Elaine R. Turner

Elaine Turner began her legal career with Hall Estill in 1989 and has focused her practice on Labor & Employment, Management. Throughout her career, Elaine has successfully defended hundreds of employers in employment litigation and administrative proceedings. In 2022 and 2021 Elaine was named a Top 10 Oklahoma Lawyer by Super Lawyers. She was recognized as 2018 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Litigation-Labor & Employment in Oklahoma City, and prior to that, 2016 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Employment Law -Management in Oklahoma City.

Elaine also represents Oklahoma landlords and property owners relating to housing discrimination issues. She defends property owners, management companies, and individuals in lawsuits brought under the federal Fair Housing Act and similar state laws, as well as defending Fair Housing Act investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Her experience also includes the development of policies and procedures to comply with federal and state fair housing laws and regulations.

Elaine serves on the firm’s Board of Directors and has an AV Preeminent rating through Martindale-Hubbell. She has also been recognized as a labor and employment star by Benchmark Litigation. Elaine is a frequent guest speaker on all aspects of Employment Law and conducts employment-related seminars, speeches, and programs for employees, managers, supervisors, and staff. She has also presented on the Fair Housing Act regarding discrimination issues. She has been honored to be a presenter at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Oklahoma City Area Technical Assistance Program Seminars (TAPS) for the last several years.

In addition to being recognized as an Oklahoma Super Lawyer in Employment Litigation Defense and named a Top 10 Attorney, she was also listed as Top 50 Attorneys and Top 25 Female Attorneys in Oklahoma. In addition, Elaine has been named the Best Lawyer in America in Employment Law-Management and is frequently interviewed by local media to provide her legal opinion on various employment law topics.

In April 2019, Elaine was awarded the OCU Law Community and Public Service Award. This award is bestowed upon an individual whose service has made a substantive and positive community impact and who is committed to the common good through service to the community.

Elaine is a graduate of Leadership OKC - Class 35. She is also very involved with Special Olympics. In 2015, Special Olympics Oklahoma named Elaine Volunteer of the Year. She has served as the Competition Chairperson for Special Olympics in Oklahoma County since 1996. In that role, she organizes and manages Special Olympics competitions. Elaine was also honored to serve as a Unified Partner on Team USA at the Special Olympic World Games in Ireland in 2003, where her team earned two gold medals. She has also served as a youth soccer coach for several years.