Name: Mark T. Murray
Item: Mark T. Murray
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MARK T. MURRAY Mark T. Murray is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also board certified in Civil Pretrial Practice and Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mark’s years of practice are distinguished by personal achievements and honors that few in the legal community attain. Mark was chosen as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2003 and every year since by Texas Monthly Publication, placing him in the top 5% of all lawyers in the State of Texas. He is currently listed in the Texas Super Lawyers Top Attorneys and the Houston Region Top 100. Mr. Murray achieved the No.1 Texas jury verdict for a Workplace Safety claim in 2011, affirmed on appeal by the Texas Court of Appeals, and was inducted into the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame in 2013. Mr. Murray is a certified member of the MultiMillion Dollar Advocates Forum and a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, where membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements. Less than 1% of U.S. attorneys are members of this prestigious group of trial lawyers. He has also been selected as a Houston Top Lawyer by H Texas and Houstonia magazines. Mark is a past president of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, an organization committed solely to protecting, promoting and safeguarding the rights of people who must seek redress in law. Mark is a Life Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation, the largest charitable-funded bar foundation in the country. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association. Mark also taught as an Adjunct Professor at South Texas College of Law for over twenty years. He served as the 2011 President of the South Texas Alumni Association, and is a frequent CLE lecturer and contributor. He has served on the Board of Directors for South Texas College of Law while President of the Alumni Association. Mr. Murray has been recognized by Klein Independent School District on its Alumni Hall of Honor Wall. He received the 2014 South Texas College of Law Alumni Impact Award and was further honored with the establishment of a scholarship in his name. Born in Colorado, Mark was raised and educated in Texas, where he received his B.A. from Baylor University and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Mark’s advocacy skills in law school earned his admission to the esteemed Order of the Barristers. After graduating law school in 1990, Mark joined the firm of Tucker, Hendryx and Gascoyne, litigating cases for those who had been sued. Mark began working for injured individuals five years later when he joined the firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Matthews & Friend, and has since devoted his practice to protecting the rights of those injured through the negligent and willful conduct of others. Mark joined John W. Stevenson, Jr. in 2005 and continues his practice at Stevenson & Murray. Other recognitions and memberships held by Mr. Murray include Texas Trial Lawyers Association (former Director), the American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate), the American Association of Justice, The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent and National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top 10 Attorneys, Personal Injury. Areas of Practice: Admiralty & Maritime Law Jones Act Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff Business Litigation Railroad Trucking Litigation Percentage: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation Certification/Specialties: Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1996 Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2000 Civil Pre-Trial Practice, 2010 Bar Admissions: State of Texas, 1991 State of New York, 2006 U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1991 U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1995 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2007 Education: South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1990 J.D. Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1987 B.A. Teaching: Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 1991 - 2015 CLE Lecturer and Contributor Honors and Awards: Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly Publication, 2003 – present Texas Lawyer Top 100 Verdicts, 2010-2012 Texas Lawyer/Verdict Search Hall of Fame, #1 Texas Workplace Safety Verdict, 2011 Recipient of the South Texas College of Law Alumni Impact Award, 2014 and establishment of the Mark T. Murray - Alumni Association Annual Fund Scholarship, 2014 Texas Super Lawyers, Top 100 Attorneys in Texas, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys, Houston Region, 2011-2016 National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top 1% National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff, 2015 National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top 10 Attorneys, Personal Injury, 2015-2016 Houstonia Magazine, Top Lawyers, Personal Injury H-Texas Magazine, Houston Top Lawyers, Personal Injury Klein ISD, Alumni Hall of Honor "AV" Rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Speaking Engagements: TADC Trial Academy, 2016 Presenter, “Demonstration-Plaintiff’s Closing Argument” Texas Bar CLE, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course Presenter, “HMO Liability” Aug. 5, 1999, San Antonio, Texas Presenter, “Traumatic Brain Injury-Issues of Causation” July 11, 2012, Dallas, Texas; Aug. 8, 2012, San Antonio, Texas Presenter, “Closed Head Injuries” September 5, 2012, Houston, Texas; October 24, 2012, Houston, Texas Presenter, “Preparation of the Corporate Representative” September 11, 2015, Houston, Texas Presenter, “Top Ten Ways to Avoid a Meeting with the CDC”July 7, 2016, Dallas, Texas; July 28, 2016, San Antonio, Texas; September 15, 2016, Houston, Texas Texas Bar CLE, Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course Presenter, “A Practical Approach to the Use of Evidence” April 3, 2014, Dallas, Texas; May 22, 2015, San Antonio, Texas Presenter, “Technical Skills for Impeachment” April 16, 2015, Houston, Texas; May 21, 2015, San Antonio, Texas Moderator, “Objections at Trial” Judges’ Panel (Hon. Bonnie Goldstein, Hon. Staci Williams, Hon. Xavier Rodriguez), April 8, 2016, Dallas, Texas Moderator, “Objections at Trial” Judges’ Panel, (Hon. Bill Henry, Hon. David Canales), May 20, 2016, San Antonio, Texas Texas Bar College Summer School Presenter “Top Ten Ways to Avoid a Meeting with the CDC” July 15, 2016, Galveston, Texas; Texas Bar CLE, Business Disputes Course Presenter “Top Ten Ways to Avoid a Meeting with the CDC” September 22, 2016, Houston, Texas; Professional Affiliations: American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate) Texas Trial Lawyers Association American Association of Justice Houston Trial Lawyers Association Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Certified Member National Trial Lawyers National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys National Association of Distinguished Counsel American Association for Justice Texas Bar College Past Employment Positions: Abraham Watkins Nichols Sorrels Matthews & Friend, Partner, 1995 - 2005 Tucker Hendryx & Gascoyne, 1991 - 1995 Languages: English

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