Jason L. Turner
Mr. Turner has worked extensively within the entertainment industry for over a decade. His experience spans nearly all aspects of the music industry including artist management, record label promotions, performing as a professional musician and representing various artists and industry executives in his capacity as a lawyer.
Mr. Turner’s current clients include Grammy-nominated and Emmy Award-winning producers, artists and songwriters who have sold over 100 million records, record companies and record label executives. He was named one of Billboard Magazine’s “Power Players: 30 Under 30” in 2007.
While attending Stetson University College of Law, Mr. Turner was a member of Stetson’s Negotiation Team and #1-nationally ranked Trial Team. Mr. Turner was part of the team that won the 2004 Florida Bar Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition and 2004 National Trial Competition. Mr. Turner was honored with membership into The Order of Barristers, awarded the Raphael Steinhardt Award for his character, leadership and service to the community, and the William F. Blews Pro Bono Award for his Pro Bono work.
Mr. Turner is a frequent guest speaker on entertainment and legal issues and is an adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law and a former professor at Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business. He also serves on the Stetson University Lawyers Association Advisory Council.
EDUCATION
- Belmont University, B.B.A., 2001 cum laude
- Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 2004, cum laude
AFFILIATIONS
- Florida Bar
- Nashville Bar
- U.S. District Court Middle District Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District Tennessee
- Country Music Association (CMA)
- Gospel Music Association (GMA)
- Stetson Lawyers Association Advisory Council
PUBLISHED CASES/SPEECHES
- Carter/Backstreet Boys, et al v. Condé Nast Publications, 983 So.2d 23 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008)
- Panelist, Belmont University Career Services “From Here to Anywhere” (March 22, 2007)
- Panelist, Stetson University College of Law - Entertainment & Sports Lunch and Learn (April 9, 2007)
- Speaker, Stetson College of Law – “Filling the Gap” Professionalism Seminar (October 19, 2007)
- Speaker, Belmont University – Artist Management & Contracts (November 13, 2008)
- Speaker, BelmontUniversity – Towering Transitions, Legal (September 30, 2009)
- Billboard – “Working Together To Save The Music” (October 17, 2009)
MEDIA MENTIONS
- “Trans-Continental Artists Caught in Limbo” by Helen Huntley, St. Petersburg Times
- “Mogul’s Demise Trips Up Artists” by Helen Huntley, St. Petersburg Times
DISTINCTIONS
- Named “Power Player: 30 Under 30” by Billboard Magazine (2007)
- Adjunct Professor, Entertainment Law, Belmont University
- Adjunct Professor, Entertainment Law, Stetson University College of Law