Marshall S. Turner joined Condon & Forsyth LLP in 1972. He is a partner and a member of the firm's Management Committee. Marshall has concentrated his practice on product liability and aviation litigation, including the defense of manufacturers, airlines and distributors of products ranging from aircraft and military equipment to power plants and computers. He also has extensive experience in defending a variety of types of companies against asbestos related claims. Marshall has lectured at aviation, insurance and environmental seminars and has been a faculty member at the National Trial Academy of the International Association of Defense Counsel. He has published numerous articles on various aspects of product liability law, aviation, insurance, trial technique and climate change.

Marshall is admitted to the bar of New York (1973), the U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court (1992). He is a member of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Aeronautical Committee), the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Chair, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee; Member, Steering Committee - Tort and Trial Practice), the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association and the Transportation Lawyers Association (Chair, Aviation Committee).

Marshall is a graduate of Fordham University (J.D., 1972) and Queens College (B.A., 1968).

Euromoney's Guide to the "World's Leading Aviation Lawyers" and "World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers" and the "Presidential Who's Who" have honorably listed Marshall.

Along with Condon & Forsyth LLP being selected as one of the top aviation law firms for 2011 by Legal 500, special mention was made of Marshall as being highly recommended for his work.

Published Works and Presentations:

"Tinkering at the Edges": The UNFCCC, ICAO and the Struggle to Address the Aviation Emissions Problem. Editor, Aviation and Climate Change - Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (March 2011).



Climate Change and the Issues Facing the Insurance Industry. Editor, Aviation and Climate Change - Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (November 2010).



Co-Editor and Co-Author, Aviation column of Hightlights magazine, Association for Transportation Law Professionals (numerous articles on aviation law and transportation security, 2005-present).


Aviation and the Environment. Speaker at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Legal Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal (March 1-2, 2010).



Contributor, The Liability Reporter, published jointly by IATA and Condon & Forsyth LLP. (13th ed., February 2010).



Plans to Limit and Reduce Carbon Emissions. Spreaker at the Aero Engine Cost Management Conference, Hollywood Beach, Florida (February 9-10, 2010).


The Current State of Affairs Addressing Climate Change: Negotiating a New Global Climate Treaty. Editor, Aviation and Climate Change - Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (January 2010).



Aviation and Climate Change - Climate Change Law and Policy in Australia. Online (LexisNexis, 2009). Chapter author.



Prohibition of Discrimination Against Air Passengers with Disabilities - Provision of Wheelchair Service. Aviation Highlights, Association of Transportation Law Professionals (November/December 2009).



A Global Sectoral Approach for Aviation: "Visionary and Innovative Thinking"? Editor, Aviation and Climate Change - Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (November 2009).



The Implications of Climate Change for Aviation Insurance. Speaker at the McGill Institute of Air & Space, Montreal, QC, Canada (October 2009).



Legislative & Regulatory Overview on Transportation and the Environment. Speaker at the Association of Transportation Law Professionals, 80th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado (June 28, 2009).



Deadlines and Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Aircraft Operators Under the EU ETS. Editor, Aviation and Climate Change - Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (June 2009).



Aviation Included in Australia's Emissions Trading Scheme From 2010. Editor, Aviation and Climate Change - Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (February 2009).



Emissions Trading: Legislative & Regulatory Overview On Aviation & The Environment: The U.S. Perspective. Speaker at the Aviation, The Environment & Emissions Trading Conference, Brussels, Belgium (November 19-20, 2008).



The EU ETS and the Aviation Industry: A Swirling Controversy and the International Debate. Editor, Aviation and Climate Change – Law & Policy. Condon & Forsyth LLP newsletter (September 2008).


Computer Animation and Demonstrative Evidence: Ways to Meet and Beat Challenges to Them. Speaker at Transportation Lawyers' Association Annual Conference (April 2002).


Electronic Data Animation: Admissibility.  Speaker at the Forensic Techniques Annual Conference. Lloyd's of London (October 2000).


Product Liability Tort Reform. Speaker at the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, 19th Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia (October 2000).


Authenticity and Admissibility of Digital Data. Speaker at the Lloyd's of London Conference (October 1999).


Defending Product Liability Claims: The Defense View.  13 Air & Space Lawyer 6,7 (Winter 1999).


(co-author) Supreme Court to Decide Whether Daubert Should Apply to "Non-Scientific" Expert Testimony.  3:3 The Alert (September 1998).


The Manufacturer's Duty to Warn.  7:7 The Alert (June 1997).


GARA and Aviation Product Liability Tort Reform: Raising New Issues in Aviation Product Liability.  Speaker at the ABA Aviation Liability in the 21st Century Seminar, Washington D.C. (1996).


Discovery Abuse Sanctions.  Speaker at Embry-Riddle's Aviation Law and Insurance Symposium, Daytona Beach, Florida (1993).


Technology in the Courtroom: Preparing for the 21st Century.  (co-author Katherine B. Posner) New York Law Journal (October 12, 1993).


Interactive Animations are Wave of the Future.  (co-author) New York Law Journal (February 16, 1993).