Since coming to Boone from the Raleigh area in 1984, John Turner has practiced law with a focus on creative problem-solving and skilled advocacy.  While he has litigated a wide range of cases in his career, he presently limits his trial practice to business, property (including condemnation, easement, and title disputes) and property owners’ association matters.  Mr. Turner also maintains an active business practice, counseling clients forming and operating limited liability entities, partnerships, and joint ventures.  Commercial and residential real estate transactions are a major component of Mr. Turner’s practice.  He personally oversees and conducts each of his real estate closings.  This hands-on approach allows him to proactively identify and address potential problems to help assure that his clients do not fall prey to unforeseen pitfalls.  To that end, Mr. Turner encourages his clients to counsel with him before they enter into contracts and before they reach the closing table. 
 

Mr. Turner works with a number of clients who engage in responsible real estate development with sensitivity for the beauty, health, and heritage of our mountain region.  He is experienced in creating both large and small-scale developments, from subdivisions to residential and commercial condominiums, town homes, and other planned unit developments.  He is an active supporter of regional land conservation efforts and has worked closely with local conservancy groups.  Mr. Turner is skilled in assisting clients with due-diligence processes and with obtaining regulatory approvals from town and county boards and administrative staff. 

In addition to real estate, Mr. Turner’s practice includes a substantial volume of estate planning and administration work.  He takes the time to carefully review clients’ goals and the best strategies for achieving them. 

Mr. Turner received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, where he majored in English and minored in History and Business Administration.    He attended law school as a CCB and Law Alumni Scholar at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, earning his J.D. degree in 1983.   

Since coming to Boone, Mr. Turner has served as an active volunteer for many charitable and professional organizations.  He was a founding member, the incorporator, and president of the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity.  He is also a past board chair for OASIS (Opposing Abuse with Shelter, Information, and Service), Inc.  Mr. Turner has served on the Real Property Council of the North Carolina Bar Association and chaired the Joint Task Force on Residential Forms between the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Realtors.  He is a two-time past president of the Watauga County Bar Association.  He is also a frequent presenter on Real Property Issues.

Victoria H. Tobin

 

After practicing law for nearly twenty years in Atlanta, first as an Assistant Attorney General and later as a partner with an international law firm specializing in construction law, Victoria and her husband, Scott, relocated to his home town of High Point, NC in 1999. It was while living in High Point that they fell in love with the High Country and bought a house near Blowing Rock, eventually becoming full time residents in 2009. Victoria practices primarily in the areas of Business and Construction Contracts, Family Law and Trial and Appellate Practice. A graduate of UNC School of Law, Victoria is a member of both the North Carolina and Georgia bars and is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts. She served as law clerk to The Honorable Gerald Arnold of the North Carolina Court of Appeals following law school and her practice has included appellate cases at all levels, including the United States Supreme Court. She has served on the Board of the Atlanta Lawyers Club, the Executive Counsel of Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law Section, and as a member of the Forum on the Construction Industry and the Panel of Construction Industry Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association.

Victoria and her husband, who have two married daughters and four grandchildren, adopted a third daughter and a son in 2007 and moved their new family to Savannah, Georgia, where they still maintain a second home. It was while living in Savannah that Victoria expanded her professional experience to include family law, joining an established family law practice there.

Victoria has a history of community involvement and volunteer work, including service on the Board of Directors of Royce Learning Center, a program serving the needs of children with learning disabilities and fostering adult literacy. She is a member of St. Peters Episcopal Church in Savannah.