Seven from Murchison & Cumming Named Top Lawyers by San Diego Magazine

March 28, 2019

San Diego Magazine

Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been recognized as 2019 Top Lawyers by San Diego Magazine. Congratulations to Senior Partner Kenneth H. Moreno, Partners Matthew H. Printz and Jefferson S. Smith, Associate Partners J. Lynn Feldner and Robert M. Scherk, and Of Counsel David M. Hall and Joseph Fox. To compile the list of top lawyers, San Diego Magazine asks Martindale-Hubbell® to share its list of local lawyers that have reached the highest levels of professional excellence.

Kenneth H. Moreno is the Partner-in-Charge of the San Diego office of Murchison & Cumming, LLP. Mr. Moreno handles a variety of specialty cases including employment litigation, professional liability, bad faith, general liability, construction defect, HOA, breaches of fiduciary duties, health law and medical malpractice.

Matthew H. Printz focuses his practice in the areas of construction and general liability law and serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Law practice group. He has represented numerous developers and subcontractors in construction defect litigation, mechanic's lien actions, and public works projects and has a background in products liability, personal injury, and professional liability cases.

Jefferson S. Smith is the Co-Chair of the General Liability & Casualty Practice Group and a member of the Hospitality Law practice group. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, product litigation, hospitality, medical malpractice litigation and general litigation. Mr. Smith has experience representing self-insured entertainment, landowner, hotel, restaurant, and commercial venues, entities, and individuals.

J. Lynn Feldner focuses her practice in areas of general liability, medical malpractice, construction defect and product liability, and her practice includes substantial experience in complex litigation matters. Ms. Feldner has successfully defended individuals, small businesses and large corporate clients through all aspects of litigation including trials and arbitrations as well as achieving great results through the Alternative Dispute Resolution process.

Robert M. Scherk is a member of the General Liability and Professional Liability practice groups. He focuses his practice in areas of professional and legal malpractice, general and product liability, premises liability, and business and commercial law. Mr. Scherk has tried more than 26 cases to verdict and arbitrated or mediated hundreds more to successful conclusion. He is a member of the San Diego Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates.

David M. Hall focuses his practice in the areas of construction law and general liability. His experience includes handling matters involving construction defect, insurance bad faith, premises liability and other torts. Mr. Hall’s clients consist predominantly of builders, subcontractors and construction material suppliers. Mr. Hall’s clients consist of subcontractors and construction material suppliers. He is experienced in all phases of litigation, arbitration and mediation. Mr. Hall also has a successful appellate track record.

Joseph Fox serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Business & Real Estate Transactions practice group and is a member of the General Liability & Casualty and Cannabis Law practice groups. His experience includes handling business formations, purchases and sales of businesses, litigation of business disputes, real property purchase and sale dissolution, disassociation and breach of contract, residential and commercial real property purchase and sale transactions, residential and commercial unlawful detainers, boundary and easement disputes and landlord and tenant matters.

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.

About Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are an objective indicator of a lawyer's high ethical standards and professional ability, generated from evaluations of lawyers by other members of the bar and the judiciary in the United States. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ reflect a combination of achieving a Very High General Ethical Standards rating and a Legal Ability numerical rating in five key areas, legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability, and legal experience.