Profile
Helen Mac Murray is a founding member of Mac Murray, Petersen & Shuster, a law firm that primarily focuses on governmental relations and litigation involving state attorneys general, including multistate investigations; the FTC and national and state consumer protection and privacy laws. Mac Murray represents a wide variety of companies on these issues across the United States.
About Helen MacMurray
Admitted: 1987, Ohio
Professional Webpage: www.mpslawyers.com/profile.php?prid=2
Honors and Awards:
- Ohio Attorney General's Professionlism Award, 1996
- Certified Mediator, Institute for Conflict Management, Santa Monica, CA 2006
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Admitted to the Bar, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Admitted to the Bar, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Admitted to the Bar, State of Missouri, 2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Ohio State Bar Association, Council of Delegates; Legislative Screening Committee; Women in the Profession Board; Diversity Steering Committee; CLE Advisory Committee, Judicial Screening Committee, Member
- Moritz College of Law 2011 Herman Moot Court Competition, Judge
- The University of Toledo School of Law, Advisory Board Member
- American Teleservices Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Anti-Trust Law Section, Member
- Women in the Professional Section, Board of Trustees, Screening Committee, Member
- Women Lawyers of Franklin County, Board of Trustees, Member
- Ohio Consumer Counsel, Governing Board, Past Member
- Direct Marketing Association, Teleservices Ethics Committee, Founding Member
- Center of Vocational Alternatives (COVA), Board of Trustees, Past Member
- Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio, Past Board Member
- Ohio Women's Bar Association, Past President
- Ohio Mock Trial Program, Team Advisor and Judge
- Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Columbus Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence, Board of Trustees, Past President
- American Inns of Court, Duncan Chapter, Past President
Pro bono/Community Service:
- YWCA, Volunteer
- Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Volunteer Mediator
- Rebuilding Together Columbus, Volunteer
- Legal Aid Society, Volunteer
- Columbus Bar Association's Homeless Project, Volunteer Counsel
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Critical Regulatory Issues Affecting Your Bottom Line, DMA DM Days, 2006
- Canning Spam, Columbus Bar Association Bar Briefs Magazine, 2006
- Surviving Politics and Litigation, contributor, Columbus Bar Association, 2006
- New Consumer Lending Protections on the Way, Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterly, 2006
- What You should Know about Ohio’s New Homebuyer’s Protection Act, Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Institute, May 2007
- Data Breaches, Assessing the Impact on Consumers, NACAA, 2007
- Ohio Consumer Protection Laws, The Ohio State Bar Association, Consumer Law Institute, 2007 - 2011
- Counting on Continuity Plans, DMA Teleservices Council Conference, 2007
- Ohio Consumer Protection Laws, The Ohio State Bar Association, Consumer Law Institute, 2004
- State Attorneys General: Current Activities and Future Outlook, Direct & Interactive Marketing Law, Amercian Conference Institute, 2004
- Regulation by the States: Current Activities & Future Outlook, Aggressive Advertising & the Law, North Star Conferences, LLC, 2004
- Where in the World Is Wireless, The Direct Marketing Association, Teleservices Conference, 2004
- Complying With the Do-Not-Call Laws , The Ohio State Bar Association, Consumer Law Institute, 2005
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Member
- New Albany Women's Network, Member
- New Albany Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Franklin County Republican Party, Judical Slaute Committee, Member
- Capital Area Republican Women, Treasurer
- Bexley Technology Commission, Founding member, Vice Chair
- Bexley Charter Review Commission, Co-Chair
- Bexley City Council, President
Educational Background:
- The University of Toledo College of Law, Ohio 1987
Juris Doctorate, Deans List, Law Review
- Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey 1984
B.A. Political Science, Founding Chairperson of Student Senate