Murray, Margaret M.

Year Joined Organization: 1997

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Plaintiffs' Trial Practice
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death Actions
• Insurance Law
• Class Actions
• Sudden Acceleration

Representative Cases

• Firelands Reg. Med. Ctr. v. Jeavons, 2008 WL 4408600, 2008-Ohio-5031 (Sixth App. Dist. 2008)
• Schemmer v. ChartOne, Inc., 2008 WL 1929980 (W.D. Ohio 2008)
• Bergmoser v. Smart Document Solutions, L.L.C., 268 Fed. Appx. 392, 2008 WL 624848 (Sixth Circuit 2008)
• Schemmer v. ChartOne, Inc., 2007 WL 1822274 (U.S. Dist. Ct. N.D. Ohio 2007)
• Terry v. Caputo, 115 Ohio St.3d 351, 2007-Ohio-351 (Supreme Court of Ohio 2007)
• Jeavons v. Werner Enterprises, 2006 WL 890877, 2006-Ohio-1754 (5th App. Dist. 2006)
• Butler v. Minton, 2006 Ohio App. LEXIS 4710; 2006-Ohio-4800 (6th App. Dist. 2006)
• Indiana Ins. Co. v. Murphy, 165 Ohio App.3d 812, 2006-Ohio-1264, cert. denied (3rd App. Dist. 2006)
• Baraby v. Swords, 166 Ohio App.3d 527, 2006-Ohio-1993 (3rd App. Dist. 2006)
• Terry v. Ottawa County MRDD, 165 Ohio App.3d 638, 2006-Ohio-866 (6th App. Dist. 2006)
• Nageotte v. Cafaro Co., 160 Ohio App.3d 702, 2005-Ohio-2098 (6th App. Dist. 2005)
• Apotsos v. Johnsons Island Prop. Owners Assoc., 2003 Ohio App. LEXIS 1660, 2003-Ohio-66 (6th App. Dist. 2003)
• Terry v. Ottawa County MRDD, 151 Ohio App.3d 234, 2002-Ohio-7299 (6th App. Dist. 2002)
• Bouchard v. American Home Products, 213 F.Supp.2d 802 (N.D. Ohio 2002)
• Bouchard v. American Home Products, 2002 WL 32597992 (N.D. Ohio 2002)
• Agrawal v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., 205 F.3d 297, over'd 521 U.S. 1 (2004) (CA 6 2000)

West Practice Categories

Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Insurance Law, Insurance Subrogation, Motor Vehicle, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Estate Administration, Products Liability Law, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1997
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2002
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2011
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Erie County Bar Association, 1998 - Present (www.eriecountybar.com)
• Ohio State Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Member; Special Cte. on Professional Rule of Conduct 1.15)
• American Bar Association, 1999 - Present (www.abanet.org)
• American Association for Justice, f/k/a ATLA, 1998 - Present (www.justice.org)
• Ohio Association for Justice, f/k/a OATL, 2004 - 2010 (Board of Trustees, 2004-2010; Rules Comm., 2006; Amicus Curiae Comm.)
• The Justice Institute, 2008 (www.justiceinstitute.net)

Honors and Awards

• Ohio Association for Justice Amicus Curiae Award, 2010
• Ohio Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award, 2011

Classes and Seminars

• Topamax Discovery - Setting Up Discovery and the Appropriate Motions, 360 Advocacy, 2011
• Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration Litigation: Other Similar Incidents, HarrisMartin Publishing, Orange County, California, 2010
• Toyota Liability Issues: The Mechanical v. Electronic Debate - From Ford to Toyota: Lessons Learned, HarrisMartin Publishing, San Diego, California, 2010
• Advanced Federal Court Practice Seminar, Federal Bar Association, Toledo, Ohio, 2009
• Robinson v. Bates Roundtable Panel, Ohio Association for Justice, Columbus, Ohio, 2008
• Advisory Opinion 2007-7 (Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.15), Ohio Association for Justice, Webinar, 2008
• Consumer Class Actions, Ohio Association for Justice, Columbus, Ohio, 2007
• Landmark Decisions in Ohio Insurance Law, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Independence and Toledo, Ohio, 2006
• Justice Through Communication: Practical Discovery Methods, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Strongsville and Toledo, Ohio, 2003
• Criminal Procedure, Bowling Green State University, Huron, Ohio, 2000

Past Employment Positions

• Erie County, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1997

Education

• Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: Merit Scholar
• The College of The Holy Cross, 1993
  B.A.
  Honors: Sigma Tau Delta - English Honor Society

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

111 East Shoreline Drive
Sandusky, OH 44870-2517

Phones

(419) 624-3128 (Direct Dial)
(800) 624-3009 (Toll-Free)

Faxes

(419) 624-0707

Emails

mmm@murrayandmurray.com

Websites

http://www.murrayandmurray.com