Mr. Turner's practice is concentrated in the areas of general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, tax, estate planning and employee benefits. He also has experience in international financial transactions involving project financings, including representing lenders in syndicated loan financings. Mr. Turner has extensive experience representing small, closely-held corporations and other business entities, including limited liability companies and partnerships. His practice in this area includes negotiating and drafting corporate and other business entity buy-sell agreements, employment contracts, deferred compensation agreements, recapitalization and other capital restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and tax planning.
Mr. Turner also has an extensive estate planning practice which includes the drafting of complex estate planning documents as well as trust and estate administration. His tax practice encompasses both individual and business tax planning and compliance. He has represented taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service Appeals Office and has experience in drafting requests for private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service. His employee benefits practice includes the design and implementation of qualified retirement plans, cafeteria plans and other welfare benefit programs.
Mr. Turner received his legal degree from Wayne State University and his undergraduate degree from Alma College. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Claims Court.