In 1976 he returned to Eugene, Oregon to attend the University of Oregon Law
School to study Ocean Resources Law and International Law. He also attended
Tokyo University Law School for International Law Studies in Japan before
obtaining his JD in May 1979. Mr. Murakami spent time abroad working for a
Japanese International law firm (1979), in Tokyo, Japan, and later moved to Berlin,
West Germany in 1980 to take up employment with a German International law
firm. Mr. Murakami is a partner in The Law Offices of Robert H. Weiss, PLLC,
located in Jericho, New York. His Bar Admissions include: New York State Bar
(May 1982); U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
(1993); The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2002) and numerous Pro Hac Vice
admissions in State and Federal Courts across the county. His areas of practice
include Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, Mass Toxic Torts, Medical
Malpractice and Securities Litigation and Consumer Rights. His firm represented
more than 2,000 WorldCom clients and was successful in obtaining substantially
higher recoveries for this group of victims over what they were entitled to under the
WorldCom Class Action Settlement. The Weiss Firm was one of only a small
handful of firms able to secure a multimillion dollar punitive damages and
compensatory award from Citigroup in the WorldCom Arbitrations. Mr. Murakami
has been a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly known as
ATLA) since 2000 and The New York State Bar Assn. since1982. Murakami has also
served as a Co-chairman on the AAJ Securities Litigation Group since 2006. Most
recently, The Weiss Firm was appointed to the Bisphenol-A (BPA) Polycarbonate
Plastic Multi District Litigation (MDL-1967) Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Mr.
Murakami and Mr. Weiss filed the first Bisphenol-A Consumer Class Action Lawsuit
in the country, in March 2007.
School to study Ocean Resources Law and International Law. He also attended
Tokyo University Law School for International Law Studies in Japan before
obtaining his JD in May 1979. Mr. Murakami spent time abroad working for a
Japanese International law firm (1979), in Tokyo, Japan, and later moved to Berlin,
West Germany in 1980 to take up employment with a German International law
firm. Mr. Murakami is a partner in The Law Offices of Robert H. Weiss, PLLC,
located in Jericho, New York. His Bar Admissions include: New York State Bar
(May 1982); U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
(1993); The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2002) and numerous Pro Hac Vice
admissions in State and Federal Courts across the county. His areas of practice
include Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, Mass Toxic Torts, Medical
Malpractice and Securities Litigation and Consumer Rights. His firm represented
more than 2,000 WorldCom clients and was successful in obtaining substantially
higher recoveries for this group of victims over what they were entitled to under the
WorldCom Class Action Settlement. The Weiss Firm was one of only a small
handful of firms able to secure a multimillion dollar punitive damages and
compensatory award from Citigroup in the WorldCom Arbitrations. Mr. Murakami
has been a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly known as
ATLA) since 2000 and The New York State Bar Assn. since1982. Murakami has also
served as a Co-chairman on the AAJ Securities Litigation Group since 2006. Most
recently, The Weiss Firm was appointed to the Bisphenol-A (BPA) Polycarbonate
Plastic Multi District Litigation (MDL-1967) Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Mr.
Murakami and Mr. Weiss filed the first Bisphenol-A Consumer Class Action Lawsuit
in the country, in March 2007.
Stephen David Murakami is a native of the
Aloha State. He served in the U.S. Marine
Corps and did one tour of duty in the Republic
of Vietnam (1968-1970). He attended the
University of Oregon as an undergraduate
majoring in Renaissance Literature and Asian
Studies, graduating with Honors and elected to
Phi Beta Kappa (1974).
Aloha State. He served in the U.S. Marine
Corps and did one tour of duty in the Republic
of Vietnam (1968-1970). He attended the
University of Oregon as an undergraduate
majoring in Renaissance Literature and Asian
Studies, graduating with Honors and elected to
Phi Beta Kappa (1974).
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