About Christopher William
Christopher William Turnbow built a legal path that crosses academia, courts and private practice. He completed a J.D. at the University of San Diego School of Law in 2012, after earning an M.A. from National University in 2008 and a B.A. from Western Washington University in 2005. Those degrees frame a career that moves between scholarship and courtroom work.
Early in his career he served as a judicial law clerk to the Supreme Court of Micronesia in 2013. That clerkship led to teaching opportunities abroad; in 2014 he was an adjunct professor at the Micronesia School of Law. The overseas work complements later roles back on the mainland and shows a willingness to work in varied legal systems.
In 2013 he established Turnbow Law Office and has listed his role there as principal. He also spent time in traditional firm settings. In 2015 he worked as a contract lawyer for Kaye, Rose & Partners, LLP. He returned to legal instruction in 2018 as an adjunct law professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, bringing practical experience into the classroom.
His professional affiliations include membership in the National Bar of the Federated States of Micronesia. He is admitted to practice in California and in Washington, and he holds admission to practice before the California Supreme Court. Those credentials reflect a practice that spans state and regional jurisdictions.
Turnbow's resume mixes litigation-adjacent roles and legal education. A clerkship at a supreme court level and years running a private office give him exposure to appellate and trial processes, while contract work in a firm setting supplied experience with client-centered practice. His teaching posts suggest an interest in explaining law as well as applying it.
Colleagues and students see a practitioner who moves between practice and pedagogy without losing sight of day-to-day legal work. His career choice to maintain a private office alongside periodic academic appointments suggests a practical approach to legal problems and to training younger lawyers.
He operates from Turnbow Law Office and is active in the jurisdictions to which he is admitted. He currently focuses his practice through Turnbow Law Office on matters arising in California and Washington.
