Practice groups
Kimberleigh J. Peterson Turnquest is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Private Client & Wealth Management practice groups.
Kimberleigh has significant experience in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and trust litigation. She also advises on financial services law and regulatory requirements, corporate restructuring and insolvency matters and wills and estate planning.
She has appeared as Counsel before the Trinidad & Tobago Court of Appeal, High Court and Industrial Court and in mediations and arbitrations, in a wide range of complex, multi-jurisdictional civil and commercial litigation matters.
Kimberleigh is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) accredited by ACAMS, the largest international membership organization for anti-financial crime professionals.
Kimberleigh joined Higgs & Johnson as a Senior Associate in 2023 and brings to the firm an incisive and analytical mind and wealth of experience acquired over the course of her interesting and varied legal career. She is results-oriented and prides herself on being responsive to her clients’ needs by providing accurate, timely and practical advice.
Education
- University of Kent, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons), England
- BPP Law School, London, Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), England
- The George Washington University Law School, Master of Laws (LLM) (Business and Finance), U.S.A.
Bar Admissions
- Barrister of the Inner Temple, England & Wales (2012)
- Trinidad and Tobago (2013)
Professional Memberships
- Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago
- The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
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