Attorneys

Margaret M. Murray 
Sandusky, Ohio

Areas of Practice:

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

• 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, 2006-2014 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

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:

• In re Estate of Harrison, 9th Dist. Case No. 25812, 2012-Ohio-2169 (9th Dist. Court of Appeals 2012)
• Stevenson v. Western & Southern Mut. Holding Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42026 (N.D. Ohio 2012)
• Range v. Cincinnati Life Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41520 (N.D. Ohio 2012)
• 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, Harris
  Martin Publishing, Orange County, California, 2010
• Toyota Liability Issues: The Mechanical v. Electronic Debate - From Ford to Toyota: Lessons Learned, Harris
  Martin 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