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John Murtha was admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in 1980. He received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Winona State University in 1976, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois in 1980.

Mr. Murtha is a member of the Washoe County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Nevada, Phi Delta Phi, Order of the Coif, Rickert Scholar in 1980. He was also a member from 1978 to 1980 and Administrative Editor from 1979 to 1980 of the University of Illinois Law Forum. Mr. Murtha was a Sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1973.

Mr. Murtha is a member, board member and past-president of the Rotary Club of Reno-Central, a member and chairman of a Washoe County School District Curriculum Advisory Committee, and was a participant in the inaugural class of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Reno Program. Mr. Murtha practices primarily in bankruptcy law, business law, and trial practice.

Publications
Mr. Murtha is the author of "United States v. Arciniega--Separation of the Jury in Federal Criminal Cases Is Within the Sound Discretion of the Trial Court." 1979 University of Illinois Law Forum 126.

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