About John Turnage

Mr. Turnage joined Mayer, Smith & Roberts, L.L.P. in 1986 after having served as a Law Clerk to Louisiana’s Second Circuit Court of Appeal. Mr. Turnage served as a representative in the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association from 1991 until 1995, and currently serves the Association as a member of its House of Delegates. Mr. Turnage’s primary areas of practice include automobile liability law, premises liability law, products liability law, and workers’ compensation law.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Mayer, Smith & Roberts, L.L.P.

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$4.3 millionVerdict

Michael Waller, a 17-year electrician at Kansas City Southern's Shreveport Diesel Repair Shop, leaned against a locomotive fan housing left lying loose on the shop floor. It shifted onto its side and pinned his left foot, crushing it at the ankle and heel.

1st Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, LA (amended, La. App. 2 Cir.) · 2025Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

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Practice areas

Education

Louisiana State University and A&M College
J.D., 1984
Louisiana Tech University
Undergraduate, 1981

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Louisiana

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