Justice Turner

Trial Lawyer at Carpenter & Zuckerman
Beverly Hills, CA

About Justice Turner

Justice Turner is a distinguished trial attorney at Carpenter & Zuckerman. He focuses on civil rights, complex personal injury litigation, business law, and entertainment law. Aptly named, Justice tirelessly advocates for the underserved and individuals who have suffered violations of their rights. A substantial part of Justice’s legal career is devoted to utilizing his business expertise to represent a wide variety of professional clients.

Specifically, Justice focuses on contract drafting and negotiation, entity formation, and business representation. Justice’s practice has included deals with high-profile clients such as Colin Kaepernick and VP-level music executives. He is uniquely positioned to handle business and legal matters, both of which he executes with the highest degree of skill and dedication, providing comprehensive legal service with unwavering commitment and precision.

Prior to joining CZ Law, Justice practiced at another prestigious Los Angeles-area law firm, laying the groundwork for his versatile legal career. Education Justice’s educational journey began at Hampton University, an HBCU (historically Black college or university), where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree. His educational pursuit continued at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where he developed his litigation skills in the criminal justice clinic by working to expunge nonviolent California drug-based convictions and to tear down the racially biased Cal-gan

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carpenter & Zuckerman

These results are credited to Carpenter & Zuckerman. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2016 · #13

A Los Angeles jury awarded $45 million to the four children of Claudia Fernandez after a drunk driver, whose vehicle owner negligently handed over her keys, struck and killed her at a Boyle Heights taco truck in 2012.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$40 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2015 · #10

A Riverside jury awarded $40 million to the parents of Orlando Jordan after finding that TGI Friday's and its franchise operator bore 55 percent of the responsibility for his death, having repeatedly served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated underage patron who then stabbed Jordan inside the restaurant.

Riverside County Superior Court · 2015Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$38.6 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2012 · #10

A Newport Beach hotel guest fell two stories from a balcony with a railing eight inches below California building code height, suffered a skull fracture and catastrophic traumatic brain injury, and an Orange County jury returned a $38,628,127 verdict against the hotel in 2012.

Orange County Superior Court · 2012Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$8.36 millionVerdict

In September 2013 a Los Angeles County MTA maintenance van rear-ended a stalled Honda on the Santa Monica Freeway, and both vehicles caught fire. The driver, Xian Hui Lin, 56, died four days later. The MTA admitted responsibility, and a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in March 2016 awarded his widow and two adult children $8.36 million in damages. The parties then settled and waived appeal.

Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County (case BC546460) · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$6.63 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded Henrietta Castrellon $6,626,603 after she slipped and fell on an unsafe floor condition at a Home Depot store, in a result the Daily Journal described as potentially the largest such verdict against the company in California.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2025Slip & FallRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Education

University of California
J.D.

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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