Murray J. Rossini

Murray J. Rossini practices in Texas state and appellate courts, including the Texas Courts of Appeals at Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Corpus Christi, and Austin; he also has appeared in federal courts including the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals. His practice includes commercial litigation, nuisance claims, products liability defense, real property and property development, commercial construction defense, underground utility damage defense, premises liability defense, fraud claims, employment, trucking and fleet operations, and oil and gas defense. Murray has experience in all areas of civil procedure including injunctions, expert depositions, summary judgment practice, motions to strike experts, discovery motions and trial and appeals. Murray is licensed in Texas and is admitted to the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Northern and Eastern District Courts of Texas. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association.

Murray received his Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University in 1986. He took graduate studies in national security at Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C., and earned his Bachelor of Arts (Political Philosophy) from the University of Dallas in 1979. Murray was a political appointee in the Pentagon in the first Reagan administration where he served in the Office, Chief of Public Affairs.

Murray was an instructor in the Southern Methodist University, Paralegal Program in 1991. Murray was a Texas Survey Editor, Southwestern Law Journal (1985-86). Murray is the author of Comment, The Spectrum Scarcity Doctrine: A Constitutional Anachronism, 39 Sw. J.L 827 (1985); Contractor’s Liability for Damage to Underground Utilities – New Rules and Significant Cases, The Construction Law Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Winter 2008). Mr. Rossini is rated AV in the Martindale-Hubble© peer review. Murray was awarded the Department of the Army Decoration for Meritorious Civilian Service (1981). Murray gives presentations on the law of litigation of damage to underground utilities.

His significant reported cases include:

Li Huang v. Northpark Partners, L.P., No. DC-19-18649, 2023 Tex. Dist. LEXIS 4566 (134^th Dist. Court, August 14, 2023) (order on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Entry Upon Land and Inspections).

GNL Ridglea, LLC v. Guang Dong  Hailea Grp. Co., No. 4:18-cv-00286-O-BP, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180796 (N.D. Tex., October 5, 2018) (Magistrate Judge opinion).

Warren Chevrolet, Inc., v. Qatato, No. 03-17-00297, 2018 Tex.App. LEXIS 10735 (Tex.App.—Austin December 21, 2018, no pet.).

LIT HW 1, L.P. v Town of Flower Mound, No. 02-12-00070-CV, 2013  Tex.App. LEXIS 944 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth January 31, 2013, no pet.).

Southwestern Bell Tel., L.P. v. Ballenger, 230 S.W.3d 489 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 2007, no pet.) (on the brief).

Travelhost, Inc. v. Blandford, 68 F.3d 958 (5^th Cir. 1995) (on the brief).  

In re Security Casualty Co., 537 N.E.2d 775 (Ill. 1989) (on the brief). 

Murray serves as a school team teacher at Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church. He enjoys bible study and teaching, writing, reading history, and spending time with his family and friends.