Women in the Law 2026 – Mary Turke, Turke & Steil

Mary Turke is a partner at Turke & Steil SC in Madison where she assists clients with business-related matters. Some of those areas include sales and purchase contracts, entity formation, software and SaaS agreements, construction-related agreements and commercial terms and conditions of sale, among other things.

Turke uses her extensive civil litigation experience to provide her clients with advice that includes best practices to avoid disputes and contractual provisions that are essential in the event of litigation.

Through her career, Turke has handled mediation, litigation and arbitration matters involving contracting parties (buyer-seller, licensor-licensee, landlord-tenant), business owners (shareholders, members, partners) and even family members (trust and probate claimants). Since 2020, she has served as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) commercial dispute resolution panel.

Turke said her clients value her intelligent and well-reasoned analysis of issues, her responsiveness and efficiency. She said her clients also appreciate that she’s down-to-earth and easily approachable.