April Turner joined Mckinney Bancroft & Hughes as an associate in 1997. Mrs. Turner’s practice includes litigation and dispute resolution, labour law, employment and immigration, banking/anti-money laundering and compliance. She also practices family law with emphasis on divorce, child custody, child support, adoption and guardianship matters.

Mrs. Turner is a past director of the Family Planning Association and was seconded to Barclays Bank PLC in 2001 for three months in the compliance area. She has conducted seminars for institutional clients on anti-money-laundering /compliance laws and has delivered speeches on family law in the Bahamas. Mrs. Turner regularly attends conferences in related fields.

Mrs. Turner obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada in 1991. In 1995 she obtained a dual honours Bachelor of Arts degree in law and criminology from the University of Keele, Stafford, England. In 1996 she was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales as a member of the Honourable Society of Inner Temple and in 1997 Mrs. Turner was admitted to the Bahamas Bar. Currently Mrs. Turner is the firm’s Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.