JaneAnne Murray - Minneapolis, MN
Attorney at Murray Law LLC
Criminal Law Federal Lawyers in Minneapolis, MN
310 4th Avenue South Suite 5010 Minneapolis, MN 55415
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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35
Years
Experience
Minneapolis Criminal Law Federal Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law Federal
- White Collar Crimes
- Embezzlement
- Financial Crimes
- Fraud
- Money Laundering
- Corporate Offenses
- Complex Matters
- Major Drug Trafficking
- RICO
Attorney Information
Overview
JaneAnne Murray is a skilled advocate with over thirty years of experience representing clients in complex criminal and regulatory matters, both at trial and on appeal. She has defended individuals in many sensitive and high-profile investigations and court proceedings, has tried over thirty jury trials as lead counsel. She has handled major matters involving insider trading, securities fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, money laundering, RICO violations, computer and Internet-related crimes, tax offenses, embezzlement, public corruption, bribery, obstruction of justice, espionage, and terrorism.
Ms. Murray brings impressive advocacy and negotiating skills to all stages of a criminal proceeding. On numerous occasions, through meticulous investigation, marshaling of the facts and presentation of mitigating circumstances, she has successfully persuaded prosecutors to refrain from indicting her clients, to dismiss pending charges or to offer very favorable plea bargains. In trial cases, she has creatively and vigorously litigated discovery, suppression, dismissal and evidentiary motions, tirelessly investigated defenses, and won a substantial number of acquittals. At sentencing, she has frequently challenged sentencing guideline calculations with success and, hiring mitigation specialists where appropriate, she has achieved a substantial number of sentences below the applicable sentencing guideline.
Ms. Murray is skilled in written and oral appellate advocacy. She has argued numerous appeals in civil and criminal cases in both state and federal courts, winning several notable reversals. She has also filed habeas motions in many federal district courts.
In addition to her work in criminal cases, Ms. Murray has represented whistleblowers, witnesses and targets before a variety of investigative bodies, including the U.S. Congress, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the New York Attorney General’s Office and the New York State Tax Department. She has counseled individual and corporate clients with regard to internal corporate investigations. She has also represented lawyers, other professionals and students in disciplinary proceedings.
Previously, Ms. Murray was a litigation counsel at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in New York and a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. She was also a trial lawyer with the Federal Defenders’ Office for the Eastern District of New York for five years. In 1999, Ms. Murray spent a year in Cambodia working as a provincial human rights advisor with the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights.
A native of Ireland, Ms. Murray is admitted to practice in the courts of New York State and Minnesota, and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the District of Minnesota, The District of North Dakota, the Second Circuit, the Eighth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2013, 2019 - 2024
Other Sources of Feedback About JaneAnne Murray
Included on the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York — Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
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Non Legal Education
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University of Cambridge (England), 1990
L.L.M.
Honors: First Class Honors -
University College Cork (Ireland), 1989
B.C.L.
Honors: First Class Honors
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University of Cambridge (England), 1990
Classes and Seminars
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Associate Clinical Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School (2022 – present); courses taught: Evidence; Criminal Procedure; Clemency Clinic
- Professor of Practice, University of Minnesota Law School (2011 – 2022); courses taught: Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Clemency, Sentencing Advocacy, Corporate Investigations, Law and Terrorism, and Advanced Criminal Investigations
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- New York
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of North Dakota
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Member, Board of Directors of the NACDL (2018 to 2025)
- Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the NACDL (2022-25)
- Member, Board of Directors of the MACDL (2021 to present)
- Chair, NACDL Second Look Taskforce (2018 to present)
- Chair, NACDL, Sentencing Committee (2014 to present)
- Member, Steering Committee of NACDL/MACDL State Clemency Project (2021 to present)
- Member, Steering Committee, NACDL/FAMM State Clemency Project (2017-2022)
- Member, Screening and Training Committees of Clemency Project 2014 (2014-2017)
- Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, District of Minnesota (2013 to present)
- Member, ABA Taskforce to Reform Economic Crimes Sentencing Guideline (2013)
- Member, NACDL National Security Committee (2012 to present)
- Member, Board of Directors of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (March 2009-2012)
- Member, Criminal Law Committee of the New York City Bar (2005-2010)
- Member, Board of Editors, White Collar Crime Reporter (a West-Thomson Publication) (2007- 2010)
- Member, Board of Directors of the Irish-American Bar Association (2000-2018)
- Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, Southern District of New York (2006-2011)
- Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, Eastern District of New York (2004-2010)
Contact
310 4th Avenue South
Suite 5010
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612-339-5160
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.mlawllc.com
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