Randy H. McMurray
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Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Los Angeles, CA
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Randy H. McMurray has distinguished himself as a formidable advocate for the right of victims to compensation in personal injury, civil litigation and civil rights cases in a legal career spanning more than three decades. As managing partner of the Cochran Firm Los Angeles, California and, subsequently, the law firm of McMurray Henriks LLP, he has won numerous seven-figure settlements and verdicts on behalf of the Southern California clients he represents.
A graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, Mr. McMurray attended Southwestern Law School and graduated with a Juris Doctor. He is admitted to practice law before the state courts of California and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He has been a member of the board of governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for more than 15 years and served as its president. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People named him a Man of Valor in 2011.
Mr. McMurray has published articles on public entity liability, implanted medical devices, toxic torts and other areas of the law. He is frequently invited to speak on topics of interest to members of his profession by the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
Among the significant verdicts he has achieved was a $7.6 million jury verdict in a case arising from a police pursuit. His superior skills as a trial attorney, knowledge of the law and high ethical standards earned him the prestigious AV-Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and the highest rating of a "Superb" 10 through the peer review service Avvo.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards. He has also been accredited with numerous Best Lawyers in America, California any many other regions. He was CAALA President in 2009. in the same year he was awarded the Men of Valor award by the NAACP.
- 10%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 40%Civil Rights
- 20%Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10%Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10%Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Disability, Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Motor Vehicle Defects, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical
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- Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2012, 2015 - 2022
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About Randy H. McMurray
First Admitted: 1986, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.mcmurrayhenriks.com/attorney-profiles/randy-h-mcm...
Transactions
- Never lost a Kaiser Arbitration
Verdicts/Settlements
- $7,675,000 LAPD pursuit verdict $7,600,000 LA City premisis liabity settlement $6,546,000 Premisis Liabitlity verdict v. Sectran Security at Costco, Van Nuys $4,174,500 (including pre and post judgement interest) verdict. Veternary fraud $1,200,060 Excessive force LAPD- verdict $1,400,000 Excessive force settlement Riverside County Sheriff setlement $750,000 Dangerous Condition of public property Tulare County-settlement $1,500,000 Ford/Firestone and magazine distributor prodcts liablity settlement. Trinity County $1,500,000 Excessive Fprce LA County Sheriff-settlement $2,000,000 IT theft Sensor v. [Confidential]- settlement $2,000,000 Breach of fiduciary duty fraud, racial discrimination - settlement $147,250 Excessive Force vs. Long Beach PD-verdict $3,400,000 Bus v. bus collision - settement $1,200,000 Bus Collision - settlement $400,000 Excessive force v Riverside PD -settlement
- $4.175 million dollar jury verdict in a veterinary malpractice involving fraud and concealment action. This is reported to be the largest veterinary malpractice verdict in U.S. history. $820,000 Arbitration Award in a medical malpractice action which included the first recovery for pre-death-loss of consortium in a medical malpractice-wrongful death action under the California MICRA law. $7.675 million-dollar jury verdict in a police pursuit case. This was the largest single verdict ever rendered against the Los Angeles Police Department. 700,000 verdict in the killing of mentally disabled man by Long Beach PD $168,240 for the adult children of a mentally ill woman shot by Long Beach PD 1-million-dollar verdict for the adult son of a disabled veteran killed by LAPD $2.4 million-dollar settlement for a minority owned U.S. distributor discriminated against by a foreign manufacturer and its U.S. representatives. 7.6-million-dollar settlement for a 33 yr. old man rendered paraplegic by a LA City owned and maintained palm tree. 1.75-million-dollar settlement for Japanese Corp. cheated by a giant US Electronics Corp. 4.6-million-dollar verdict in an armed robbery case in front of a Costco warehouse store. 1.3-million-dollar settlement in a Ford/Firestone product defect/negligence case involving a door to door magazine sales crew. 5-million-dollar settlement in an excessive force wrongful death case against the County of Los Angeles $600,000 settlement for a mentally ill woman shot by LAPD in her apartment Over $500,000 for employees working in a sporting goods warehouse for various labor violations
Bar/Professional Activity
- Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles, Member, Board of Governors and Executive Board
- Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles, President, 2009
- First African American President of The Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles, 2009
Representative Clients
- Patti La Belle Eileen Brennan Randy & Evi Quaid Members of the Tuskegee Airmen OJs and No Js, 2009
Educational Background
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, B.A., Major: Political Science
Honors/Awards
- AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- , Super Lawyers, Law Dragon Top Attorneys, Most Honored Professionals, 2021
- Named Top Southern California Lawyers., Top Law, Law Dragons
- Randy has been named as a Super Lawyer since 2006. This represents the top 2% of Lawyers., Super Lawyer , Super Lawyers, 2019
- Member of the winning Mock Trial Team, Southwestern University School of Law
- Man of Valor, NAACP Children's Section, 2011
- Super Lawyer, Since 2007
- Member, National Moot Honors winning teams, Southwestern University School of Law
- Leading Litigator, LawDragon, Since 2006
- Man of Valor, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.) Youth Counsel, 2011
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Presenter, Civil Liability with 3rd Party Criminal Acts, Consumer Attorneys Association Of Los Angeles, 2016
- Speaker, Consumer Attorneys of California
- Speaker, Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles
- Presenter, Government Tort Liability, CAALA, 2015
- Speaker, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- Presenter, Jury Selection in Civil Cases, CAALA, 2014
- Author and Presenter, Governmental Liability: Defenses, Immunities and How to Avoid Them, Advocate, Consumer Attorneys Association Of Los Angeles, 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Super Lawyer, Law Dragon Top Lawyers, Most Honored Professionals, 2020
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Super Lawyer, Law Dragon Top Lawyers, Most Honored Professionals, 2020
Industry Groups
- Consumer Attorney
Last Updated: 7/6/2021