Cheryl Turner is a civil and consumer rights trial lawyer earning her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Southern California (USC). For over 20 years, she’s managed her own legal practice with an emphasis on civil rights, consumer rights, business, tax, real estate, transportation and law. Ms. Turner also advises and assists clients with tax and regulatory compliance issues. Cheryl is a former Real Estate Broker and currently holds a Public Works Construction Management Certificate. She was appointed by the Governor to the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians where she worked to ensure that qualified persons are licensed vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians by enforcing educational requirements, standards of practice, and by educating consumers about their patient rights.
Ms. Turner cares deeply about the environment and nature. She will work to preserve and maintain our parklands and coastlines. Her philosophy is that everyone is entitled to clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. She has served as our Los Angeles area representative to the South Coast Air Quality Management District and fought for clean air in our neighborhoods. As a lawyer, she brought legal challenges to stop the use of harmful pesticides causing toxic exposure to us from chemicals in the food we eat, injuries to farmworkers, and damage to the environment.