Attorneys

Margaret M. Murray
Sandusky, Ohio


phone	(419) 624-3128 (Direct Dial) (800) 624-3009 (Toll-Free)
fax	(419) 624-0707
email	Email Me

mmm@murrayandmurray.com

United States Senate Judicial Nominations Commission for the Southern District of Ohio, 2009-2012

State Central Committee for the Ohio Democratic Party, 2nd Senatorial District, 2006-2012 www.ohiodems.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, At-Large Committee Member, 2007-2008, President 2004-2007, Secretary 2003-2004 www.secondharvestfoodbank.org

Ohio State Bar Association Special Committee on Subrogation, 2009 www.ohiobar.org

Ohio State Bar Association Subrogation Task Force, 2010

Ohio State Bar Association, Legal Ethics & Professional Conduct Committee, 2009-present

Ohio Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae Committee - Chair 2009-present

Baywinds Athletic Club Tennis

Customized Office Skills Training Advisory Board, Sandusky City Schools, 2008-2010 www.scs-k12.org/COST.aspx

Year Joined Organization:: 1997

Areas of Practice:: Plaintiffs' Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death Actions; Insurance Law; Class Actions; Sudden Acceleration

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

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

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

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)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: 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

Honors and Awards:: Ohio Association for Justice Amicus Curiae Award, 2010; Ohio Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award, 2011

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

Past Employment Positions:: Erie County, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1997