William C Turner
- 59 Oak Marsh Drive
- Henderson, Nevada 89074
- Office Phone: 702-525-4888
- Office Fax: 702-361-5239
- Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska
Supreme Court Mediation History:
- Date Appointed: 3/5/97
- Number of Cases Mediated: 169
- Current As Of: 3/31/11
- Areas of Practice:
- Arbitration/Mediation, Special Master, Discovery/Construction, Short Trial Judge
Bar Memberships:
- Nevada (1976)
- California (1977)
- Georgia (1969)
- District of Columbia (1969)
- Federal/Districts of Nevada, Georgia, California and DC
- Federal/9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
| Colleges |
| Name |
Location |
Start |
End |
Type |
Degree |
| |
| Emory University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1962 |
1966 |
Undergraduate |
B.A. (1966) |
| Law Schools |
| Name |
Location |
Start |
End |
Degree |
| |
| Emory Law School |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1966 |
1969 |
J.D. (1969) |
| Georgetown University Law School |
Washington, D.C. |
1969 |
1971 |
Master of Trial Laws (1971) |
| Professional Experience |
| Name |
Location |
Description |
Start |
End |
| |
| S.E.C. |
Washington, D.C. |
Civil and Criminal Securities Fraud |
1971 |
1975 |
| U.S. Attorney |
Las Vegas |
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for District of Nevada |
1972 |
1975 |
| U.S. Attorney |
Las Vegas |
Chief, Civil Division |
1975 |
1987 |
| Various Law Firms |
Las Vegas |
Civil Litigation |
1987 |
1994 |
| Turner & Riddle |
Las Vegas |
Managing Attorney |
1994 |
2004 |
| 8th Judicial District Court |
Las Vegas |
Short Jury Trial Judge |
2002 |
Present |
| 8th Judicial District Court |
Las Vegas |
Mediation/Arbitration (Special Master) |
2005 |
Present |
| |
Las Vegas & Oregon |
Owner/Mediator Dispute Resolution - Mediation Dispute Centers |
2005 |
Present |
| Mediation and Other ADR Training |
| Name |
Location |
Description |
Date |
| |
| American Arbitration Association |
Las Vegas |
Basic & Advanced Mediation and Arbitration & Chairman Training |
-- |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Las Vegas |
Settlement Judge Roundtables & Advanced Training |
1997-Present |
| Clark Co. Bar, State Bar of Nevada, AAA, NITA |
-- |
Additional Numerous Seminars and Teacher of Numerous Seminars |
-- |
| U.S. Arbitration & Mediation |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Mediation and Arbitration |
1990's |
| Postal/EEOC |
Reno |
EEOC Employment Disputes |
1996
1997
|
| NASD |
Las Vegas |
Advanced Training and Chairman |
1998-2000 |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Las Vegas |
Advanced Appellate Mediation Training |
2007 |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Las Vegas |
Advanced Appellate Mediation Training |
2008
|
|
Nevada Supreme Court
|
Las Vegas |
Foreclosure Mediator Training |
2009 |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Las Vegas |
Advanced Appellate Mediation Training - Preventing & Breaking Impasse |
2010 |
| Nevada Supreme Court |
Las Vegas |
Roundtable/Procedural Issues for Settlement Judges |
2011 |
| Mediation and Other ADR Experience |
| Name |
Location |
Description |
Start |
End |
| |
| NASD FINRA Chair, Arbitrator |
-- |
-- |
1993 |
2010 |
| Arbitrator/Mediator, Chair |
-- |
American Arbitration Association |
1988 |
2010 |
| Private Arbitrator/Mediator |
-- |
1400 cases |
1994 |
2010 |
| EEOC Mediator |
-- |
Conduct Mediations for U.S. Post Office in Redress Program |
1994 |
2001 |
| Arbitrator |
Las Vegas |
Arbitration for 8th Judicial District Court |
1995 |
2004 |
| Supreme Court Settlement Judge |
Las Vegas |
Mediation of Appellate Cases |
1997 |
Present |
| Mediator for 8th Judicial District Court |
Las Vegas |
-- |
2005 |
Present |
| Private Mediation and Arbitration |
National |
|
2005 |
2010 |
| Special Master |
Las Vegas |
8th Judicial District Court |
2007 |
2010 |
| Dispute Resolution Board Master |
City Center Las Vegas |
|
2006 |
2010 |
Professional Organizations
- State Bar of Nevada, Board of Governors (2000-2008)
- Clark County Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Leadership TIPS) (2002-2010)
- Chairman, ADR Section, State Bar of Nevada (1999-2008)
- Chairman, Short Jury Trial Commission (2001-2004)
- Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (1999-2006)
- Chairman, Lawyer Advertising Commission for Nevada Supreme Court
Awards
- Cited by Supreme Court for Mediation as a Settlement Judge
- Cited by William Webster, FBI, for Prosecutorial Effort
- Cited by Inspector General, Health and Human Services, for Prosecutorial Effort in Insurance Fraud Case
- National Award for Community Service
- Award for Short Jury Trial Project
- 1 of 6 Arbitrators/Mediators to be selected for Super Lawyers Magazine by his Peers in the State of Nevada (2008,2009,2010)
- Published Articles
- The Communique: Jurors Approve of the short Jury Trial Program, Changes in Short Trial and the New Mediation Program 2002, 2005; the Effects of the short Trial Program in Nevada on Jury Trials, Nevada State Bar Journal, 2003; Commission on Lawyer Advertising; Communique, 2006; Author of Chapter 21, ADR Section, Nevada Civil Practice Manual 2007, 2008, 2010 Lexis Nexis; (to be published October 2010) State Bar Magazine, Arbitration and Evidence
- Professional Teaching
- Numerous Courses on Mediation, Arbitration, and National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)
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