Background
Murray, Stephen B. was born on August 25, 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Murray, Stephen B. was born on August 25, 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
University of New Orleans (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Tulane University of Louisiana (Juris Doctor, Member, 1987-1988, and Chairman, since 1988, New Orleans Aviation Board.
Worked at Murray Law Firm (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Civil Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Aviation, Products Liability, Toxic Tort and Admiralty Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Louisiana.
1979, United States.
Supreme Court. 1997, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Assistant District Attorney, Parish of Orleans, 1968-1969.
Assistant City Attorney, Chief Criminal Division, New Orleans, 1970-1978.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 1977-1988. Faculty, Louisiana State University School of Law Trial Advocacy Program, 1994.
Member, Board of Advisors, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1978-1979. Member, 1987-1988, and Chairman, 1988-1990, New Orleans Aviation Board.
Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Complex Litigation, 1995.
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member: Law Reform Committee, Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law, 1982. House of Delegates, 1983-1984. Chairman, Clients" Security Fund Committee, 1980-1981) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Criminal Justice) Bar Associations.
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1973. President, 1977-1978).
New Orleans Criminal Bar Association (President, 1971-1972). Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1981 and 1983-1988.
Company-Chairman, Aviation Advisory Committee, 1990-1991). American Judicature Society. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1996).
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
The Murray Law Firm, a sole proprietorship since January, 1995, and the successor to Ward & Murray, established in January, 1970, is a civil litigation practice, concentrating in personal injury, class action litigation, toxic tort, products liability, and professional negligence cases, employing thirteen attorneys. Stephen B. Murray has represented plaintiffs in mass disaster cases, including the Shell-Norco Class Action, the Ferry Frosta Sinking, the Legionnaires Case, and the Pan-Am Crash.
More recently, the firm has been involved in the Prudential-Bache Securities Fraud Litigation as well as the Cox Cable Amusement Tax Class Action and the Castano Tobacco Litigation.
Member, Board of Advisors, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1978-1979. Member, 1987-1988, and Chairman, 1988-1990, New Orleans Aviation Board. Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Complex Litigation, 1995.
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member: Law Reform Committee, Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law, 1982.
House of Delegates, 1983-1984. Chairman, Clients" Security Fund Committee, 1980-1981) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Criminal Justice) Bar Associations. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1973.
President, 1977-1978).
New Orleans Criminal Bar Association (President, 1971-1972). Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1978-1981 and 1983-1988.
Company-Chairman, Aviation Advisory Committee, 1990-1991).
American Judicature Society. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1996).
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.