Alicia Embley Turner concentrates in the practice area of civil litigation, collections and creditors' rights, business law, corporate law and general civil litigation. Prior to her association with Newman, Comley & Ruth, P.C. in 2000, she worked for an international law firm in Paris, France.
Ms. Embley Turner is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Cole County Bar Association. She is also a member of Jefferson City West Rotary Club and serves as a member of the Rotary District 6080 Youth Exchange Committee.
Ms. Embley Turner was born in Jerseyville, Illinois, in 1973. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French. In 1999, she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law, where she served as a Note and Comment Editor of the Missouri Law Review and President of the International Law Society.
Areas Of Practice
- Collections and Creditors' Rights
- Administrative Law
- Professional Licensing
- Environmental Law
- Corporation Formation
- Business Law
- General Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2000
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
- J.D. - 1999
- University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL
- B.A. - 1995
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Bronze Tablet
- Major: Political Science/French
Published Works
- Federal Jurisdictions over Juveniles: Who Decides?, 64 Mo. L. Rev. 171, 1999
- Vicarious Liability For Volunteers: Should Missouri Courts Consider New Standards?, 63 Mo. L. Rev. 821, 1998
- Small Business Capital Formation in Missouri: What's the SCOR?, 44 St. Louis B.J., 1998
Honors and Awards
- CALI Award for Future Excellence in Comparative Law, 1999
- CALI Award for Future Excellence in Gender and the Law, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Missouri Bar Association, Business Law Committee, Member
- Cole County Bar Association, Member, 2000 to Present
- Jefferson City West Rotary Club, 2000-Present, Youth Exchange Counselor, 2005-Present; Paul Harris Fellow
- Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce Leadership, Jefferson City, 2001
- International Law Society, President, 1997 to 1999
- Women’s Law Association of Mid-Missouri
Past Employment Positions
- Coudert Brothers Law Firm, 1999-2000
- Office of Attorney General, Litigation Division, Law Clerk, 1997-1998
- Office of the Missouri Secretary of State (Securities Division), Law Clerk, 1997-1998
Ancillary Businesses
- French/English Translation
Languages
- French
