About Hugh Turk

Hugh M. Turk has been in charge of the firm's New Jersey office since 1994, handling all New Jersey matters from inception through trial across every area of the firm's practice. A 1973 graduate of Duke Law School, he has spent his entire career in personal injury litigation. Since 1993 he has been designated by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, an achievement held by fewer than 2 percent of New Jersey attorneys. He has been named to Super Lawyers as a top New Jersey lawyer every year since 2005 and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He served four terms as an elected member of his town's Borough Council.

Practice areas

Education

Duke Law School
J.D., 1973

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of New York

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