Brian Joseph Murray, 45, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at his home from natural causes. He was born February 15, 1975 in Akron, OH to F. Joseph and Linda (Knapp) Murray. Brian graduated from St. Johns Jesuit High School in Toledo, OH; obtained a BS in Chemical Engineering and a JD (summa cum laude ) from the University of Notre Dame. Brian served in numerous public service roles: Deputy to the Associate Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice; Law Clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States (October Term 2002); Law Clerk to Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He was a University of Chicago Lecturer in Law: Complex Litigation. His legal career also included serving as a partner at Jones Day, and as an attorney with Rathje Woodward (Wheaton, IL). He specialized in appellate law and complex litigation. His career included numerous achievements: - Illinois Super Lawyers (2016 - 2018) - John Paul Stevens Pro Bono & Public Service Award (2016), Seventh Circuit Bar Association - Chicago's 40 Under 40 (2014), Crain's Chicago Business - Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2009 - 2015) - Chicago's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars (2013), The National Law Journal - 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty To Watch (2013), The Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin - Human Rights Practitioner Award (2013), National Immigrant Justice Center He is survived by the pride and joy of his life, his children, Aidan, Sophie, Kieran, and Declan and their mother, Carol Murray; his parents, F. Joseph and Linda; sister, Kelly (Brian) Condon; grandmother, Lee Marie Knapp; nephews, Emmett and Leo Condon; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Brian was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Jeanette and Frank Murray; maternal grandfather, Leigh Knapp; and uncles Robert and Michael Murray. Visitation will be at Williams Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton, IL, from 10:30 to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 30th. The visitation will be limited to 50 people at a time in the funeral home, with others waiting outside observing physical distancing. Funeral services will be at St. Petronille Parish, 420 Glenwood Avenue, Glen Ellyn, IL beginning at 1:30 p.m Wednesday, September 30th. The funeral service will be limited to 80 people in the church, overflow accommodations will be provided. Live streaming of the funeral services will be available starting at 1:15 P.M. on the St. Petronille’s YouTube Channel. Protocols will be in place for both visitation and funeral, so masks and traffic flow will be enforced. It was Brian’s strong wish to help others achieve their best. Therefore, in lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed towards one of the following: - His family trust (make checks payable to Brian J. Murray Living Trust) - Notre Dame St. Thomas More Society (Scholarship Fund for Notre Dame Law Students) - https://giveto.nd.edu/thomas-more - National Immigrant and Justice Center - https://immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/donatesteps202/index.html