“Education is what you get by reading the fine print, experience is what you get when you don’t. A good lawyer has one or the other. A great lawyer has both.”
Bob Turner was born in a small farming town in eastern Ohio. He learned the value of hard work at a young age, being taught to add and subtract riding the milk truck with his father. He obtained an A.B. degree from Dartmouth College in 1970 and a J.D. from the University of Denver in 1973. Mr. Turner has been an advocate for the cause of injured workers’ rights and has been one of the name partners in several practices before joining Franklin D. Azar & Associates.
Bob’s first job was with Lansford F. Butler (Lance), who was the father of Claimant’s workers’ compensation practice. Lance mentored Bob and played a great role in helping him become the attorney he is today. Among his noted accomplishments, Mr. Turner played a role in the development of the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) Workers Compensation Section and the Workers Compensation Education Association in the mid-80s.
Bob Turner has been admitted to practice in Colorado and the U.S. District Court for Colorado and the Court of Appeals since 1973. He is also a member of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA).
In 2002, he was honored as the recipient of the Lansford F. Butler Award given by the CBA for outstanding and continuing service to the workers compensation bar.
Bob has served on various committees for the Director’s Office of the Colorado Bar Association. He also testified as an expert before the state legislature of Colorado and in the U.S. District Court on workers’ compensation matters. Mr. Turner has tried over 2000 cases in his 45 years of practicing workers’ compensation.
When he has free time, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife and five kids. He also spends time trying to improve his golf game. Bob is passionate about the rights of injured workers and believes the practice of law is best accomplished with dignity and professionalism.
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Nicole U
Bob Turner
Supportive, Knowledgeable, PatientAs a now former client of Bob Turner, I strongly urge anyone struggling with a worker’s compensation issue to retain Bob. Bob was with me for years through a very difficult and stressful worker’s compensation situation regarding my former employer who would do anything they could to prolong the case, deny/ignore my care, and straight refuse to be decent humans. While I frequently lost my temper and patience, Bob never did. Bob took such good care of me throughout this time and I am so unbelievably grateful and thankful for everything that he did. He truly fought for me and my best interests. Bob knows worker’s rights and worker’s compensation law inside and out. I can’t recommend him enough. Thank you for everything Bob.
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Kellie H
Bob Turner
Compassionate, KnowledgeableBob Turner of Frank D Azar is the absolute best work comp attorney! Bob is extremely compassionate and truly cares about his clients. His expertise and knowledge of the work comp laws is impeccable! Thanks to Bob, I was able to settle my claim. I highly recommend Bob Turner! ☆☆☆☆☆
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Mark S
Bob Turner
Supportive, Caring, ResultsThank you for starters. I would have never got anywhere against the big work comp machine without Bob Turner period. Managing my health was enough, no way to learn all the pitfalls that work comp puts in the way of a person’s recovery. Have faith that when the Frank D Azar team is representing you, there is no substitute. Even when I was getting stressed out, Bob took the care, time, work to put those insurance crooks to the mat and made them tap out. Sure you can find an attorney anywhere, but the team is really a TEAM at FDA. Thank you Bob Turner, don’t know where I was going, but together you showed me the light… thank you.
