Matthew Turnour is the Managing Partner of Neumann & Turnour Lawyers and heads the Commercial Law division of the Firm. He has practiced law since 1986. Whilst Matthew's principal focus in his legal practice is commercial, he has a keen interest in the Not for Profit sector.  He is presently working on a PhD on the laws regulating that sector.  In his Research Masters his inquiry was into the ethical use of resources. 

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)
Member Uniting Church in Australia

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 Partner and responsible for the Commercial Law division of the Firm.

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.