John H. Turner, III

Jay Turner focuses his practice on estate, gift, generation – skipping and fiduciary income taxation and estate and trust administration. Mr. Turner returned to Williams Mullen after serving as senior counsel for SunTrust Bank from 2004 to 2008.

Jay Turner focuses his practice on estate, gift, generation – skipping and fiduciary income taxation and estate and trust administration. Mr. Turner returned to Williams Mullen after serving as senior counsel for SunTrust Bank from 2004 to 2008.

Mr. Turner is a fellow in the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar, where he served on the board of governors for the Trusts and Estates Section. He is also a member of the Virginia Bar Association, serving on the legislative committee of the Section of Wills, Trusts and Estates and is a member of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Probate Law for the American Bar Association. Mr. Turner is the past president of the Trust Administrators Council of Richmond and is a frequent lecturer for Virginia CLE. Martindale Hubbell has given Mr. Turner an AV rating, its highest possible rating.  He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America in the Trusts & Estates category.

Mr. Turner is a trustee for the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church.

Mr. Turner received his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and his undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College. He received his master of laws from the Georgetown University Law Center.