Sara A. Turner

Sara A. Turner is the founder of a Charleston, South Carolina law practice serving clients across several legal areas. Her practice includes criminal defense, family law, mediation, and personal injury. She has appeared in Magistrate Court, Municipal Court, General Sessions, Family Court, Common Pleas, and Federal Court. Her criminal defense experience includes DUI, drug charges, assault, domestic violence, property crimes, fake identification cases, and other misdemeanor and felony matters.

Turner earned a B.A. in Communication from the College of Charleston and a J.D. from Charleston School of Law. During law school, she clerked at two Charleston law firms, gaining practical exposure before entering practice. Her communication studies and legal training support a practice that requires courtroom advocacy, client counseling, negotiation, and clear explanation of legal options across criminal, family, injury, and mediation matters.

Turner has made hundreds of court appearances in criminal defense matters and has handled charges ranging from minor possession and identification cases to trafficking, assault, murder, shoplifting, and burglary. Her family-law work includes simple and complex custody and divorce matters, and she has served as a Guardian ad Litem. She began practice at firms handling criminal defense, family law, and personal injury before opening her own office in 2018.

Sara A. Turner has served as a past president of the Charleston Lawyers Club and holds memberships in the South Carolina Bar and Charleston County Bar. She got recognition in family law and criminal defense and notes community and legal education involvement. Her practice combines broad courtroom experience with work in domestic disputes, injury claims, and mediation, allowing her to represent clients across several types of South Carolina legal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Law Office of Sara Turner
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Past President, Charleston Lawyers Club
• Member, Charleston County Bar
• Mentor, Law Links Mentorship Program

Licensed State

• South Carolina

Education

• Charleston School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• College of Charleston
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication

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