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Mr. Murray advises and defends employers in a wide range of employment and labor law cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour claims, Family and Medical Leave Act, disability and accommodation claims, non-compete agreements, employment contract matters and personnel policy issues. He is experienced in public and private sector collective bargaining, grievances and arbitrations, unfair labor practices and representation elections. Mr. Murray is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and regularly appears in State and Federal Courts and before administrative agencies in both states. He frequently lectures and leads seminars on wage and hour issues and other employment matters.

EDUCATION
Suffolk University Law School, J.D.
    cum laude, 1987

Stonehill College, B.A.
   magna cum laude, 1984

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Massachusetts Bar Association
American Bar Association
Bristol County Bar Association
New Bedford Bar Association
   Board of Directors, Vice President
   Mentor, Mentoring Program
    (Employment/Labor Law)
Rhode Island Bar Association

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
”Swine Flu - What Do I Do?”, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Take Note E-news, May 2009

”Controversial Employee Free Choice Act Filed Again in Congress”, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Take Note E-news, April 2009

"Employers Not Required to Read Minds Under ADA", Providence Business News, March 2008

"Minimum Wage Increases are Coming " Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Client Alert, July 2007

“Free Choice Bill Might Give Workers No Choice” Providence Business News, April 2007

"Employee Free Choice Act" Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Client Alert, March 2007

REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
“Labor Law Issues Related to Unions and Union Organizing Campaigns”, Diocese of Providence health care and nursing home administrators, June 2009

“Stay Cool in the Hot Seat...Reducing the Stress of Litigation”, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Seminar, May 2009

“Wage and Hour Issues.” Sylvia & Company Insurance Agency, Inc., March 2009

“Wage and Hours Laws”, SouthCoast Business Expo, October 22, 2008

“Payroll Management In Massachusetts”, Lorman Educational Services August 2006

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Waterfront Historic Action League (WHALE)
   Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and
   Wine Festival Committee Co-chair
   Recipient, 2009 Carol Juneau Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service
Leadership SouthCoast
   Board of Directors
Rotary Club of New Bedford
   Former Board of Directors,
   Former Assistant Secretary
Diocese of Fall River
   Pastoral Planning Committee
Our Lady of Fatima
   Finance & Pastoral Councils
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of New Bedford
New Bedford Youth Court Program
United Way of Greater New Bedford
   Personnel Committee


BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Massachusetts, 1987
Rhode Island, 2001
U.S. District Court, Massachusetts, 1988
U.S. District Court, Rhode Island, 2002
First Circuit Court of Appeals