Matthew Turnour is the Managing Director of Neumann & Turnour Lawyers and heads the Corporate and Commercial Law Division of the practice.  He teaches ethics for Philanthropic and Non-profit Organisations in the nonprofit stream of the MBA course at QUT.  His PhD thesis entitled: Beyond Charity: Outlines of a Jurisprudence for Civil Society has been recommended for an Outstanding Thesis Award at QUT. His other degrees are Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland and a Master of Arts by research through QUT.  He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.  In a voluntary capacity he chairs the Board of the Salvation Army Indigenous Ministries and has a long history of involvement in the voluntary sector.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws, The University of Queensland, 1985.
Bachelor of Economics, The University of Queensland, 1983.
Master of Arts by Research in Applied Ethics, Queensland University of Technology. Thesis, entitled the Stewardship Paradigm, considers the ethical obligation imposed on those in control of resources. 

Admissions
Certificate of Admission as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, 1987.
Certificate of Admission, Supreme Court of Queensland, 1987
Certificate, Legal Practice Management & Development, 1990
Commissioner for Declarations, No. 42933 

Fellowships and Memberships
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Associate Fellow Australian Institute of Management
Member of the Law Council of Australia, General Practice Section, (No.3879)
Member of the Queensland Law Society
Member LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution)

Second Language
Indonesian - an understanding of the culture and the Indonesian approach to business was also gained when residing in Indonesia. 

Areas of Practice
Managing Director and responsible for the Corporate and Commercial Law Division of the practice. 

Practicing principally in the areas of:
Structuring of Not for Profit organisations 
Companies
Partnerships
Joint ventures 
Dispute resolution
Commercial negotiation
Tax and Liability Containment Issues
Employment and Industrial Law including confidentiality, restraint of trade, non-solicitation and protection of intellectual property.