John M Turner recently received advanced level training, from the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, on how to win DUI cases with divided attention. Almost everything that an officer is trained to do and look for during a DUI investigation is related to divided attention impairment. In most DUI cases, that are worthy of fighting at trial, there is very little or no divided attention impairment. Officers are trained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that alcohol and/or drug impaired drivers will not be able to divide their attention. Thus, it is critical for a defense attorney to know each and every area in a case where they can show that there was no divided attention impairment. In these cases, where no divided attention impairment is present, the officer will then be forced, during cross-examination, to explain to the Judge/Jury that the driver was not under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and they are not-guilty of DUI. This training was provided by Dave Cox, a DUI Defense Expert, and the Founder and President of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys.
The American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys has compiled information from Judges, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors (the Top DUI Prosecutors in each State), DUI Prosecutors, current Law Enforcement Officers, former Law Enforcement Officers, and DUI Defense Attorneys to determine exactly what skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies win the most DUI cases at trial and are also used to get DUI cases successfully resolved for the defense prior to trial.
When people need a DUI Attorney, the biggest challenge is knowing whether or not an attorney truly has the skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies that are needed to successfully resolve and win DUI cases. Countless attorneys handle DUI cases. But, only a very small percentage have the skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, and strategies that are needed to successfully resolve and win DUI cases.
Members of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys have received advanced level training on the strategies that win the most DUI cases at trial and are also used to get DUI cases successfully resolved for the defense prior to trial. Members of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys also have access to the resources and tools that are used to win and successfully resolve DUI cases and these are resources and tools that only a very small percentage of DUI attorneys have access to and use.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
SCOTT & TURNER, LLC
Private Practice of Law
2009 – present
Trial Attorney/Criminal Defense
Atlanta, GA
Deputy Chief/Executive Assistant District Attorney
2004 – 2009
Clayton County District Attorney’s Office
Jonesboro, GA
Conflict Defender’s Office, Fulton State Court Division
2002-2004
Trial Attorney/Supervisor
Atlanta, GA
Private Practice of Law
1975-1981, 1997-2002
Trial Attorney
Atlanta, GA
Assistant Fulton County District Attorney
1981 – 1997
Trial Attorney and Legal Advisor to Intelligence Division
Atlanta, GA
Lt. Col., Assistant Staff Judge Advocate/Military Judge
1981 – 2003
STARC HHD, Georgia Army National Guard
Atlanta, GA
Assistant United States Attorney
1973 – 1975
Trial Attorney
Organized Crimes and Fraud Sections
Atlanta, GA
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1973
Trial Attorney
Atlanta, GA
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
1972 – 1973
Attorney Advisor/Office of General Counsel
Washington, DC
EDUCATION
L.L.M. Litigation, Emory University Law School, 1990, Atlanta, Georgia
J.D. with Honors, The National Law Center, George Washington University, 1972, Washington, D.C.
Class Standing: upper third, Honors: Oralist, Jessup International Moot Court Competition
M.A., Criminal Justice Administration with a Concentration in Executive Decision Making, Atlanta University, 1986, Atlanta, Georgia
- A. , Cum Laude, Morris Brown College, 1969, Atlanta, Georgia
Honors: Named Most Outstanding Student in History Department
BOARDS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
General Counsel, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
1997-Present
Board Member, Butler Street YMCA,
1996-2000
Board Member, East Central Branch YMCA
1994-1996
Board Member, Black Achievers’ Program, Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA
1994-1996
Chief Hearing Officer. Atlanta Bureau of Taxi Services
1988-present
President, Lambda Sigma Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
1989-1990
Legal Counsel, State of GA and Southern Region, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
1986-1990
Member of the Atlanta NAACP Board of Directors
1979-1981; 1986-1987; 1989-1991, 1997
AWARDS
Recipient of numerous civic awards from such organizations as:
Named by the National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the 100 Top Trial Lawyers in Georgia 2014
Recognized by Atlanta Magazine as one of Georgia’s Top Lawyers 2014 and 2016
Named as a Lifetime Member of the Global Directory of Who’s Who for achievement in the legal profession 2015
Rated AV Preeminent in 2014, 2015 and by Martindale-Hubbell for professional excellence through Peer Review Rating
Named Outstanding Sigma of the Southern Region
Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA
Fulton Country Board of Commissioners
Lambda Sigma Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
NAACP
Atlanta University Criminal Justice Institute
The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
American Business Women’s Association
Frontiers International
EOA Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council
Named as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of America, 1977
TEACHING
John Marshall Law School
Emory University Law School
St. Leo College
Clark Atlanta University
Morehouse College
LECTURER
The State University of New York and the Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’rith
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- S. Virgin Islands
Georgia Prosecuting Attorney’s Council
International Crime Conference
State Bar of Georgia
National Association of Black Prosecutors
Georgia Police Academy
Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Atlanta Homicide Task Force
Noteworthy Topics
White Collar Investigations
Lecturer on the Georgia RICO Statute
AUTHOR
The following are representative of the numerous articles published in public and professional journals:
“Power Dynamics”’ FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, April 1992
“Effective Use of the Plea Bargain Process”
How to Succeed in Pre-Trial Conferences and Plea Negotiation in Criminal Cases”
Fulton County Daily Report, 1992
“Georgia RICO: Enfant Terrible or Darling of the Prosecutor’s Nursery?”
The Verdict, Journal of the Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, 1988
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
Admitted to Washington, D. C. Bar, 1972
Admitted to Georgia Bar, 1973
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
United States District Court of the Northern District of Georgia
United States Court of Military Appeals
Georgia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Georgia
United States Supreme Court
To learn more about John M Turner, please visit http://www.scottandturnerlaw.com or https://aapda.org/directory/name/john-turner/
To learn more about the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys, please visit AAPDA
Information in this news release is the opinion of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys (AAPDA), and the use of the AAPDA logo, is the opinion of AAPDA that members have met AAPDA’s proprietary selection criteria. AAPDA does not guarantee or imply the competence level of any attorney, whether or not they are a member of AAPDA. When hiring an attorney, a person should personally contact the attorney and confirm the attorney’s skills, knowledge, training, tools, resources, strategies and other credentials. Any decision to hire an attorney should be based on a person’s satisfaction, after contacting the attorney, that the attorney hired is who they feel comfortable with and want to represent them. The specific outcome of each DUI case cannot be anticipated or guaranteed by AAPDA, or anyone else, as many factors can affect the outcome of each individual case.
American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
PO Box 1055
Middleton, ID 83644
