Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• French

Lawyer Overview

Alicia Embley Turner concentrates in the practice area of civil litigation, collections and creditors' rights, business law, administrative law, and corporate law. Prior to her association with Newman, Comley & Ruth, P.C. in 2000, she worked for an international law firm in Paris, France.

Ms. Turner is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Cole County Bar Association. She is also a member of Jefferson City West Rotary Club and serves as a member of the Rotary District 6080 Youth Exchange Committee.

Ms. Turner was born in Jerseyville, Illinois, in 1973. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French. In 1999, she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law, where she served as a Note and Comment Editor of the Missouri Law Review and President of the International Law Society.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• BI/PI Defense
• BI/PI Plaintiffs
• Corporation Formation
• General Civil Litigation
• Collections and Creditors' Rights
• Business Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Rulemaking, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Shipping, Crops, Equine, Farms & Ranches, Livestock, Bad Faith Insurance, Credit Unions, Lending & Secured Transactions, Mortgages & Foreclosures, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Commercial Leasing, International Transactions, Collections, Telecommunications, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Education Law, Private Schools, Public Schools, Special Education, Student Rights, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Energy Law, Electric Power, Oil & Gas, Public Utilities, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Hospital Law, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Reinsurance, Title Insurance, International Law, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Recreational Products, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Liability, State Government, Transportation Law, Mass Transit, Railroad, Trucking, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Workers' Compensation Law, State & Municipal Employees, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Defense, Workers' Compensation Fraud

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1999
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Missouri Bar Association, Business Law Committee (Member)
• Cole County Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
• Jefferson City West Rotary Club, 2000 - Present (Youth Exchange Counselor, 2005-Present; Paul Harris Fellow)
• Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce Leadership, Jefferson City, 2001
• International Law Society, 1997 - 1999 (President)

Honors and Awards

• CALI Award for Future Excellence in Comparative Law, 1999
• CALI Award for Future Excellence in Gender and the Law, 1998

Past Employment Positions

• Coudert Brothers Law Firm, 1999 - 2000
• Office of Attorney General, Litigation Division, Law Clerk, 1997 - 1998
• Office of the Missouri Secretary of State (Securities Division), Law Clerk, 1997 - 1998

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri, 1999
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Missouri Law Review, Note and Comment Editor
• University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL, 1995
  B.A.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Bronze Tablet
  Major: Political Science/French

Ancillary Businesses

• French/English Translation

Published Works

• Federal Jurisdictions over Juveniles: Who Decides?, 64 Mo. L. Rev. 171, 1999
• Vicarious Liability For Volunteers: Should Missouri Courts Consider New Standards?, 63 Mo. L. Rev. 821, 1998
• Small Business Capital Formation in Missouri: What's the SCOR?, 44 St. Louis B.J., 1998

Address

601 Monroe Street
Suite 301
P.O. Box 537
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Phones

(573) 634-2266

Faxes

(573) 636-3306

Emails

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Websites

http://www.ncrpc.com