Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Huntington, WV, United States
James W. Turner is a member of Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC in Huntington, WV where he is that office’s Managing Member. Jim has defended railroads, other industries, businesses, and products manufacturers for nearly 35 years with a heavy emphasis on toxic tort and personal injury litigation.
During that time he’s taken over 60 cases to verdict in state and federal courts in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Maryland. The bulk of his trial work has involved occupational exposure cases in which cancer, brain damage and other diseases are alleged. Jim has conducted numerous Daubert hearings focused on the methodologic failures of Plaintiff's experts in toxic exposure cases. He works closely with oncologists, epidemiologists, toxicologists, and industrial hygienists to develop defenses grounded in good science.
He is a member of Steptoe & Johnson's Emerging Contaminants Team which focuses on rapidly developing PFAS issues, and how they may impact firm clients.
Jim is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the West Virginia University College of Law, class of 1989. He is licensed to practice in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Maryland.
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