Shareholder | San Antonio
Sara Murray's practice focuses on state and federal civil appeals and litigation support, particularly in commercial and bankruptcy cases.
Practice Areas
Appellate Law
Business Services
Commercial Litigation
Litigation
Education
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University of Texas at San Antonio
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B.A. (with honors), 1979
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M.A., 1981
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St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1991
Bar Admissions
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State Bar of Texas, 1991
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United States District Court Western District of Texas, 1992
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United States District Court Northern District of Texas, 1993
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United States District Court Southern District of Texas, 1993
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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 1993
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United States District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1995
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United States Supreme Court, 1996
Professional Associations
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American Bankruptcy Institute
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American Bar Association
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Federal Bar Association
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Fifth Circuit Bar Association
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San Antonio Bar Association
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San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association
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San Antonio Bar Foundation
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Texas Bar Foundation
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Bexar County Women's Bar Association
Publications
"Honored to Serve: The All-Woman Fourth Court of Appeals", San Antonio Lawyer, July-August 2005
"The Whole Truth or Nothing But the Truth? Should Advertising Attorneys be Required to Disclose Prior Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Them?", St. Mary's Law Journal, Volume 21:4, 1990
"Good writing takes years of practice", San Antonio Express-News, January 17, 1988
Additional Information
In law school, Ms. Murray was Note and Comment Editor for St. Mary's Law Journal, Volume 22, Fall 1990 – Spring 1991. She has been a member of Phi Delta Phi since 1989 and was selected for the John M. Harlan Society honor society of St. Mary's University School of Law in 1991. After graduating from law school, Ms. Murray was law clerk to the Honorable Leif M. Clark, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division from 1991 – 1992. She is also active in the San Antonio Bar Association – serving as Articles Editor of the association's bi-monthly magazine, San Antonio Lawyer, since 1996; and as an officer in the Appellate Practice Section since 2004. In 2001 – 2002, Ms. Murray was Chair of the Tortious Interference Subcommittee of the State Bar of Texas, Pattern Jury Charges, Vol. 4 Committee. She has been an Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing at St. Mary's University School of Law since 1994 and a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas since 1996. Ms. Murray was named by her peers as one of San Antonio's Best Lawyers in Appellate Law in Scene in San Antonio in August 2005.
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