Richard Turbin is the founder and senior partner of Turbin Chu Heidt, a Honolulu, Hawaii law firm, which concentrates in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice. He received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Turbin was the 2005 President of the Hawaii State Bar Association and was elected to the Executive Board of the National Council of Bar Presidents of the American Bar Association “ABA.” He was Chair of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the ABA from 1999 to 2000, which with 30,000 members, is the largest such organization in the world. Richard Turbin was elected President of the Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii for 2002 - 2003. Former Governor Ben Cayetano appointed Mr. Turbin to the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission. Former Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed him to the Board of Governors of the East West Center, where he serves as Chair of the Board of Governors.

Mr. Turbin was chosen a Traphagen Distinguished Alumni speaker at Harvard Law School in 2004. He was the recipient of the Pursuit of Justice Award of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association in 2006.

In the community, Richard Turbin serves as Chair of the Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board and for many of the last 35 years has served as a member. He has also served on the Boards of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and the Alliance Francaise of Hawaii. He is President of the Friends of Restorative Justice of Hawaii.