About this office:
M&C is an AV-rated AmLaw 500 "Go To" law firm for litigation in California and Nevada. We represent domestic and international businesses, insurers, professionals and individuals in litigated, non-litigated and transactional matters. With more than 80 attorneys in our five offices, we are large enough to provide clients with the resources of a large firm while ensuring the level of personalized service one would expect to receive from a small firm, including being able to respond quickly to client emergencies, cutting edge legal issues and developments in the law. We are known and respected trial attorneys and have an appellate record that includes precedent-setting decisions.
Founded by R. Bruce Murchison in 1930, we value our reputation for excellence. Our attorneys have a history of service as leaders in a variety of legal, industry and community organizations, and are known for enjoying a high rate of success on summary judgment motions, at trial and on appeal. As a firm, we are committed to early evaluation and resolution of disputes, while at the same time being prepared to aggressively and effectively defend a case at trial.
We approach our work with enthusiasm and passion, in partnership with our clients, and continually strive to apply both practical and creative approaches to problem solving and dispute resolution. We understand the financial aspects of litigation and business transactions and are committed to providing quality legal services efficiently and economically, so as to provide clients with true value for their litigation dollars.
The firm serves as national and regional coordinating counsel in multi-jurisdictional cases and regularly represents South American, European and Asian clients. Attorneys in our office are fluent in German, Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese and several other languages, and are supported by a multi-lingual staff capable of preparing correspondence and documentation in several languages. In addition, the firm conducts a unique internship program for newly graduated German lawyers that affords them the opportunity to experience the American legal system first hand.
Client service is something that we strive to provide at all levels of the firm and our lawyers and staff are uncompromising on issues of integrity, honesty and client confidentiality. Indeed, we are in fact driven by our relationships and our results, and client satisfaction is the only measure of our success.
Murchison & Cumming is active in, and its attorneys are members of, numerous associations, including, but not limited to:
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Advisory Board
American Bar Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Associated General Contractors of California
Association of Corporate Counsel, Southern California Chapter Sponsor
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Aviation Crime Prevention Institute
California Defense Counsel
California Grocers Association
Clark County Bar Association (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Council on Litigation Management (formerly Council for Ethical Billing)
Defense Research Institute
Deutsch Amerikanischer Juristen-Vereinigung
Federal Bar Association
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
German American Bar Association
German American Chambers of Commerce
International Association of Defense Counsel
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Loss Executives Association
Orange County Bar Association
Product Liability Advisory Council
Professionals in Human Resource Association
Professional Liability and Underwriting Society
PLRB/LIRB
San Diego County Bar Association
San Diego Defense Lawyers
Society for Human Resource Management
Southern California Mediation Association
Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys
USLAW Network.
Representative Clients:
ACE Hardware; Alamo Group; American Power Conversion; Avis Budget Group; Baldor Electric Company; Behr America, Inc.; Burke Williams Spa; CalPortland Company; Cessna Aircraft; Daimler Trucks North America LLC; DECMAC Development Co.; Del Taco Risk Management; Denny's, Inc.; Ensign Group Inc.; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Fed Ex Ground; Fuji Film, U.S.A.; Global Aerospace; Good Vibrations Productions; Great Dane Trailers; GS Motorcars, Inc.; Haupt Pharma, Inc.; Hertz Claim Management Corp.; Honda of North America; Hyperion Claims Specialists, LLC; In-n-Out Burger; J. Besso & Company, Ltd.; Jarden Corporation; Johnson Machinery; Jons Marketplace; Kelp Designs, LLC; Kenworth Truck Company; Kohler Co.; Konecranes, Inc.; KYMCO USA, Inc.; Life Care Centers of America; Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics, USA, Inc.; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Mitsubishi International Corp.; Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.; National Amusements; Nissan Motor Corp.; North American Elevator Company; Office Depot, Inc.; PACCAR Inc.; Panda Restaurant Group; Peterbilt Motors Company; Pier 1 Imports, Inc.; RCR Plumbing, Inc.; Res-Care, Inc.; R.J. Noble Co.; Ruan Transportation; Schering-Plough Corporation; Schneider Electric; Skipperliner Industries; SmartStart Preschool; SnF Management Company, Inc.; Sonic Electronix, Inc.; Sonic Industries; Southern California Edison Company; Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.; Systems Integrated; Tenet; Thomas Built Bus; TireBank USA, Inc.; Tomato Garden Pictures; Toyota Logistics Services; Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.; Travel Centers of America; The Vons Companies, Inc.; Sunbelt Rentals; United Packaging Group, Inc.; Universal Health Services, Inc.; U.S. Express; Willoughby Industries, Inc.; Wolverine Fence Company; AIG Claim Services, Inc.; Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty; Allstate Insurance Company; American Claims Service, Inc.; American Empire Insurance Company; American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc.; American Modern Home Insurance Company; American States Insurance Company; Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance; Arch Insurance Group; ARGO Group US; Argonaut Specialty Insurance; Argo Pro US; Aspen Specialty Insurance Company; Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company; Avis Budget Group; Avizent Risk; AXA Insurance Company; AXIS U.S. Insurance; BroadSpire; Burlington Insurance Group; Cal Insurance; Catlin Specialty Insurance; CBIC; CCMSI; Century-National Insurance Company; Century Surety Company; Certus Claims Administration, LLC; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Chubb Services Corporation; Cincinnati Insurance Company; Claims Pro, Inc.; Clarendon American Insurance Company; Clarendon National Insurance Company; Colony Insurance Company; Commercial Underwriters; Crum & Forster; Elco Administrative Services; Electric Insurance Company; Endurance Specialty Ins. Ltd.; Engle Martin & Associates; Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company; Farmers Insurance Group; Federated Insurance Company; Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies; First Mercury Insurance; First State Management Group; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.; Gray Insurance Company; Great American Custom Insurance Services, Inc.; Great American Insurance Companies; Guide One Insurance Company; Hamilton Brewart Insurance Agency; Hartford Financial Products; HCM Claim Management Company; Highmark Insurance; HDI-Gerling America Insurance Company; Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield; Horace Mann Insurance Company; Infinity Insurance Company; Insurance Corporation of Hannover; Interstate Insurance Co.; James River Insurance; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.; Kemper Insurance Co.; Lawyer's Protector Plan; Leading Insurance Services, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Group; Life Care Legal & Risk Services; LIG Management Services, Inc.; Markel Companies; Max Specialty Insurance Company; Meadowbrook Insurance; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Midland Claims Administrators; Millenium Risk Management; Mountain States Insurance Companies; NBIS Claims and Risk Management Inc.; Nevada Direct Insurance Company; North American Risk Services; OneBeacon Insurance; Patriot Risk & Insurance Services; Pennsylvania Lumberman's; PMA Insurance Group; QBE The Americas; Risk Enterprise Management, Inc.; Riverstone; Royal & Sun Alliance; Sompo Japan Claims Service (US); Specialty Claims Management; Specialty Risk Services; Springfield Insurance Company; Stonington Insurance; Strickland Insurance Group; T.H.E. Insurance Company; The Hartford; TM Claims Service, Inc.; Tokio Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Tokio Marine Management, Inc.; Trans-General Life Insurance Company, Ltd.; United Contractors Insurance Company; United National Group; United States Liability Insurance Group; Unitrin Specialty Insurance Company; US Adjustment Corporation; US Claims Administration, Inc.; Western World Insurance; XL Select Professional; Zurich North America; Zurich Direct Markets; Zurich U.S.; ANA - All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.; Allianz Versicherungs-AG; Anglo American Insurance Company Ltd.; AXA Colonia Versicherung AG; Behr GmbH & Co.; Besso Limited; Canopius; Chubb Insurance Company of Canada; The Dominion Insurance Co., Ltd.; Gothaer Versicherungsbank VvaG; Haupt Pharma AG; HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG; Interested Underwriters at Lloyds of London; Konecranes, Inc.; Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics; Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft; Schneider Electric; Scottish Lion Insurance Company; Swiss Re Germany AG; Tokio Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Ltd.; Wuerttembergische Versicherung AG.