Murray S. Monroe, Sr.

Murray S. Monroe Sr. (September 25, 1925 - September 2, 2003) was a Cincinnati-based lawyer for Taft, Stettinius & Hollister and founded the firm's Antitrust practice.

Background Murray Shipley Monroe Sr. was born on September 25, 1925. He graduated from The Governor's Academy prep school in 1943, where he was awarded the school's Morse Flag. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Career Monroe joined Taft, Stettinius & Hollister in 1950 and worked there for the next 53 years.

As a lawyer, Monroe developed the firm's Antitrust practice in the 1960s: by 1993, "Taft’s antitrust practice was rated No. 1 in the Midwestern United States by the Global Research Survey of 1,300 lawyers nation-wide." Clients included: Olin Mathieson, Marathon Oil, Sperry Rand, Kroger, Union Oil, Kimball International, Leggett & Platt, Central Investment, Hilltop Concrete, McGraw-Edison, Globe Chemical, and Ashland Oil. He remained senior partner of counsel at the time of his death. For the firm, he wrote law review articles; trained the firm's lawyers in legal writing, research, and advocacy; and served on all major committees.

Personal and death Monroe married Sally Longstreth, with whom he had four children: Tracy, Murray, Courtney, and David.

Legacy The Cincinnati Enquirer called Monroe a "legal scholar" as well as antitrust legal expert.

Works

"Voluntary Compliance Programs" (1970) "Price Fixing – Proof and Inference" (1971) "Alternative Courses of Action Available to Persons Injured Under the Antitrust Laws" (1973) "Prophylactic Antitrust" (1982) "The Predatory Pricing Controversy: Academic Theories Enter the Courtroom" (1982) "Trade and Professional Associations: An Overview of Horizontal Restraints" (1984) "Health Care: Current Antitrust Issues" (1993) "Health Care Under the Antitrust Guidelines" (1995) "Vertical Restraints" (1996)