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James E. Murphy
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Biography
James E. Murphy, Esq. (Jim) joined Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers as a partner in 2023. Jim is an experienced personal injury attorney who spent 20 years working as an insurance defense attorney. During his career, he has worked with practically every insurance company and numerous self-insured Fortune 500 Corporations.
Before joining Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, Jim was a partner with several prominent defense firms, where he handled hundreds of serious injury cases and served as lead counsel in. several jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. These past cases include product liability actions arising from dangerous and defective products such as heavy equipment, automotive component parts (airbags), jet skis, tires, electrical equipment, industrial machinery, and various consumer products. Jim has handled catastrophic trucking and transportation accidents involving tractor-trailers and interstate and local busing. He has also served as counsel in insurance coverage actions, insurance bad faith claims, Nevada Unfair Claims Practices Act cases, and UM/UIM breach of contract.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Litigation
75%
23 years
Insurance
25%
23 years
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Licensed in Colorado for < 1 year
State: Colorado
Acquired: 2026
No misconduct found
Licensed in Nevada for 22 years
State: Nevada
Acquired: 2003
No misconduct found
Location
Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers
4101 Meadows Ln Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV, 89107
Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers
100 N Sierra St, Suite 220, Reno, NV, 89501
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Experience
Associations
2026 - Present
Colorado Bar AssociationMember
2003 - Present
State Bar of NevadaMember
American Bar Association
Member
Education
2003
University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
MA - Masters
1997
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
BA - Bachelor of Arts