Wes Turner joined the firm in 2022 as an associate in the Albany office.  Wes’s practice focuses on a broad range of labor and employment law issues. He believes in the value of a strong labor movement and the vigorous protection of employee rights.

Prior to joining Blitman & King, Wes served as a law clerk to the Honorable Mae. A. D’Agostino, United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York.  Following law school, Wes was an associate at a firm in Washington, D.C., representing labor unions and employees.  Wes is a 2019 cum laude graduate of the Washington University School of Law and received the Peggy Browning Fellowship for Workers’ Rights. Wes received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 2016.

A New York native, Wes is thrilled to be back in the Hudson Valley.  In his free time, Wes enjoys hiking, basketball, and chess.

F. Wesley Turner
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Areas Of PracticeEducation
  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO
  • Cornell University, ILR School, Ithaca, NY
Publications
  • Chipping Away at Workplace Privacy: The Implementation of RFID Microchips and Erosion of Workplace Privacy, 61 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol’y 275
  • Agency Fees and the Earmarking Doctrine, OnLabor, Jan.16, 2018, https:// onlabor.org/agency-fees-and-theearmarking-doctrine/ cited in Amicus Curiae Supporting Respondents, Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, 138 S.Ct. 2448 (2018)