Joshua S Turner

Practice Areas

Josh represents clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other federal agencies, as well as in federal and state court actions. In addition to regularly advocating in front of federal agencies, Josh argues in federal appellate court as well as in federal district court and state court. Josh recently completed a term as President of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA).

Professional Memberships

Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)

ULC Tort Law Relating to Drones Committee

Publications

"As the Drone Flies: How to Think About Property Ownership, Federal Preemption, and Airspace Control in the Era of Remotely Piloted Aircraft," May-June 2023 issue of The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law, Vol. 6, No. 3.

Experience

Represents clients in matters involving FCC and state regulation of wireless and wireline telecommunications services, including commercial mobile radio service (both voice and data), TCPA, broadband services such as cable and fiber, competitive provision of video services, and satellite services.

Provides counseling on compliance with evolving regulation of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS, or more commonly, drones); tracks and analyzes (a) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rulemakings and enforcement actions, and (b) state and local regulation of UAS, with a particular focus on potential conflicts between different regulatory authorities.

Specializes in federal appellate review of FCC decisions and both prosecution and defense of federal district court actions involving communications law.

Represents companies with communications law disputes in state and federal courts across the country.

Particular experience in actions involving federal preemption of state regulation of wireless carriers, defense of radiofrequency emissions claims, wireless facility siting issues, and rights-of-way regulation.

Provides large telecommunications carriers with national strategic legal advice on a variety of issues.

Assists clients with federal and state regulation of investment and transfers of control in the telecommunications industry, including structuring the transactions and gaining the necessary regulatory approvals.

Negotiates institutional and enterprise contracts for telecommunications services.

Successfully defended binding nature of arbitration clause contained in online customer contract, resulting in the stay of a large class-action lawsuit.

Education