Background
Murphy, James A. was born on March 20, 1944 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
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James A. Murphy
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University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). California State University at Long Beach (Master of Business Administration, 1969). Western State College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Career
Worked at Murtaugh, Miller, Meyer & Nelson (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Personal Injury, Employment, Professional Liability, Environmental, Business, Franchising, Construction and Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California.
Editor, Western State College of Law Review, 1977-1978.
Judge Pro Tempore, Orange County Superior Court. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Corporate and Employment Sections), Orange County (Member, Labor and Employment Sections) and American (Member Section on Labor and Employment Litigation) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member Sections on Labor and Employment). Murtaugh, Miller, Meyer & Nelson was founded in 1979 by Mike Murtaugh and Brad Miller, both graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
Its members have extensive experience in handling a wide variety of litigation including construction defect, products liability, professional liability, labor and employment, personal injury, toxic tort and environmental, insurance coverage/bad faith.
lieutenant also provides a full range of counseling and business transaction services including franchising. The firm services primarily Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties, and practices in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as before various administrative agencies. As responsible members of the legal community, firm members serve in such positions as judges pro tem for the Orange County Superior Court and as panelist for the continuing legal education programs of the Orange County Bar Association, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the C.E.B. All firm members are required to participate in professional development programs, and firm members are actively involved in various community and professional associations.
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Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Corporate and Employment Sections), Orange County (Member, Labor and Employment Sections) and American (Member Section on Labor and Employment Litigation) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member Sections on Labor and Employment).
