PADUCAH (KY)
Paducah Sun [Paducah KY]
March 15, 2025
Bryant Law is welcoming William F. McMurry to its firm as Of Counsel. McMurry is a nationally recognized attorney with a distinguished career in civil rights, professional liability, and malpractice litigation.
As a third-generation attorney, McMurry has spent his career advocating for justice. Among his many career highlights, McMurry served as lead counsel in securing a landmark $25.7 million settlement from the Archdiocese of Louisville on behalf of 243 survivors of clergy abuse. He also successfully argued that the Vatican could be held accountable in U.S. courts for the actions of American bishops in child abuse cases, challenging the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. In another precedent-setting case, McMurry, alongside Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center, secured a $2.5 million verdict against leaders of the Imperial Klans of America for a racially motivated attack on a teenager.
McMurry is board-certified in both Medical and Legal Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA) and has been recognized as Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by the Florida Bar Association. His commitment to justice even earned him an induction into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame for Exemplary Leadership in Civil Rights.
“Joining Bryant Law as Of Counsel represents a meaningful homecoming to Paducah and an opportunity to continue this mission alongside a team whose values mirror my own,” McMurry said. “The law remains our most powerful tool for societal change and individual healing, and I look forward to putting my experience to work for Bryant Law’s clients across Kentucky and beyond.”
Mark Bryant, President and Founder of Bryant Law, said he is excited about McMurry’s arrival.
“I have known many fantastic lawyers in my years of practicing law, but Bill McMurry is in a league of his own. In my opinion, he is the best,” Bryant said. “Bill and I have been personal friends for decades, and I am honored he chose to become Of Counsel to Bryant Law. Though Bill will primarily be in our Louisville office, he will still be available for clients in Paducah, Bill’s hometown.”