Mr. Murray practices in federal and state courts on behalf of public and private sector employers in the areas of wrongful discharge and employment litigation, civil rights and discrimination litigation. He is a graduate of The University of Michigan (B.A., 1971) and the Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1978), where he served on the Detroit College of Law Review. Mr. Murray has over 39 years of experience in employment litigation and counseling, labor arbitrations, hospital medical staff privilege appeals, and proceedings before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. He brings a special expertise to his role as a labor and employment law attorney given his previous years of experience as a manager in the private sector. He is a frequent lecturer on employment issues. Mr. Murray has been included in The Best Lawyers in America (Management Labor Lawyers) since 2003; listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2005; featured in Michigan Super Lawyers since 2006; and Who’s Who Legal USA – Management Labour & Employment 2006. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Sections on Labor and Employment Law and Litigation and the Federal Bar Association. He previously served as Chair of the Employment and Labor Law Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association and is a Life Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation. Mr. Murray is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a Life Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation and a charter member of the American Employment Law Council. He is also co-author of Employment Litigation in Michigan (ICLE 1999), Employment Litigation in Michigan, 2nd Edition (ICLE 2004) and The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence (2007).
What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Business Management
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Social Security & Disability
Title VII Litigation
Awards
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, since 2005
The Best Lawyers in America: Management Labor Lawyers, since 2003
Selected by his peers from across the United States as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1999
Michigan Super Lawyers, since 2006
Michigan Super Lawyers, Top 100, since 2009
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
Leading Lawyers for Employment Law: Management and Labor Law Management, 2014 - present
dBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit
Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
Who's Who Legal USA: Management & Labour & Employment Lawyers, 2013
The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers, 2013