Megan M. Murphy Partner
Megan M. Murphy Partner
Megan M. Murphy represents a wide variety of clients in matters pertaining to general liability, including carriers and operators of municipal and school buses, heavy trucks, and construction vehicles in transportation cases, various car dealerships throughout New York, commercial and residential property owners and tenants in premises liability cases, and private security providers. Megan has extensive experience in the defense of matters involving catastrophic injury and death, including catastrophic loss response. She also represents a local public school district in its efforts to provide additional supervision and guidance to its students through the Family Court.
Megan handles all phases of litigation in motor vehicle and premises-related accidents and has obtained summary judgment in many transportation and premises liability cases throughout Long Island, the five boroughs, and upper New York State counties. She has also performed extensive criminal defense work, including the defense of clients charged with cases ranging from domestic violence to grand larceny.
Megan received her Juris Doctorate from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 2012. During law school, Megan served on the school’s elite Moot Court Board honor society and was nationally ranked in oral advocacy competitions.
Prior to law school, Megan graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in accounting. She regularly volunteers her time to coach local high school students for mock trial and moot court competitions, and also mentors St. John’s University students who seek to pursue careers in the legal field. Megan is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, in the Southern and Eastern New York United States District Courts and is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- General Liability
- Transportation Law
- Vehicle Liability
- Premises Liability
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Property Damage,
- Municipal Liability
- Trucking and Busing
- School District Liability
Accomplishments
Long Island Business News Leadership in Law recipient, 2021
Education
Juris Doctor Degree- Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Bachelor of Arts- Hofstra University
Admitted
State of New York
Southern and Eastern New York United States District Courts
Member of the Suffolk County Bar Association