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Dennis E. Murray Sr. 
Sandusky, Ohio
Partner
phone (419) 624-3000
(800) 624-3009 (Toll-Free)
fax (419) 624-0707
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  •  dms@murrayandmurray.com

  • Senior Partner at Murray & Murray

  • Bar Examiner, Supreme Court of Ohio 1983-1988 www.supremecourt.ohio.gov

  • Lecturer, Ohio Association for Justice www.oajustice.org

  • Past Board Member of Citizens Banking Company www.citizensbankco.com

  • Boater, member at Crew's Nest www.thecrewsnest.com and Dock of the Bay www.dockofthebaymarina.com

  • Golf, member of Plum Brook www.plumbrookcc.com

  • Parishioner, St. Peter Church, Huron www.stpetershuron.com

  • Roller Coaster Enthusiast www.cedarpoint.com
  • Areas of Practice:
    Plaintiffs' Jury Trial Practice
    Securities Litigation
    Bad Faith Insurance Company Litigation
    Toxic Tort Class Actions
    Serious Personal Injury
    Wrongful Death Actions
    Sudden Acceleration
    Litigation Percentage:
    100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
    Certification/Specialties:
    Certified Public Accountant


    Bar Admissions:
    Michigan, 1963
    Ohio, 1964
    Florida, 1967
    U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1971
    U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1968
    U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
    Education:
    The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1963
    J.D.


    College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1961
    B.S.


    Published Works:
    Corporate Constituencies: Whose Corporation is it Anyway? The Corporate Analyst, February, 1989


    Bad Faith Litigation: Plaintiff's Viewpoint, Prosecuting Major Insurance Bad Faith Claims, 1989


    The Unconstitutionality of Sovereign Immunity in Ohio: Last Stand for the Illegitimate King, 18 University of Toledo Law Review 77, 1987


    Representative Cases:
    Stammco, L.L.C. v. United Tel. Co. of Ohio, 125 Ohio St.3d 91, 2010-Ohio-1042 (Ohio 2010)
    Midland Funding, L.L.C. v. Brent, 644 F. Supp.2d 961 (Northern District of Ohio 2009)
    Safeco Ins. Co. of Amer. v. White, 122 Ohio St.3d 562, 2009-Ohio-3718 (Ohio 2009)
    Ruta v. Breckenridge-Remy Co., 430 N.E.2d 935 (Ohio 1982)
    Bolling v. Clevepak Corp., 484 N.E.2d 1367 (Ohio App. 6 Dist. 1984)
    Phung v. Waste Management, Inc., 491 N.E.2d 1114 (Ohio 1986)
    Armstrong v. Marathon Oil Co., 513 N.E.2d 776 (Ohio 1987)
    Warner v. Waste Management, Inc., 521 N.E.2d 1091 (Ohio 1988)
    Phung v. Waste Management, 71 Ohio St.3d 408 (Ohio 1994)
    Zappo v. Homestead Insurance Company, 71 Ohio St.3d 552 (Ohio 1994)
    Leber v. Smith, 70 Ohio St.3d 548 (Ohio 1994)
    Borsick V. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 68 Ohio St.3d 1221 (Ohio 1994)
    Cope v. Metro Life Ins. Co., 82 Ohio St.3d 426 (Ohio 1998)
    Della Bovi v. Pacific Indemn. Co., 85 Ohio St.3d 343 (Ohio 1999)
    Polikoff v. Adam, 67 Ohio St.3d 100 (Ohio 1993)
    Borsick v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co, 68 Ohio St.3d 81 (Ohio 1993)
    Motorist Mut. Ins. Co. v. Said, 63 Ohio St.3d 690 (Ohio 1992)
    Stepak v. Schey, 51 Ohio St.3d 8 (Ohio 1990)
    State, ex. Rel. Ohio Co. v. Maschari, 51 Ohio St.3d 18 (Ohio 1990)
    Crosby v. Beam, 47 Ohio St.3d 105 (Ohio 1989)
    Miller v. Wikel Mfg. Co., Inc., 46 Ohio St.3d 76 (Ohio 1989)
    Digital v. Analog Design Corp. v. North Supply Co., 44 Ohio St.3d 36 (Ohio 1989)
    Warner v. Waste Management, Inc., 36 Ohio St.3d 91 (Ohio 1988)
    Carney v. McAfee, 35 Ohio St.3d 52 (Ohio 1988)
    Armstrong v. Marathon Oil Co., 32 Ohio St.3d 397 (Ohio 1987)
    Phung v. Waste Management, Inc., 23 Ohio St.3d 100 (Ohio 1986)
    Yeager v. Local Union 20, 6 Ohio St.3d 369 (Ohio 1983)
    Ruta v. Breckenridge-Remy Co., 69 Ohio St.2d 140 (Ohio 1982)
    Roberts v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 75 Ohio St.3d 630 (Ohio 1996)
    Weston v. Weston Paper & Meg. Co., 74 Ohio St.3d 377 (Ohio 1996)
    McConocha v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Mut. Of Ohio, 930 F. Supp 1182 (N.D.Ohio 1996)
    Dowling v. Narragansett Capital Corp., 735 F.Supp. 1105 (DRI 1990)
    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Supreme Court of Ohio, 1983 - 1988
    Bar Examiner


    Supreme Court of Ohio, Unauthorized Practice of Law, 1989 - 1992
    Board of Commissioners


    Erie County Bar Association, 1983 - 1984
    President


    Ohio State Bar Association
    Member


    State Bar of Michigan
    Member


    The Florida Bar
    Member


    The American Association for Justice, f/k/a ATLA
    Member


    The Ohio Association for Justice, f/k/a OATL
    Member


    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    Member


    Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
    Member


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