Murray was born in Calgary, Alberta and moved to Vancouver in 1976 and obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 1981. In 1982, Murray completed a British Columbia Legislative Internship and went on to obtain his law degree from the University of Toronto in 1985. He was called to the British Columbia bar the following year.
Since his call to the bar, Murray has been a litigator. For over 25 years, Murray has practiced mainly in the areas of commercial litigation, construction litigation, estate litigation and personal injury. Over the past 10 years, Murray’s practice has focused on disputed wills and estates, property ownership, boundary and easement disputes and commercial litigation. Murray also practices in the area of mental incapacity/committeeship applications. Murray also has a wealth of experience conducting mediations and resolving disputes on behalf of his clients.