Benjamin (Ben) M. Turnage is Special Counsel at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Ben has practiced law in Wayne, Greene, and Lenoir Counties for sixteen years, working primarily in the area of indigent defense. He has represented indigent defendants in district and superior courts in addition to representing parents in abuse, neglect, and dependency cases, juveniles alleged to be delinquent, and respondents in guardianship proceedings. His duties include serving as a resource for appointed counsel for respondents in civil commitment cases.