Attorney Profiles

J. Michael Turner
Partner
Email: jmturner@backroads.net

Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Criminal Law; Social Security; Workers Compensation; Family Law.

Admitted: 1974, South Carolina; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1974

College: University of South Carolina, B.S., 1971

Member: Laurens Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; NOSSCR.

Biography: Order of Wig and Robe. Member, Laurens County Council, 1977-1983. Former Judge, City of Laurens.

Born: Greenville, South Carolina, July 2, 1949

Significant cases

Rhett D. Burney
Member
Email: rdburney@backroads.net

Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Practice; Criminal Law; Domestic Relations; Personal Injury; Real Estate.

Admitted: 1995, South Carolina; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1995

College: Presbyterian College, B.A., honors, 1992

Member: President of the Laurens County Bar Association, Member of the American Bar Associations, South Carolina Bar, the American Trial Lawyers, and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

Public Service Activities:
Board of Directors-Laurens Family YMCA
Board of Directors-Hospice
Board of Directors-Laurens Main Street
Board of Directors-Laurens Academy
Elder –Presbyterian Church of Laurens

Significant Cases:
Lyons v. Johnson – this case recorded the highest judgment ever in Laurens County history with a verdict of $3.4 million dollars.
Actual Damages
Punitive Damages

Laurens Emergency Med. Specialists v. Laurens County Health Care System and M.S. Bailey & Sons Bankers, 355 S.C. 104 -Court upheld South Carolina law on indemnification

Born: Charlotte, North Carolina, 1970

Matthew P. Turner
Associate

Admitted: 2003, South Carolina

Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2003

College: University of South Carolina, B.S., 2001

Member: South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Board Member for the Mental Health Association of Laurens County, and Laurens YMCA Board Member.

Born: Greenville, South Carolina, August 21, 1978

Disclaimer: Any and all legal information offered herein by Turner and Burney, PC is not formal legal advice nor the formation of an attorney client relationship.