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Catherine practices criminal defense in the Twin Cities Metro area in state and federal court. she has worked as a state public defender as well as taking conflict cases from the Federal Public Defender's office. She has tried over 40 jury trials. She is a past board member of the MACDL, a general member of the NACDL, and has attended the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute. She has advocated for criminal justice reform in front of the Minnesota Senate, and continues to train other lawyers in trial practice and client advocacy both in Minnesota and nationally. She has the skills and experience to handle any criminal matter, however she focuses on serious felonies such as coercion, conspiracy, criminal sexual conduct, murder, and federal offenses.
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Acquired: 2005
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331 Second Avenue South, Suite 705, Minneapolis, MN, 55401
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Posted by Tony | December 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Hired her for 6 months, She refused to take any of my phone calls. Absolutely no help to me whatsoever. She ignored every phone call I made except for 1 phone call where she spoke to me for 3 minutes and basically told me to do all the work for her and then send it to her and after doing so I never h...
Posted by anonymous | May 18, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Catherine for many years in the court system. In my opinion she has always been very passionate when representing her clients, and always did an awesome job. I never thought I would have to retain a lawyer for anything. Then my son was charged with some very seri...
Posted by anonymous | May 4, 2023 | Hired Attorney
During what would easily be described as the most difficult season of my life, I found Catherine Turner. From our first meeting and through the course of many months, Catherine’s confidence and reassuring council gave me hope that my crime wouldn’t end my life as I knew it. Worst case scenario, I ...
Posted by LaMarcus | April 13, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Great Lawyer I was blessed to have on my Federal Conspiracy case. Did a awesome job and got me the minimum. She is very passionate about her work, I live in Chicago and she came all the way here to discuss my case. Very honest and had my best interest the whole time. Highly recommend!!
Posted by Greg | May 5, 2022 | Consulted Attorney
A loved one got caught up in some big legal trouble. I am so grateful to have found Catherine Turner. It was a scary time and I had so many questions. After my first call with Catherine, I felt so much relief. Catherine's knowledge, compassion and clarity in her responses were beyond any expectation ...
"I cannot recommend Catherine Turner enough to anyone facing serious charges in federal court. I worked with Ms. Turner on an extremely high-profile and high-stakes matter in federal court. Before working with Ms. Turner we had never met. Ms. Turner brought unparalleled diligence and tenacity to the case from day one. Ms. Turner is the type of lawyer that I would hire for myself or my family. Ms. Turner will fight for you and bring her unique outside the box approach to your case. I can honestly say that Ms. Turner is the type of lawyer that other lawyers call when they are in a bind. Do the right thing and give her a call today."
"I've had the pleasure of attending a couple of national training seminars with Catherine. She is talented and dedicated to her work; a fantastic combination. I highly endorse Catherine as a criminal defense attorney!"
"Catherine Turner has an exceptional work ethic, which I witnessed first hand as classmates in law school at Lewis & Clark. That work ethic and dedication has grown stronger over the years as she consistently gets great results for her clients. Catherine is a compassionate, determined, and zealous advocate for her clients."
"Catherine is an excellent lawyer dedicated to the difficult task of representing clients in all stages of criminal law proceedings. I have personally tried extremely serious and lengthly jury trials with her and can speak from personal experience that she is among the top criminal defense lawyers in the Twin Cities. I highly endorse Catherine and would not hesitate to send her referral cases or work on joint criminal trials together. Bottom line ... she is excellent."
"I endorse this lawyer because she is a fantastic trial lawyer, who obtains great results for her clients who, in turn, are very pleased they got her."
Criminal defense lawyer
Criminal defense lawyer
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2018
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2013
Certified Criminal Law Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association
2013 - Present
Contract/Conflict Attorney, Federal Public Defender of Minnesota
2008 - Present
Criminal Defense Goddess, Catherine Turner, Attorney at Law, PLLC
2006 - Present
Assistant Public Defender, Dakota County Office Of The Public Defender
2003 - 2005
Law Clerk, Federal Public Defender of Oregon
2015 - Present
Federal Bar Association (Minnesota chapter)Member
2011 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2008 - Present
Minnesota State Bar Association, Criminal Law SectionMember
2010 - 2016
Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense LawyersBoard Member
2005
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2020
Challenging GeoFence Warrants Post-Carpenter
2018
Fighting Eyewitness and Cross-Racial Identification
2015
The State of The Fourth Amendment in the Age of Edward Snowden
2015
Help! My Client Has A Conviction!
2014
A Wholistic Approach to Representing Clients with Mental Health Issues
2014
A Wholistic Approach to Representing Clients with Mental Health Issues
2019
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