not ignore the bad reviews you can clearly see a trend with them please don't waste your time and money on this man you'll thank me later

Retained in concert with my sister in law to represent my brother. Initial retainer quote was 5k, which swelled to 6.5k in one week. The only thing this “lawyer” did was enter an order of appearance. He alleged he filed a motion for a bond hearing, he didn’t. No such filing exists. My brother sat ...in jail til the state failed to deliver an indictment within 90 days. He knew under the law my brother would be afforded bond in 90 days and so he pretended to work the case after collecting money from both me and my sister in law for his retainer. Obviously my sister in law struggled with finances with her husband in jail. Mr. Turner was instructed to contact me if a monthly payment was missed, at which time I might step in the make the payment. Apparently payments were missed and I was never contacted. Mr. Turners excuse for not working the case was a “lack of payment” that could have been resolved with a phone call. Mr. Turner, one month after my brothers release on bond, tried to convince him to take a plea deal after charging a trial level retainer. How an attorney goes from ready for trial to advising a plea agreement is beyond me. Further, Mr Turner alleged he had information regarding the other party to the case; it turns out this was impossible because MR TURNER NEVER FILED FOR DISCOVERY. Way to drop the ball Turner. Mr. Turner fails to return calls and emails and does not keep abreast of events in his clients cases. An indictment was handed down in October. Mr. Turner didn’t inform my brother that he had indeed been indicted, did not afford him notice of required court appearances and thus, my brother was handed a bench warrant for failure to appear. His attorney dropped the ball. If Mr. Turner had informed myself or my brother of the indictment, surrender would have been arranged and my brother could have stayed out on bond pending trial. Instead, due to Mr. Turners multiple failings, my brother was rearrested MONTHS later - a complete surprise - in front of his children. Further, he is now being denied bond, having been labeled a flight risk for failure to appear on a hearing he had NO NOTICE OF. In brief, we paid a couple thousand dollars for an entry of appearance (approximately .5 billable hours) and one jail visit (approximately 1 billable hour if you’re feeling generous). This attorney ceased ALL communication within 60 days of receiving the initial payment and having not even worked enough billable hours to consume that payment. I have multiple emails and attempted phone calls with no response. Attorney does not send a monthly statement of billable hours. Didn’t even file a withdrawal; new attorney had to file substitution of counsel. Client dumping is an ethics violation and if my money is not refunded, formal complaints with the State Bar as well as the ethics board will be forthcoming.

After returning from the war in Iraq I got 2 DUIs back to back in 2007. The driver services was not capable at all or willing to help or give me good information to help me get my driving privledges back.Mr. Turner had no problem clearing up yhe confusion with ease and asserted himself on my behalf v...ery well.I live in Florida now and we know how troublesome it is dealing with 2 different states. Not for Mr. Turner, he handles these cases everyday and is great at asserting himself.Very communication friendly, dependable, and very good at what he does.This was no problem for him.I highly recommend Joey.Point blank!