ABOUT MURRAY
As a fourth-generation Texas lawyer Murray W. Camp appreciates the immense responsibility that comes with representing clients in state and federal courts. His over 25 years of experience balances an aggressive approach with finely tuned negotiation skills to maximize the chance of client success. With a wealth of trial experience, he has achieved positive results in numerous complex business disputes and trust lawsuits, jury trials, hearings, and arbitrations.
Recognized as having attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, he was chosen for inclusion in the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list, which is confined to the top 5% of attorneys in Texas.
Murray’s trial expertise has also been recognized as his selection as a Certified Faculty Member of the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education and has presented to his peers on topics such as jury selection and related trial topics.
Murray has successfully handled business disputes, arbitrations, and trials for over a quarter of a century, including suits involving:
In addition to commercial litigation, a large share of Murray’s docket is composed of claims against trustees and executors for breach of fiduciary duty and related claims, including:
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J.D., cum laude, St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
Juris Doctor, cum laude
Top 6% of graduating class
Phi Delta Phi; Harlan Society; Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Texas Civil Procedure and Constitutional Criminal Procedure; extensive moot court and mock trial
B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Texas in Art History
Dallas Bar Association – Trial Skills Section Member
Dallas Bar Association – Business Litigation Section Member
State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section
Bar of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
State Bar of Texas – Litigation Section Member
General Counsel, Marine Aquarium Societies of North America
Texas Astronomical Society, Member
Heroes on the Water, volunteer
- 2020 Jury Selection: Winning Before Opening Statements – Lecturer – Strafford Publications
- 2020 Litigation Pitfalls and Strategies – Instructor – National Academy of Continuing Legal Education
- 2019 Jury Selection in Probate Disputes: Avoiding the Minefield and Winning the Case – Presenter – Clear Law Institute
- 2017 Trustee and Fiduciary Liability – Lecturer – Texas Banker’s Association – Texas Trust School
- 2011 Trade Secrets Litigation–Texas CLE
Prior to his law career, Murray was a contemporary art dealer, independent curator, and assistant professor of Art History at St. Edwards’s University, teaching courses on Modernism and Dada/Surrealism.
Murray’s many interests include coral reef biology and reef aquarium husbandry. As a nationally recognized expert, he has spoken at numerous reef conferences around the country, been published multiple times in CORAL Magazine, and serves as the general counsel to the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America.
He is also an amateur astronomer and an avid bass fisherman, having competed in many fishing tournaments throughout the state of Texas.
As the son of a WWII U.S. Navy veteran and the brother of a disabled Navy SEAL, Murray is a proud supporter of the U.S. military and veteran recovery. He volunteers with Heroes on the Water, a non-profit that provides veterans and first responders rehabilitative opportunities through kayak fishing.
In addition to Heroes on the Water, Murray volunteers his time in assisting other organizations such as the Jesuit Preparatory School of Dallas and the Texas Astronomical Society.
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(Jury Selection in Probate Disputes: Avoiding the Minefield and Winning the Case)
https://www.straffordpub.com/products/jury-selection-winning-before-opening-statements-2020-01-21
(Jury Selection: Winning Before Opening Statements)