Erika Pike Turner

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Erika Pike Turner: Attorney with Garman Turner Gordon LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Erika Pike Turner is a founding partner in the firm’s commercial litigation department. Ms. Turner has developed a reputation for aggressively and effectively representing businesses and business people in their efforts to resolve disputes and pursue other goals through the use of legal process. Ms. Turner has been designated as an “AV/Preeminent Attorney®” as rated by the Martindale-Hubbell® peer review process and the judiciary, including earning the Martindale-Hubbell 2025 AV Preeminent peer review rating (the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards). She has been repeatedly recognized as a Super Lawyer and named by Nevada Business as a Legal Elite for her excellence in commercial litigation.

Ms. Turner has been lead counsel in a wide variety of litigation matters in federal courts, state courts, specialty business courts, and binding arbitration. Representative clients include a wide range of businesses and business investors, officers, directors and managers, whether seeking to enforce their rights and remedies or avoid alleged obligations.

Ms. Turner is a fourth-generation Nevadan and a third-generation Nevada attorney. During law school, in addition to being a member of the International Law Review, she clerked for the Honorable Robert Rose in the Nevada Supreme Court and the United States Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight of the Courts. She started her career as a law clerk for the Honorable James A. Brennan in Clark County, Nevada, was an associate and then a partner at a large Nevada law firm before forming Garman Turner Gordon LLP in 2015.
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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Bankruptcy & Restructuring
  • Business Litigation
  • Real Estate, Corporate & Finance
  • Estate Planning Probate & Guardianship

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Nevada-Reno, B.A., Fleischmann Scholar, 1994
Law School Attended:
American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1997
Year of First Admission:
1997
Admission:
1997, Nevada; United States District Court for the District of Nevada; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Reported Cases:
Representative Cases: Business Disputes Successfully enforced contract terms on summary judgment. Exemplar orders and judgment entered in 305 Las Vegas, LLC v. David Mitchell. Obtained multiple favorable arbitration awards. Exemplar award and judgment entered in Nevada State Bank v. Nicolas Cage, Bank of America, N.A. v FT Automotive, et al. Successfully defended NRS 107.082 notice obligations at Nevada District Court and Supreme Court, Coastline Re Holdings NV Corp. v. JED Property, LLC; Successfully defended breach of fiduciary duty claims against officers and directors of gaming company debtor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, In re Herbst Gaming, Inc. Successfully restrained former business partners and employees in cases involving ongoing interference with existing and prospective business interests. Exemplar order and judgment entered in Vector Media, LLC v. Steven Mincer. Successfully restrained businesses acting in violation of Nevada statutes. Exemplar order entered in GMDTCD, LLC v. Terracotta; Successfully defensed lender action against guarantor, Branch Banking & Trust v. Giordano. Successfully protected collateral interests of secured lender, Harvardlee, LLC v. Spring Mountain and Rainbow Investment, LLC, et al. Successfully represented developer against tribe in binding arbitration. Obtained a jury verdict for general and punitive damages in fraud case, Sinatra v. Cornish. Obtained favorable appellate opinion from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on fraudulent transfer claims, The Majestic Star Casino, LLC v. Barden Development, Inc., et al. Receivership Actions Successfully defensed receivership applications over operating business. Exemplar order entered in Ceres, Inc., et al. v. Inova Management Co., LLC, et al. Secured appointment of receivers over operating businesses and property. Exemplar order entered in Pacific Western Bank v. Las Vegas Crossroads. Represented receiver appointed on condominium project, PFF Bank & Trust v. Belvedere, LLC. Successfully limited receivership scope in multiple borrower/lender disputes. Exemplar order entered in Goldman Sachs v. Colony Resorts LVH Acquisitions, LLC. Hearing Master Special hearing master appointed by the Eighth Judicial District Court in the Venetian Lien Litigation. Special hearing master appointed in the Coordinated Southern Nevada Breast Implant Litigation.
ISLN:
912843108

Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (16 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.5/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/11/14 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/03/14 in Commercial Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/03/14 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/26/14 in Litigation

    She is a very ethical and aggressive advocate. She's very knowledgeable of the law and has excellent court room skills.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/26/14 in Civil Litigation

    Erika is an excellent all around complex and commercial litigator. I have personal experience working with her in a variety of complex bank actions as well as bankruptcy-related litigation matters and she is a knowledgeable, competent and very well... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 08/26/14 in Commercial Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Government Counsel on 08/26/14 in Business Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 08/26/14 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/26/14 in Commercial Litigation

    Erika Pike Turner is the committed litigator you always want on your side: the loyal, responsive colleague and also the ethically aggressive and always prepared adversary.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Marketing Partner on 08/26/14 in Commercial Litigation

    Erika is an excellent advocate for her clients.

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