John O. Murrin was admitted to practice law in 1976 in Minnesota. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1977 and Wisconsin Bar in 1992. He has also been admitted to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Supreme Court (1985) and various
federal district courts throughout the United States.



About John Murrin

Murrin is a graduate of UCLA and Duke Law School. He has been designated a "super lawyer" by his peers and Businessman of the Year by the Republican Congressional Committee in 1999. In a case entitled Ortega v. Medallion Kitchens of Minnesota, File No. 604-16-9726, a Workers' Compensation Court Judge in his Findings, to a case where he was requiring other party to pay his attorney fees said: "Mr. Murrin prevailed on all issues ... the nature and complexity of the issues involved justifies the fee that was charged as did the nature of proof that needed to be adduced. As stated before, the results obtained were excellent and Mr. Murrin is clearly a skilled practitioner entitled to charge this hourly rate ... The Compensation Judge finds that Mr. Murrin, on the basis of his experience and skill as a trial lawyer is entitled to charge the rate of .... per hour, the amount of time put in, however, to be measured against the results obtained. In this case, the result was excellent and Mr. Murrin should not be punished for being a diligent advocate of his client."

Murrin was elected to public office as board member of the Edina Public Schools in 1998-2002; member of the American Arbitration Association; member of the Edina Chamber of Commerce; Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association; America Trial Lawyers Association; Minnesota State Bar Association; Hennepin County Bar Association; and Wisconsin State Bar Association.

Murrin and his law firm handle personal injury, wrongful death, and medical negligence cases, as well as, workers compensation and rendering second opinions. Murrin also focuses on product liability cases including Guidant Ancure stent graft recall lawsuits, Baycol lawsuits and mesothelioma cases in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Some of the areas handled by the firm are: