Murchison & Cumming Elevates Two Attorneys In the Partnership Ranks: Product Liability Trial Attorneys Richard Moreno and Paul Flaherty

January 1, 2010

LOS ANGELES -January 4, 2010 - Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2010, Richard C. Moreno, Chair of the Transportation Liability Practice Group, will become a Senior Partner of the firm and Paul R. Flaherty will become an Associate Partner.

"These attorneys embody the core values of our firm," said Jean M. Lawler, Managing Partner. " Each is committed to his clients and each is an excellent trial attorney."

Mr. Moreno focuses his practice in the areas of transportation, product liability, general liability, warranty liability, and the defense of utility companies, in wildland fire litigation. An experienced trial attorney respected for his in-depth case preparation, Mr. Moreno serves as lead counsel, along with firm Senior Partner Friedrich W. Seitz, in defending wildland fire lawsuits. These discovery-intensive, complex cases benefit greatly from Mr. Moreno's acumen in liability and damage evaluation and efficient case management.

The defense of automotive, chassis, and truck manufacturers and dealerships in "lemon law" and other warranty claims is also a significant aspect of Mr. Moreno's practice. He has obtained several defense verdicts for Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, including one received in the company's first case to go to verdict. Mr. Moreno specializes in the handling of catastrophic injury cases and has extensive trial experience in matters involving multiple wrongful deaths and quadriplegics.

A career-long attorney of Murchison & Cumming, Mr. Moreno earned his J.D. from Whittier College School of Law, where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Immigration Law and Criminal Law. Mr. Moreno was awarded his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.

Paul Flaherty has spent the past decade as an attorney with the firm. His practice emphasis is on defense of product liability, aviation and general tort lawsuits. Mr. Flaherty excels in cases involving complex mechanical and technical issues. The benefit of these skills was recently highlighted in a wrongful death trial involving a private plane crash which resulted in a defense verdict after a six-week trial. Mr. Flaherty is a graduate of Loyola Law School of Los Angeles and of California State University, Northridge.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP

With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier 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. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.