David W. Murray
Top rated Eminent Domain attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina
Murray Law Firm, PLLC
Practice areas: Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning
Licensed in North Carolina since: 2008
Education: North Carolina Central University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2023 Call today:
704-940-9095
Murray Law Firm, PLLC
5950 Fairview RdSuite 710
Charlotte, NC 28210 Visit website
Details
Property rights attorney David W. Murray represents landowners who are facing eminent domain and land condemnation by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), City of Charlotte, Piedmont Natural Gas Company (PNG) and other condemning authorities across North Carolina. He also maintains a zoning litigation practice, assisting clients with zoning variances, appeals, and rezonings. Mr. Murray only represents individuals and businesses, never the government or utility companies.
Mr. Murray is licensed to practice in all the state courts of North Carolina and before the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then graduated magna cum laude with his Juris Doctor from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2008. While in law school, he was a member of the Moot Court Board. He is also a graduate of the 2014 Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute.
He is a former chair of the Eminent Domain Section of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (twice) and the Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute Committee.
Mr. Murray has been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America publication for Land Use, Zoning and Eminent Domain since 2021, North Carolina Super Lawyers publication since 2015 and Business North Carolina publication Legal Elite in Real Estate since 2023. He also holds a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo.
He is the managing partner of Murray Law Firm, where he practices with his wife Jade Murray.
Practice areas
Eminent Domain, Land Use/Zoning- 80% Eminent Domain
- 20% Land Use/Zoning
First Admitted: 2008, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://www.murraylawfirm.com/attorneys/david-murray/
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Judicial Nominating Committee Member, 2020 - 2023
- 26th Judicial Bar Candidates Committee, 2015
- Habitat for Humanity International, HYP Advisory Council, 2013 - 2016
- Habitat Young Professionals of Charlotte, Chair, 2011 - 2012
- Mecklenburg County Bar - Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Bar Leadership Institute Committee, Chair, 2019 - 2020
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 2010
- Mecklenburg County Bar - Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Bar Leadership Institute Committee, 2014 - 2020
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Eminent Domain Section, Chair, 2011-2012, 2016-2017
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina, 2008
- Springs v. City of Charlotte, 730 S.E.2d 803 (N.C. App. 2012)
- Kelly v. Shoaf, COA11-335 (N.C. App. 2011) (unpublished)
- Springs v. City of Charlotte, 704 S.E.2d 319 (N.C. App. 2011)
- City of Charlotte v. Williams, 707 S.E.2d 710 (N.C. App. 2011)
- City of Charlotte v. Combs, 719 S.E.2d 59 (N.C. App. 2011)
- Universal Ins. Co. v. Patterson, 708 S.E.2d 129 (N.C. App. 2011)
- NCJS, LLC v. City of Charlotte, 803 S.E.2d 684 (N.C. App 2017)
- Piedmont Natural Gas Company v. Kinlaw, 813 S.E.2d 642 (N.C. App. 2018)
- Gieseking v. Town of Grover, COA18-441 (N.C. App. 2018) (unpublished)
- Best Lawyers in America: Zoning & Land Use, 2021-2023; Eminent Domain, 2023-2025; Litigation - Zoning & Land Use, 2025, Best Lawyers
- Legal Elite, Real Estate Law, 2023-2024, Business North Carolina
- Rising Stars List, Eminent Domain, 2015-2023; Super Lawyers List, Eminent Domain, 2024, Super Lawyers
- Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute, Class of 2014
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, B.A. Political Science, 2005
- Journal of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law, Executive Editor, 2007-2008
- Eminent Domain Update, NCAJ, 2010 - 2021
- "Landlord/Tenant Issues: How Much Does the Tenant Get?" and "New Cost Statute for Expert Witnesses", NCAJ Eminent Domain CLE, 2009
- "Dollars and Sense: Recovering Costs in your Case", NCAJ Eminent Domain CLE, 2011
- "Often Misunderstood: The Scope of the Project Rule and Project Influence", NCAJ Eminent Domain CLE, 2013
- "North Carolina Public Use or Benefit", NCAJ Eminent Domain CLE, 2014
- "Drafts, Depositions, and Discovery of Expert Appraisers", NCAJ Eminent Domain CLE, 2016
- "Practical Skills: Recognizing Water Issues and Responding to Them at Various Stages of a Case", NCAJ Eminent Domain CLE, 2017
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2023
