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Attorney By Attorney Career Profiles of the Profession Who? Vickie E. Turner Partner vturner@wpkt.com What? Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields: Product Liability; First Amendment; General Civil Litigation; General Business Litigation. When? Years in Practice Area: Since 1982 Years in the Legal Profession: Since 1982 Where? Employer: Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner www.wpkt.com Size/Sector: 13 attorneys City/State: San Diego, CA Law School: University of San Diego, California Undergraduate School/Degree: University of Nevada Las Vegas, B.S. in Accounting Why? Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area: Product liability is a challenging practice area because it involves technical details, which are unique to each case and each product. Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area: Keen negotiation skills and an ability to effectively communicate complicated concepts to jurors Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area: Take a practical approach to cases and learn from skilled practitioners. How? Career Path to Current Position: Law firm practice since graduation from law school Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s): Networking. Bar Affiliations and Activities: California State Bar; Lawyers Club; Louis Welsh Inn of Court; Product Liability Advisory Council; American Law Institute. Recent Professional Publications: Vol. 38, No. 3, Idaho L. Rev., The Importance of Being Honest': Exploring the Need for Tribal Court Approval for Search Warrants Executed in Indian Country after State v. Matthews 581 (2002) (with Christopher Graham); Vol. 5, No. 2, Careers and the Minority Lawyer, In Practice - Indian Law, 69 (2000); Vol. 46, No. 3, The Advocate, Cobell v. Norton - Idaho (should have read "Indian") Trust Fund Management Litigation Takes Center Stage, (2003) (with Christopher Graham). Recent Professional Presentations: Panelist, National Bar Association, Does Race Matter? Minority Representation of Corporate America in Catastrophic and High Stakes Litigation (February 2003) Panelist, California Minority Counsel Program, Diversity in the Courtroom: A Product Liability Roundtable (August 2002) Panelist, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Ethically Representing Your Client in the Court of Public Opinion (Media) (June 2002). Memorable Career Moment: Each defense verdict and granting of a motion for summary judgment is memorable.