Catherine practices exclusively criminal defense in the Twin Cities Metro area in state and federal court. She has tried over 40 jury trials and conducted hundreds of evidentiary hearings. She worked as a state public defender in multiple counties and has represented thousands of people in matters from Misdemeanor traffic tickets to felony drugs, criminal sexual conduct, domestic assault, fraud, weapons, murder and federal conspiracy cases.
Catherine is an MSBA Certified Criminal Law Specialist and trained trial attorney from the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute. She has also advocated for criminal justice reform in front of the Minnesota Senate, and continues to train other lawyers in trial practice and client advocacy both in Minnesota and nationally.
Catherine has the skills and experience to handle any criminal matter and will work hard to fight the charges and defend you in criminal court!
- Lewis & Clark Law School
- J.D. (2005) | Law
- Certificate in Criminal Law
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- University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- B.A. (2002) | Political Science
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- Criminal Defense Specialist & Private Practitioner
- Catherine Turner, Attorney at Law, PLLC
- Current
- 2008-Current
- Contract/Conflict Attorney
- Federal Public Defender of Minnesota
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- Assistant Public Defender
- Minnesota Board of Public Defense
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- Part time in Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin Counties.
- Law Clerk
- Federal Public Defender of Oregon
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- Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police
- New York Times
- Challenging GeoFence Warrants Post-Carpenter, NACDL Midwinter Conference
- A Practitioner’s Guide to Fighting Eye-Witness and Cross-Racial Identification, MN Public Defender's Quarterly Conference
- The State of the Fourth Amendment in the Age of Edward Snowden, Ramsey County Bar Association
- Help! My Client Has A Conviction!, Minnesota Rehabilitation Association Spring Conference
- A Holistic Approach to Representing Clients with Mental Health Challenges, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Certified Criminal Law Specialist
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorney
- America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Elite Lawyer Award
- Elite Lawyers
- 2022
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- 2017 - 2020
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Misdemeanor Defense Project 2009-2013
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- National Criminal Defense College
- Member
- Current
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- Federal Bar Association (Minnesota chapter)
- Member
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
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- Minnesota State Bar Association
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- Activities: Criminal Law Section
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- Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
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- Criminal Law
- Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- White Collar Crime
- English: Spoken, Written
Catherine Turner Named a 2023 Elite Lawyer
Catherine Turner has been selected as a 2023 Elite Lawyer. Only the most outstanding and experienced attorneys receive the Elite Lawyer Award. The Elite Lawyer Award is a prestigious honor...
Challenging Geofence Reverse Location Data Post-Carpenter - Catherine Turner
This program is included in NACDL's best-selling "Digital Evidence & Technology in Criminal Cases (2022)" CLE Program, available here: https://bit.ly/3ONpwpM Modern cases need modern defenses, and modern lawyers can't practice...