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John T. Murray 
Sandusky, Ohio
Partner
phone (419) 624-3125 (Direct Dial)
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Areas of Practice:
Plaintiffs' Trial Practice
Consumer Law
Commercial Law
Class Actions
Securities Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1979
Colorado, 1988
New York, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1980
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2005
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1988
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Education:
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
Honors: Highest Cumulative Average in the Graduating class


University of Dayton, 1974
B.S.
Honors: Joseph Zusman Award as the Outstanding Social Work graduate


Representative Cases:
Household Credit Services, Inc. v. Pfennig, 541 U.S. 232, 124 S.Ct. 1741, 158 L.Ed.2d 450 (U.S. Supreme Court 2004)
Fazio v. Lehman Bros., Inc, 340 F.3d 386, 2003 Fed.App.0284P (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2003)
Stout v. J.D. Byrider, 228 F.2d 709, 47 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1037 (Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2000)
Maitland v. Ford Motor Co., 103 Ohio St.3d 463, 2004-Ohio-5717, 816 N.E.2d 106 (Supreme Court of Ohio 2004)
State ex rel. Banc One Corp. v. Walker, 86 Ohio St.3d 169, 712 N.E.2d 742, 1999-Ohio-151 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1999)
Cope v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 82 Ohio St.3d 426, 696 N.E.2d 1001, 1998-Ohio-405 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1998)
Weston v. Weston Paper & Mfg. Co., 74 Ohio St.3d 377, 658 N.E.2d 1058, 1996-Ohio-148 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1996)
Kenty v. Transamerican Premium Ins. Co., 72 Ohio St.3d 415, 650 N.E.2d 863, 1995-Ohio-61 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1995)
Brinkman v. Ross, 68 Ohio St.3d 82, 623 N.E.2d 1175, 1993-Ohio-72 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1993)
State ex rel. The Ohio Co. v. Maschari, 51 Ohio St.3d 18, 553 N.E.2d 1356 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1990)
Stepak v. Schey, 51 Ohio St.3d 8, 53 N.E.2d 1072 (Supreme Court of Ohio 1990)
Drage v. Procter & Gamble, 119 Ohio App.3d 19, 694 N.E.2d 479 (Court of Appeals 1997)
Losgdon v. Fifth Third Bank of Toledo, 100 Ohio App.3d 333, 654 N.E.2d 115 (Court of Appeals 1994)
Galloway v. Lorimar Motion Picture Management, Inc., 55 Ohio App.3d 78, 562 N.E.2d 949 (Court of Appeals 1989)
McClain v. South Carolina Nat. Bank, 105 F.3d 898, 1997-1 Trade Cases P 71 (Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 2004)
Pitts v. American Sec.Ins. Co., 144 N.C.App. 1, 550 S.E.2d 179 (North Carolina Court of Appeals 2001)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Annual Convention, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1994 - 1995


National Convention, National Association of Consumer Advocates, 1998


Life and Health Insurance Litigation Practices, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, 2000


Annual Meeting, National Consumer Law Center, 2003


Visiting Professor, University of Donetsk, Ukraine, 2007


Fellow Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Erie County Bar Association, 1989 - Present
Co-Chairman, Civil Litigation/Courts Committee


Ohio State Bar Association
Member


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


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


National Association of Consumer Advocates, 1994 - Present
Member


United Shareholders Association, 1988 - Present
Chapter Chair, 1988-1993


Past Employment Positions:
Ohio Attorney General, Special Counsel, 1993 - 1994


Montgomery County Ohio Juvenile Court, Counselor, 1974 - 1976


Montgomery County Juvenile Court and Good Samaritan Mental Health Agency of Dayton, Ohio, Family Crisis Intervention Counselor, 1975 - 1976


The law office of Murray & Murray, located in Sandusky, Ohio, represents clients throughout Lorain, Lakewood, Elyria, Bellevue, Norwalk, Cleveland, Euclid, Brunswick, Mentor, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, Mansfield, Marion, Toledo, Findlay, and Bowling Green, as well as in Erie County, Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Huron County, Lorain County, Cuyahoga County, Medina County, Lake County, Ashtabula County, Summit County, and Lucas County.

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