Equator L. Turner
Attorney Equator L. Turner has been practicing law and defending clients for over sixteen (16) years with only one goal in mind – offering personalized legal representation at affordable prices. Ms. Turner represent clients in all Family and Criminal Matters in State and Federal Court. Law Our firm provides quality legal services with personal attention to each matter, no matter how big or small. We will counsel, educate, and assist each client in reaching their personal expectations. We are well equipped to do a superior job for clients than firms of comparable size, in a cost-effective and personalized manner.
She has tried over fifty cases sitting first and second chair. For over Seven (7) years, she has been a Certified Hearing Examiner for the Texas Education Agency, Division of Hearings & Appeals where she presides over hearings and write recommendations to the Commissioner of Education for teacher nonrenewal or terminations. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Houston Community College Systems in the School of Continuing Education teaching Paralegals.
Attorney Equator L. Turner is a 1995 graduate of Delta State University with a Bachelors of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Accounting. She received her Juris Doctorate Degree in 2004 from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She received a LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Houston Law School in 2006. Previously, she worked as a Law Clerk/Contract Attorney for the law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Matthews, and Friend and attended University of Houston Law School as a part-time LL.M. Tax Law student. In addition to my over sixteen (16) years of legal experience, she has over Six (6) years of professional experience in the oil and gas industry as an Accountant/Financial Analyst.
During her years in law school, she earned a GPA of 3.40 and her Class Standing was 4 of 160 students. She was also a Journal Writer for the Earl Carl Institute For Legal And Social Policy, Inc., which helped to solve legal and social problems facing our local urban communities.
Practice Areas:
Bar Admissions:
• State Bar of Texas
• Southern District of Texas
Education:
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER, Houston, Texas
LL.M. Tax Law Program, May 2006
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas
Juris Doctorate, Magna Cum Laude, May 2004
• Top 5%; GPA: 3.40/4.00; Class Standing: 4/160
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, Mississippi
Bachelors of Business Administration with an Emphasis in Accounting, May 1995
Licenses:
Licensed by the State Bar of Texas
Licensed in the Southern District of Texas