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

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1.6 /5.0

42 Client Reviews

Showing 16 - 20 of 22 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by anonymous | September 07, 2012 | Divorce & Separation

Bad business

He was retained to domesticate and request a new parenting plan for me. I was divorced in 2001 in GA. He took my case in 2006. This July 2012 I get a bill from him for this 6 year old case. I was very upset and it took me 3 weeks to talk with him, his receptionist refused to let me speak with him. ...I decided to do some snooping and found my domestication order the case I paid $1800.00 had never been filed with the courts. He finally let me in to see him once I. let it be known I had this information and to my amazement my parenting plan as well had never been signed by the judge . What a mess. After all was said and done he filed my orders with the courts 6years later and he had the nerve to say" I won't even charge you for the work. STAY AWAY he has no clue.

Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2012 | Divorce & Separation

Be aware!!!

I recently used this attorney for my divorce until I fired him. He will say everythng you want to hear to get you to sign on the dotted line and then it will change. Especially his fees! His work is sloppy and he doesn't prepare for your case until the day of but bills you for more. The bills are inc...onsistent, he doesn't forward paper work to the opposing attorney on time. You may have to make a couple of different trips to his office for the same thing. He doesn't review your file before or while he is meeting you unless you bring up something specific and he has to go back and find it. The document he has access to right away is a billing statment. A decision was made on my case without my approval. They didn't have knowledge of my Deposiion date in within a week of the date and then changed it to a mediation the day of. After that I attemtpted communication with the office through numerous emails and call with no response for over a week or two and then the decided to repond, and give me incorrect information about court dates and never forward my mediation paper work until almost 2 months later. This attorney has a history of poor customer service in the office and with clients cases. His license have been suspended 3 years prior for similar circumstances. I hope you read all the reviews before you make a decision to move forward.

Posted by anonymous | May 25, 2012 | Uncontested Divorce

Rude and Unproffesional

I hired this firm to do an uncontested divorce that already had all the paperwork done. I was told 3 different amounts to pay and when it came time to actually get to a court date they hit me with another bill that they refused to explain to me unless they billed me for more time.I never even spoke t...o anyone from this office after the day I signed my papers up until I called to get my court date. The front desk person is rude and unproffesional and yelled at me for asking him to explain something to me as in the services I had already paid for. This experience was almost as bad as the divorce itself. Do yourself a favor and don't waste you time or your money on this firm.

Posted by anonymous | May 13, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

divorce

The first meeting was good. He was very attentive and then the problem started. He is just interested in filing the case to get the retainer fee and the client is on his own.Intially your case is very strong and then you dont have a case and you are on your own. Then he mentions that i donot have a ...stronge case and u will end up with nothing. He is a liar and unprofessional. He doesn't pay attention to what you have to say; playing with his phone, checking his emails during client / attorney meeting. He used to say that we will meet before the court time and discuss the case. I used to wait for him in front the court door but he used to come 5 mins prior the court time, having done no preparation. He then asked me to speak for myself in front of the judge. Then i decided to fire him and hired a new attorney which helped me in getting what I needed. PLEASE BE AWARE OF ROBERT TURNER.DO NOT HIRE HIM EVEN HE IS THE LAST ATTORNEY ON THIS FACE OF EARTH.

Posted by anonymous | February 05, 2012 | Criminal Defense

beware

Very disappointed with this atty. Paid the retainer, was told he would be "there from 1 to 3:30" on Monday, so I thought the male receptionist was telling me I could drop by for my PAID visit. When I got there, the room was crowded like 20 people. Standing room only, mostly people who spoke no Engl...ish. Knowing he could not give me the time I needed (or paid for)--with this many people ahead of me and his limited time to be there-- I was greatly worried about his motives. After waiting 1 1/2 hrs-- I googled him. Found out he lost his license in 09 for professional misconduct. I asked for my money back and left. Hired a lawyer AFTER googling him! Also, I needed an answer immediately about the new "bond restriction" that went into effect 1/1/12-- he was clueless about this (the requirment for drug testing BEFORE you even go to court.) The Around the Clock bondsman told me about it-- the lawyer did not know. Too many negatives here.

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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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