Michael A. Turken 1942
(1942-2009 at Turken & Porzenski, L.L.C.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Family Law, Child Custody, Domestic Violence
131 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
About Michael A. Turken 1942
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- Domestic Violence
Education
- Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1968J.D.
- Law Review: Washington University Law Quarterly, Editorial Staff, 1968 - 1969
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1965B.S.
- Major: Psychology and Political Science
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker "Economics of Family Law Practice", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Mo. Chapter), April 17, 2004
- Speaker "Agreements with Clients", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Meeting, 1998
- Speaker "The Economics of the Domestic Practice", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Mo. Chapter), 1999
- Speaker "Legislative Update for 1998", Missouri Bar
- Speaker "Legislative Update of St. Charles County Family", St. Charles County Bar Association, August 7, 1998
- Speaker "Ethics and Civility in the Family Practice: What Are the Bounds of Advocacy?", The Missouri Bar CLE, Annual Family Law Institute, August 22, 1997
- Speaker "Ethics and Civility in the Family Practice: What Are the Bounds of Advocacy?", The Missouri Bar CLE, Annual Family Law Institute, August 1, 1997
- Speaker, "Is the Marriage Irretrievably Broken", Missouri Bar CLE on Eighth Annual Family Law Institute, August 11, 1995
- Speaker, "Federal Child Support Requirements and Guidelines", Missouri Bar CLE, Seventh Annual Family Law Institute, August 19, 1994
- Speaker, "The Computer and You in Domestic Relations Cases", Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 1994
- Speaker, "Malpractice", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1994
- Speaker, "Creative Use of the Personal Computer in Domestic Relations practice", Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, August 5, 1993
- Speaker, "Discovery in the Domestic Relations Cases", Missouri Bar Association, 1993
- Speaker, "Domestic Relations, The Emotional Client", Bar Association of St. Charles, 1992
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1968
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1969
Other Affiliations
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Missouri Chapter, 2001 - 2002 (President)
- St. Charles County Bar Association, 1978 (Past-President)
- St. Charles County Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Chairman of the Rules Committee)
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Member)
- Missouri Bar Family Law Committee (Legislative Committee)
- St. Charles County Family Court Coordinating Committee (Member)
- St. Louis County Bar Association (Member)
- St. Louis Post Dispatch - Missouri Bar Family Law Legislative Liaison (Committee)
Past Positions
- Turken and Porzenski, LLC, 2007 - 2009
- Turken & Associates, P.C., 1999 - 2007
- Cundiff, Turken & Londoff, 1973 - 1999
- Law Offices of George Sullivan, 1971 - 1973
- Office of the Public Defender, St. Charles County, 1971 - 1975
- Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, 1968 - 1971
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Mu
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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- Child Custody
- Domestic Violence
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