Murchison & Cumming Welcomes Two New Associates to the Los Angeles Office

December 19, 2016

Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that Alexis B. Cruz and Brian R. Shaw have joined the firm as Associates in the Los Angeles office currently focusing their practices on general litigation matters. “We are very happy that Alexis and Brian successfully passed a very difficult bar exam. We are excited to have them join our firm,” said Managing Partner Dan L. Longo.

Ms. Cruz was a Summer Associate at Murchison & Cumming prior to successfully completing the 2016 bar exam. Ms. Cruz was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board and competed on the ABA Competition Team in which her team received a top brief score. Ms. Cruz is a graduate of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D.) and the University of California, Irvine (B.A.), where she studied Political Science and International Studies. While in law school, she was a Loyola Merit Scholar.

During law school, Mr. Shaw worked as a law clerk for both the Orange County and Los Angeles County District Attorneys, was a legal extern at the United States Attorney’s Office – Central District, and was a Summer Associate at Murchison & Cumming. He has experience drafting and arguing motions, conducting felony preliminary hearings, and preparing cases for trial. Mr. Shaw is a graduate of Loyola Law School (J.D.) and Clemson University (B.A.) where he studied economics and graduated cum laude. While in law school, he received first honors for federal income taxation and was a member of the Hobbs Trial Advocacy Program.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm's attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Networks.