Five Murchison & Cumming Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers

August 19, 2021

Chip Farrell, Jean Daly, William Snyder, and Tyler Ure have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2022. Joshua Praw has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch; this is an honor for lawyers who have been in practice for 5 – 9 years.

Edmund G. "Chip" Farrell, III is a Senior Partner in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Farrell serves as Chair of the firm's Appellate Law practice group and Co-Chair of the Professional Liability practice group. As chair of the Appellate Law group, he has been involved in the handling of over 400 appeals and writ petitions and has argued before the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and in all six districts of the Court of Appeal of the state of California. He has been certified as an Appellate Specialist by the State Bar of California. Additionally, Mr. Farrell has devoted much of his practice to the defense of professional liability claims, including attorneys and brokers.

Jean M. Daly is a Partner in the Los Angeles office. She Co-Chairs the firm’s Cyber & Privacy Law practice group and is a member of the Insurance Law practice group and a Chair of the Bad Faith Section within that group. Ms. Daly is a recognized specialist in the field of arson, wildland fires, and fire losses and served as an Asst. District Attorney in both San Francisco and Los Angeles counties, heading up the Arson unit in Los Angeles and San Francisco, before moving to the private sector.

William J. Snyder is a Partner in the San Diego office and serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Foodborne Illnesses practice group. In addition to foodborne illnesses litigation, he focuses his practice in the areas of product liability, catastrophic injury, general liability, professional liability, employment, representation of public entities, and environmental law/toxic torts.

Tyler N. Ure is Senior Associate in the Las Vegas office and focuses his practice on insurance coverage, professional liability, and commercial general liability. He has experience in all areas of commercial litigation as well as creditor’s rights.

Joshua W. Praw is an Associate in the Los Angeles office focusing his practice on commercial general liability, products liability, and toxic tort. Mr. Praw Co-Chair's the firm's Summer Associate Program and Post-Bar Law Clerk Program where he trains, mentors, and oversees the firm's summer associates and post-bar law clerks.

Best Lawyers is “the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.”