Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Murphy concentrates her practice in the areas of Domestic Relations, Education Law, Elder Law, Employment Law, Estate and Disability Planning and Estate Administration. She is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Montgomery County Bar Association.

While at the Dickinson School of Law, Ms. Murphy was an associate editor for the Dickinson Environmental Law Review. She was awarded the American Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law and was named as a Miller Public Interest Advocate.

Prior to joining High Swartz LLP, Ms. Murphy completed legal internships for The Honorable Maureen Lally-Green of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section and MidPenn Legal Services.

Areas of Practice

• Domestic Relations
• Education Law
• Elder Law
• Employment Law
• Estate and Disability Planning and Estate Administration

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Family Law Section and Elder Law Section)
• Montgomery County Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Family Law Section and Elder Law Committee)
• Women in the Law Committee
• Young Lawyers Section
• The Montgomery American Inn of Court, 2005 - 2008
• The Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court, 2008 - Present

Honors and Awards

• American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law
• Miller Public Interest Advocate
• The Fredrick Cohen, Esquire Award of Excellence, 2009

Education

• Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 2003
  J.D.
• Washington and Jefferson College, 2000
  B.A.

Published Works

• Divorce and the Elderly, Pennylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section Newsletter, August 2007
• Case Law Update (Co-Author), Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Winter 2008 Meeting
• Nunc Pro Tunc Relief Not Granted Where There Is No Proof of Fraud (Case Note), Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, April 2008
• Case Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family law Section, Summer 2009 Meeting

Address

40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19404

Phones

610-275-0700

Faxes

610-275-5290

Emails

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Websites

http://www.highswartz.com