Murphy PA is a litigation boutique comprised of elite lawyers who specialize in complex commercial litigation. We respond quickly, aggressively and creatively to actual or threatened litigation.

An African American-owned firm featuring an ethnically diverse group of attorneys, the Firm is by many regarded as one of the most effective litigation firms in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our attorneys include a former trial judge, former prosecutors, law school professors, and judicial law clerks.

We have represented both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving some of the largest corporations in the country. The Firm has had extraordinary success in jury verdicts and awards and in settlements in numerous high-profile complex civil cases for:
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Microsoft
  • Sony
  • Qualcomm
  • Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
  • H&R Block
  • The Baltimore Orioles
  • The Washington Redskins
  • Doracon Development Corp.
  • The Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Don King Productions, Inc.
  • Honeywell Corporation
  • Allied Signal, Inc.
  • Meridian Management Group Ventures, Inc.
  • Steele Software Systems
  • The University of Maryland Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Scottsdale Insurance Company


Expect great service combined with unexpected creativity

Murphy PA is large enough to handle some of the nation’s most complicated civil litigation yet small enough to provide the quality of client service often missing in large, bureaucratic law firms. We keep in constant communication with our clients and tailor legal services to suit your demands. We take pride in delivering flexible and creative solutions—innovative and novel litigation strategies and unconventional settlement solutions. We are a firm of first-chair trial lawyers, ready to try cases in the toughest jurisdictions around the country.

A track record of extraordinary results

Our inventive approach to litigation has translated into a history of litigation success—both in the courtroom and in settlement negotiations. The Firm has won hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of its clients. Click on the case studies above to learn more about these successes.