James J. Murray

James J. Murray, who serves as managing partner of Plunkett Cooney's Petoskey office, represents private and public sector clients in a variety of transactional and litigation areas of practice.

He is a member of the firm's Real Estate/Transaction, Governmental Law and Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights practice groups. With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Murray concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, real estate, municipal law, and commercial and title insurance litigation.

Mr. Murray is currently the city/township attorney for the cities of Boyne City and Petoskey, as well as for Bay Township. He has also represented numerous other municipalities in the defense of zoning and land use disputes. In addition, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors for both the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (MAMA) and the Michigan Legal Defense Fund.