James "J.D." Murdock has extensive experience defending clients in complex litigation including wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases involving products liability, fire loss litigation, automobile liability, medical malpractice, construction litigation, breach of contract, premises liability, class action, and general negligence claims. He also has served as monitoring counsel in numerous high-exposure cases throughout the country.
J.D. has successfully represented clients in all aspects of litigation including in state and federal jury trials, arbitrations, appellate court proceedings, mediations, and administrative law hearings. He is licensed in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Montana, and has appeared as pro hac vice counsel in Alabama, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming.
In addition to his litigation practice, J.D. also is involved in transactional work including drafting of contracts for various marketing and consumer research companies.
His clients have included Fortune 500 companies, national insurance firms, healthcare organizations, and governmental entities.