Law Firm Overview

Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier civil litigation firm specializing in the defense of domestic and international companies and individuals doing business in California, as well as the representation of clients in business transactions and litigation throughout the U.S.

With a firm history dating back to 1930, the firm maintains a tradition of providing quality legal services, efficiently and economically, while attentively responding to the individual needs of each client. From our five offices in California and Nevada, Murchison & Cumming provides our clients with the resources of a large firm while ensuring the level of personalized service one would expect to receive from a small firm. Our attorneys have a history of service as leaders in a variety of legal, industry and community organizations, and are known for their exceptional track record of success at trial and on appeal. In addition, we provide preventive counseling and transactional support to clients in an array of industries.

Our practice specialties include:

• Appelate Law
• Business Litigation
• Business Transactions
• Class Action & Consumer Litigation
• Construction Law
• Directors & Officers Liability
• Employment Law
• General Liability & Casualty
• Health Law
• Insurance Law
• International Law
• Law & Motion
• Product Liability/Utilities
• Professional Liability
• Toxic Tort & Environmental Law
• Transportation Liability

Murchison & Cumming serves as national and regional coordinating counsel in multi-jurisdictional cases and regularly represents South American, European and Asian clients. Members of our International Law practice are fluent in German, Spanish and French, and are supported by a multi-lingual staff capable of preparing correspondence and documentation in several languages. In addition, the firm conducts a unique internship program for newly graduated German lawyers that affords them the opportunity to experience the American legal system first hand.

The firm is driven by the philosophy that only through aggressive, feasible and effective legal representation can the interests of our clients be properly served and protected. It is our uncompromising dedication to achieving the best results for our clients that truly distinguishes Murchison & Cumming, where we believe that client satisfaction is the only measure of our success.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Class Actions
• Construction Law
• Consumer Protection
• Courts-Martial & Discharge
• Directors' & Officers' Liability
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Environmental Law
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Health & Health Care Law
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• International Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Professional Responsibility
• Public Utilities
• Real Estate Law
• Toxic Torts
• Transactions
• Transportation Law

Published Works

• Trademark Infringement for the Defense Lawyer, Verdict, Fall, 1995
• An Overview of Intellectual Property Law (Co-Authors: Steven L. Smilay and J. Mark Smith), Mid-Winter Meeting of Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, March, 1996

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Transactions, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Public Utilities, Environmental Law, Professional Responsibility, Government Agencies & Programs, Health & Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, International Law, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Courts-Martial & Discharge, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Real Estate Law, Toxic Torts, Transportation Law