Biography
There is nothing more satisfying than achieving a just result for my clients. It is an honor for me to spend my days working for people who otherwise may have no voice and no way to secure their rights. That is why we fight for justice for all people, including the most underserved among us.
I started my career in West Africa to implement the most basic human rights and rules of law. We can never forget the work we have done in this country to provide access to justice for all who need it. We must continue to work toward a more equal playing field where the strongest and richest do not win by default, simply as a result of their positions of power.
When I see a wrong, I believe it needs to be righted. That is why I practice law.
Leslie Murray: Leslie's background spans from graduating from the Case Western Reserve University Law School, to serving with the United Nations Mission in Liberia - Department of Peacemaking Operations and the Office of the Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Closer to home, she is president of the Board of the Firelands Montessori Academy and she is active with the Boys & Girls Club of Erie County.
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. - 05/2005
- Honors: International Law Concentration With Honors
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
- B.B.A. - 05/2002
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: General Honors
- Honors: Departmental Honors
- Honors: Political Science Department Award
- Honors: Thomas J. Wood Scholarship for excellence in the study of Constitutional Law
- Honors: George E. Merrick Scholarship
- Honors: Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship
- Westminster University, London
- International Business Studies Program - 2001
Bar Admission
- Ohio, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2007
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2009
Published Works
- HSBC Bank, USA v Arnett 767 F. Supp 2d 827, N.D. Ohio, 2011
- U.S. Bank National Association v. Adams, 727 F. Supp. 2d 640, N.D. Ohio, 2010
- Wells Fargo Bank v. Gilleland, 621 F. Supp. 2d 545, N.D. Ohio, 2009
- Seiler, et al. v. City of Norwalk, 192 Ohio App. 3d 331, Ohio 5548, 2011
Past Positions
- United Nations Mission in Liberia - Department of Peacemaking Operations: Legal and Judicial System Support Division, Monrovia and Robertsport, Liberia, 06/2005 to 06/2006
- Special Court for Sierra Leone - Office of the Prosecutor: Freetown, Sierra Leone, 06/2004 to 12/2004
Professional Associations
- American Association for Justice, International Law Section, Member
- National Association of Consumer Advocates, Member
- Erie County Bar Association, Member
- Lawyers Without Borders, Member
- Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, Member of the OSBA: District 10 Representative
- Ohio Association for Justice, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- The Boys & Girls Club, Board Member
- Firelands Montessori Academy, Board Member
Current Employment Position
- Managing Partner