Attorney Profiles
James I. Murray 
Lexington, Kentucky
phone 859-226-5281
fax 859-255-2038
email jim@morganandpottinger.com
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James I. Murray has almost four decades of legal experience, particularly in the realm of real estate and commercial transactions. He places a high value on understanding his clients' needs and his role in enhancing their objectives, and always makes it a point to be accessible to clients. Mr. Murray is a shareholder and serves on the firm's Executive and Compensation Committees.

More Than a Lawyer

While Lexington has been home for more than 30 years, Mr. Murray was raised in Oklahoma and studied in Kansas, the Netherlands and Massachusetts.  He lived in San Francisco during his active duty with the Coast Guard.

Mr. Murray likes to travel. In addition to trips throughout the United States, he traveled to East Germany, Poland and Russia when he was a student, parts of the Far East before beginning law school and has taken numerous trips to Western Europe more recently. His last trip was to New Zealand.

Position:
Shareholder
Executive Committee
Areas of Practice:
Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Kentucky, 1975
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
Education:
Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1975
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Board


Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, 1968
B.A.


Netherlands International School of Business, Breukelen, Netherlands, 1966
Honors: Summa Cum Laude


Honors and Awards:
AV® Preeminent™


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Fayette County Bar Association, 1982 - 1983
Board of Governors


Fayette County Bar Association, 1984
Vice-President


Fayette County Bar Association, 1985
President Elect


Fayette County Bar Association, 1986
President


Kentucky Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Lt. Cmdr., 1968 - 1986


Pro Bono Activities:
LawCare/Pro Bono Program, Inc., Director, 1985 - Present
Domestic Violence Project,Volunteer Attorney

Louisville Office

601 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone (502) 589-2780
Fax (502) 585-3498
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Lexington Office

133 West Short Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone (859) 253-1900
Fax (859) 255-2038
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Nashville Office

5543 Edmondson Pike, #25
Nashville, TN 37211
Phone (615) 452-4755
Fax (615) 831-9557
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