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Christopher R. Murray
Managing Member
BIOGRAPHY:
Christopher Murray is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo Law School (JD, cum laude) and University of Delaware (BA). He is admitted to practice law in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Murray is a founding member of the Alternative Finance Bar Association and a member of its board of directors. Prior to founding Murray Legal, PLLC, he represented commercial creditors at two prominent boutique commercial litigation firms in New York.
Mr. Murray has litigated over one hundred cases on behalf of non-bank commercial finance companies. Mr. Murray regularly represents clients with regard to loans, factoring, receivables purchases and merchant cash advance transactions. He is also an experienced appellate litigator, having litigated and defended against multiple appeals in state and federal courts.
Mr. Murray regularly represents: commercial clients in litigation, mediation, and arbitration; receivables purchasers and commercial lenders against breach of contract, fraud, UDAAP, and RICO claims; merchant cash advance clients pursuing breach of contract claims; claims against former employees and contractors for breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements; and creditors in actions and special proceedings challenging collections and judgment enforcement. Mr. Murray also represents clients in various corporate and regulatory matters.
EDUCATION:
- SUNY Buffalo Law School (JD, cum laude)
- University of Delaware (BA)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Alternative Finance Bar Association
- Nassau County Bar Association
BIOGRAPHY:
Phillip Spinella is a graduate of the Cornell Law School and Georgetown University.
He is admitted to practice law in New York, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Prior to joining Murray Legal, PLLC, as an associate at two prominent nationwide law firms, he gained a wide-ranging experience while working on a variety of cases in federal and state courts, including, for example, a securities class action litigation in federal district court, a product-liability multi-district litigation, representing a global electronics manufacturer in unfair competition litigation, and representing an accounts-receivable factor in federal district court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
EDUCATION:
- Cornell Law School
- Georgetown University
BIOGRAPHY:
Patrick Siegfried is a graduate of The George Washington University Law School (JD) and University of Arizona (BA). He is admitted to practice law in New York, Virginia, Maryland, and Utah. Patrick is a founding member of the Alternative Finance Bar Association and a member of its board of directors. He has over a decade of experience working in commercial law, commercial contract drafting and review, debt collection, and regulatory compliance. Patrick’s background working in-house at a prominent SMB finance company has given him a unique understanding of clients’ needs and the ability to provide clients with practical solutions. In addition to his legal work, Patrick is passionate about supporting his local community. He is an active member of several local business and community organizations in Maryland.
EDUCATION:
- Georgetown University Law Center (JD)
- University of Arizona (BA)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Alternative Finance Bar Association
BIOGRAPHY:
Jamie Polon is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Georgia, and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court of International Trade, and the United States Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Murray Legal, PLLC, Jamie served as a partner and managed the firm’s creditor rights group, specializing in commercial litigation, recovery, and judgment enforcement. Over his 20+ years of experience, Jamie has represented clients of all sizes, recovering millions of dollars. Jamie also counseled clients in other practice areas, including transactional real estate, mergers and acquisitions of businesses to private equity and private investors, and outside general counsel services for small businesses in New York.
Jamie is a member of the Village Board in East Hills, New York, the National Creditors Bar Association, and the Alternative Finance Bar Association, where he serves as a board member.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- National Creditors Bar Association
- Alternative Finance Bar Association
- Registered Property Finder (Pennsylvania)
- Village of East Hills: Planning Board Member
BIOGRAPHY:
Adam Nichols is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law and The George Washington University. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Prior to joining Murray Legal, PLLC, Adam served as an Associate General Counsel for an alternative finance company where he litigated breach of contract matters on behalf of the company. Prior to that, Adam represented creditors in the Tri-State area in consumer and commercial collection litigation and enforcement proceedings, including hundreds of matters on behalf of a major utility company for damages occurring during the course of construction. Adam has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation across diverse areas of law, both in and out of the courtroom. He has tried cases to verdict in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and argued numerous appeals before the Appellate Division.
Adam focuses his efforts on representing sales based financing companies, but he also takes great pride in performing pro bono work.
EDUCATION:
- University of San Francisco School of Law (JD)
- George Washington University (BA)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Alternative Finance Bar Association
BIOGRAPHY:
Andrew Kamins is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and Duke University. Prior to law school, Mr. Kamins served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, where he graduated from the Naval Nuclear Power Program. Before joining Murray Legal, PLLC, Mr. Kamins worked at two prominent international law firms litigating complex commercial disputes and advising clients on regulatory compliance. Mr. Kamins has experience litigating in state and federal court, and has argued appeals in front of state and federal appellate courts. Mr. Kamins is currently admitted to the Washington State Bar and District of Columbia Bar.
EDUCATION:
- Georgetown University Law Center (JD, magna cum laude)
- Duke University (BA)
- United States Navy Nuclear Power Program
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Washington State Bar Association
BIOGRAPHY:
Runyu Hu is a graduate of Touro Law Center, where she completed an accelerated two-year J.D. program. She holds an M.S. in International Communications from St. John’s University and a B.S. in English Literature and Linguistics from South Central University for Nationalities in Wuhan, China. Runyu is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Prior to joining the firm, Runyu completed a clerkship with Hon. Reginald A. Boddie at the New York Supreme Court, Kings County, Commercial Division, where she drafted numerous decisions, including two published in the New York Law Journal. Prior to that, Runyu practiced at a law firm specializing in commercial litigation, handling various cases involving bankruptcy claims. She has extensive knowledge in commercial and corporate law and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.EDUCATION:
- Touro Law Center (JD)
- St. Johns University (MS)
- South Central University (BS)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Alternative Finance Bar Association
BIOGRAPHY:
Joseph V. Cairo is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School (JD, cum laude) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. During law school, he was in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society where he was both a competition winner and semi-finalist.
Prior to joining Murray Legal, PLLC, he gained extensive litigation experience in New York State courts at a mid-size law firm engaging in cases from inception to appellate practice and final resolution.
As a musician, he also engages in pro bono work with the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of New York City.
EDUCATION:
- Brooklyn Law School (JD, cum laude)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign