F. M. (Rae) Turner, III

Mediator

Mississippi

Over a career spanning 47 years, F. M. “Rae” Turner has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex trials and arbitrations involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death from medical and hospital malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, defective products (including drugs and medical devices), electrical injuries, offshore and industrial accidents, and industrial fires and explosions. His commercial litigation experience extends to contract disputes, corporate, LLC, and partnership disagreements and dissolution, and contested probate (succession) matters. His business background has been put to use in banking and complex commercial transactions, including partnership and corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, secured financing, and securities placements. 

Having completed advanced training in negotiation and mediation, and experience participating in over one hundred successful mediations as advocate or mediator, Mr. Turner is prepared to assist the parties to resolve a wide range of disputes.

Mr. Turner has been admitted to practice in state courts in Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, both United States District Courts in Mississippi, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Tax Court.

Education

  • B.S. Electrical Engineering, Virginia Military Institute, 1972
  • J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1975
  • Mississippi Law Journal 1974-75
  • Research Editor 1975
  • M.B.A. Finance, University of Southern Mississippi, 1979

Mediator Training

  • American Arbitration Association
    • – Essential Mediation Skills, 2015
  • Harvard Program on Negotiation
    • – Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, 2020 (semester long course)
    • – Mediation and Conflict Management, 2021 (semester long course)
    • – Negotiation and Leadership, 2022
  • Mediation Arbitration Professional Systems
    • – Advanced Mediator Training (multiple years)

Memberships/Affiliations

The Mississippi Bar Ethics Committee (member for 10 years)

Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association 1982-2001

Mississippi Association for Justice 2002-date

American Association for Justice 2002-date

Recognition’s

Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Category
Accounting Negligence, Asbestos, Bad Faith Litigation, Breach of Contract, Commercial Litigation, Elder Abuse, Environmental & Toxic Tort, Insurance Coverage, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Mississippi Arbitrators, Mississippi Mediators, Nursing Homes & Assisted Living, Personal Injury, Physician Employment/Services Contracts, Premises Liability, Successions, Trucking & Transportation