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Courtney
Courtney Harper Turkington
Associate, New Orleans
D  504.556.4078
M  337.794.3029
Assistant
Hancock Whitney Center
701 Poydras Street
Suite 5000
New Orleans, Louisiana 70139

Overview

Courtney Turkington is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation group in New Orleans. She received her Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2018.

Prior to joining the firm, Courtney served as a law clerk to the Honorable Carl J. Barbier of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and a judicial extern to the Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. 

Involvement

Professional

  • Louisiana Bar Foundation
  • Federal Bar Association
  • DRI
  • Association for Women Attorneys

Recognition

  • Law Excellence Award and Highest Grade received in Civil Procedure I, Torts II, Obligations II, Moot Court, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Civil Law Property II, Civil Law Successions, Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Law Review Seminar in Scholarly Writing, Business Organizations, Land Use, Administrative Law, Courts in a Federal System, Law & Technology Clinic, Civil Law Persons, and Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.
  • Junior Member of Louisiana State Law Institute, 2018-19
  • St. Thomas More Inn of Court, 2017-18
  • Loyola Law Review Best Comment Award Recipient, 2017-18
  • National Moot Court Team Oralist and Co-Brief Writer, Regional Semifinalists, 2017-18
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Civil Law Award, 2017
  • Warren E. Mouledoux Professional Responsibility Award, 2017
  • American Association of Corporate Counsel Scholarship Recipient, 2017
  • ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team, Highest Scoring Oralist 2 out of 4 rounds, 2016-17
  • Loyola Moot Court Edna S. Burkhalter Award for Outstanding Oral Ability, 2016

Publications

After Hours

"When I’m not at work, I enjoy doing yoga and Pilates, reading, and spending time with my husband, son, and two miniature dachshunds."

News/Insights

Insights
6.15.20

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protects Gay And Transgender Workers

Insights
5.20.20

OSHA Addresses Reporting COVID-19 Cases as Job-Related and In-Person Workplace Inspections

News
10.17.19

Liskow Welcomes Five Attorneys

Bar Admissions
Louisiana, 2018
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2019
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 2019
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 2019
U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, 2019
Education
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2018;
  • Loyola Law Review, Editor
  • William L. Crowe Scholar
  • Order of Barristers
Louisiana State University, B.A. in Mass Communication, 2010
Clerkship

Law Clerk to the Honorable Carl J. Barbier, Eastern District of Louisiana, 2018-19