Robert Joseph Turner

Robert Joseph Turner

1.6
Rating: 5.8

Licensed for 35 years

DUI and DWI Lawyer at Nashville, TN
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury ... +7 more

208 Third Ave N Ste 100, Nashville, TN

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2012
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Licenses

Licensed in Tennessee for 35 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1991

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2012

Location

Turner Law Offices PC

208 Third Ave N Ste 100, Nashville, TN, 37201

Nashville Law Offices PLLC

500 Church St Ste 210, Nashville, TN, 37219-3309

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Robert Joseph Turner's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

1.6 /5.0

42 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 22 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by Angela | July 20, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Worst!

If I could give a zero I would! Do not waste your money on this firm. Hiring them was a joke and waste of money! They are rude, argumentative, did absolutely nothing until the day of court and then basically sided with the plaintiffs. I was not defended at all!!! None of my concerns were address...ed, my side was not heard. Very dissatisfied. They did absolutely nothing that I couldn't have done myself. I don't like to give bad reviews but this law office deserves it.

Posted by Judith | April 08, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Taking advantage of their clients.

I hired Turner Law....I paid a retainer fee of $2500.00. I got nothing in return. The attorney (Emily) was a total idiot, never returned my calls. She wrote one letter that I could have written when I twelve years old. Then after writing a silly letter told me she couldn't do anything else that I n...eeded to get an attorney in california. Mind you she knew at the beginning the issue was a company in the los Angeles area in california. I asked for my money back. That was a joke. DO Not USE this firm.

Posted by Shawn | December 13, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

My Most devastating life experience

I met with Mr Turner regarding a custody case with hopes of getting visitation rights with my 2 girls in the summer of 2013. We agreed to me giving him 2 debit card payments of $500 to total $1000 for a retainer. Our agreement was that I would keep adding money to the retainer for his sevices over ...the next couple of years. When I got the majority of the money saved then he would start the process. He promised me that my money would be safe with him until I saved up enough to start. He was suppose to take two $500 increments over the next 2 days for a total of $1000. Because my debit card would only let me access $500 a day. He took out $500 on a monday then took another $500 on a Tuesday. This was suppose to be all the money that he was suppose to take out of my checking account. I went to go put gas in my car on a wed and my debit card wouldn't work. I called my bank. I found out that my checking account was empty. They said I had $250 taken out of my checking account from Turner Law firm. They said the law firm tried to take more $ out but they couldn't because it was all the money I had in there. I did not give them permission to take the extra $250 out but they did it anyway. Apparently they tried to take out more money than we verbally agreed to. Because of this I was left stranded in Nashville with no money in my checking account. I became very sick soon after. I was in and out of the hospital for the next 2 years. I was unable to work and I couldn't pay any of my living expenses. I had to move in with family until I could get well enough to work again . I received a letter from Turner Law firm stating that they were taking money from retainer account with them. I tried and tried to call them but they only take emails for discussing money matters. They ended up taking 100% of all the money that I was trying to save to get visitation rights with . I am still having health problems to this day which is 7 years later . I received nothing for the $1250 that I gave them. I am still not able to see my girls . This was the most devastating experience of my life. I still to this day break out in tears when I think of how they treated me. Make sure that you read all the details of any contact that you sign with them. Don't take their word for anything. Read the contract. What they told me and what the details of the contact were two different things. This was the hardest lesson that I ever learned in my whole life.

Posted by anonymous | March 15, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

shady attorney stay clear!!

I hired this attorney back in 2012 for a parenting plan modification. He was never the one who came to the courthouse sending one of his helpers who had no clue what was going on. When we went for mediation he sat on his phone the entire time telling me that it was up to me on what I wanted to do. ... Me and my ex-husband came up with an agreed parenting plan both of us had our initials on it all it needed to be was filed with the courts. Every time I called I got the same line waiting on the judge to sign. After forgetting about it (still owed them money and was making payments) I took the forms I had to get the state to help enforce child support payments just to find out they NEVER filed it with the courts and the courts CLOSED my case because NOTHING had been done with it. Fast forward 5 years later and I get a letter from another attorney wanting to take me to court for none payment for services that I never received in the end. Take my advice and pay the price for a GOOD attorney this one doesn't care about the outcome and NEVER contacts you. He shouldn't even be in law they need to take his license away.

Posted by anonymous | November 11, 2015 | Hired Attorney

STAY AWAY!

I should NEVER have hired these guys! I wish I'd found AVVO sooner. To make a long story short, I hired these guys, covered all the details of the case, including the fee. Paid them half up front. The usual process began...getting them copies of various legal documents regarding my case, outlining ad...ditional details, etc. It was basically several emails worth of communications. And then...I didn't hear from them for 2 months!! No updates! Nothing! If I'd not been so busy with work, I'd have gotten on them sooner. But you know what happened? They FORGOT about me!! Not kidding. They plain forgot all about me. Then tried to explain it away due to their computers being upgraded. Seriously? Even if that WERE the case, they have paper copies of practically EVERYTHING! They eventually got their butt's into gear and expedited my case as best they could. Ok, great...finally. It was done. But then, the final balance of my bill was due. And...it mysteriously increased far beyond what I'd anticipated. By more than triple! For what? smh I have NEVER dealt with such a shady, careless, and yes, incompetent, law firm such as Turner Law. Do yourself a favor. Avoid them, at all costs

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Experience

Rating:  5.8 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2012.

Censured issued in TN, 2012

updated on 09/21/2013

When an attorney is censured it means he or she did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Suspension issued in TN, 2009

updated on 02/20/2017

Suspended means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Work Experience

1900 - Present

Managing Partner, Nashville Law Offices PLLC

Associations

Tennessee Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

American Association for Justice

Member

Education

1991

University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1986

Vanderbilt University

BS

Languages

Spanish

French

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