Mr. Turner’s primary area of practice is litigation, including class action and mass tort litigation, as well as commercial, medical liability, product liability, and consumer finance and banking litigation.

Bar Admissions

Admissions

• Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia State Bar
• North Carolina State Bar
• United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Education

• Washington and Lee University, B.S., Business Adminstration, 2001
• Pace University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008

Significant Accomplishments

Cybersecurity and Privacy

Preparing cybersecurity policies and procedures for a multistate healthcare provider

Assisting clients in various business sectors in responding to cyberattacks and data breaches

Representing healthcare providers in civil litigation stemming from violations of HIPAA

General Litigation

Representing clients in commercial litigation covering all aspects of contract and commercial disputes, including management representation in employment disputes

Representing financial institutions and loan servicers in a variety of consumer finance litigation

Insurance defense representing insureds in a variety of litigation

Representing insurers in first party bad faith actions

Complex Litigation

Representing large corporations, including insurance companies, financial institutions, manufacturers, and healthcare systems in a variety of complex litigation

Representing manufacturers in mass tort actions in Federal and State Courts

Representing clients in class actions and in mass litigation in Federal and State Courts, before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Managing the defense of complex matters, including crafting and implementing litigation strategy, drafting critical motions, taking and defending fact and expert witness depositions, and arguing motions before both Federal and State Courts

Serving as coordinating counsel before the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel in a complex chemical exposure matter

Trucking Litigation

Representing clients in a wide range of transportation industry litigation involving both over-the-road and short haul trucking

Assembling emergency response teams to quickly respond to a variety of trucking accidents

Representing trucking companies and corporate clients in matters involving catastrophic accidents resulting in serious injuries/death and significant property damage, including formulating defense strategies and identifying, retaining, and preparing industry-leading experts

Litigating trucking cases that involve the use of new integrated safety technology found on modern trucks, including lane departure warning systems and active braking systems

Healthcare Litigation

Representing medical practitioners, healthcare facilities, and university health systems in medical malpractice matters, including matters involving obstetric, psychiatric, and orthopedic care

Representing medical practitioners, healthcare facilities, and university health systems in negligent credentialing litigation

Advising healthcare clients on effective risk management

Law Clerk, The Honorable Kenneth W. Rudolph, Commercial Division of the Ninth Judicial District of the New York State Unified Court System, 2006

Reported Cases

State of West Virginia ex rel West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., et al. v. Honorable Phillip D. Gaujot, 242 W.Va. 54, 829 S.E.2d 54 (2019)

State ex rel. The North River Insurance Company v. Honorable Robert G. Chafin, Special Judge, et al., Docket No. 13-0897, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted verified petition for writ of prohibition

In re: Odegua J. Irivbobge v. West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, Docket No. 13-0709, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted petitioner's exceptions to the West Virginia Board of Law Examiner's order denying petitioner's application to sit for the West Virginia Bar Examination

State ex rel. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC v. Honorable James H. Young, Jr., Judge, et al., Docket No. 13-0102, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted verified petition for writ of prohibition

State ex rel. Addair v. Honorable Jack Alsop, Judge, et al., Docket No. 10-0704, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Drafted response to plaintiffs' motion for emergency stay related to plaintiffs' verified petition for writ of prohibition


 

• Ensuring the Enforceability of Electronic Arbitration Agreements in Virtual Admission Packets

  By Alexander Turner, Alexander L. Turner |October 2020

Additional Articles

Publications & Presentations

• Co-Author, "Medical Malpractice Litigation Tips," Finds & Facts Paralegal Magazine, May/June 2019
• Presenter, "The Legal Consequences of Failing to Provide Patient Centric Care," presented to 1st and 2nd year Master of Healthcare Administration students at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences
• Presenter, "Negligent Medical Credentialing," presented to 1st and 2nd year Master of Healthcare Administration students at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences
• Co-Author, “Dead End: No Private Cause of Action Under W.Va. Code §50-4-1,” The DTCWV Defender, Winter 2019
• Co-Author, “Product Liability Litigation: Understanding West Virginia’s Legal Landscape Regarding Proximate Causation, Product Identification, Share Liability and the Bulk Supplier Doctrine,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2012
• Co-Author, “Evidence Law Update,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2012
• Co-Author, “The Physician Health Program: Confidential and Privileged,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2010
• “Nurse Practitioner Liability: Unknown Territory,” Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Annual Notebook, 2009