Michael R. Murphy

Michael R. Murphy

Paralegal: Deborah M. Mead, CLA

dmead@mshwlaw.com | (928) 445-6860

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Michael R. Murphy is a trial attorney practicing primarily in the area of personal injury litigation (plaintiff and defense). He has practiced throughout Northern Arizona for over 40 years, handling numerous jury and bench trials, both in Superior Court and Federal District Court. Mr. Murphy is certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Specialist in the area of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation. He frequently acts as a Mediator in contested litigation.

Honors/Memberships:

  • Selected “The Super Lawyers of the Southwest,” Best Lawyers in America, America’s Top 100 Attorneys
  • Past President of the State Bar of Arizona.
  • “Member of the Year”, State Bar of Arizona 1998.
  • Fellow of International Academy of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers, and American College of Trial Lawyers.
  • Founding fellow of the Arizona Bar Foundation.


*Mr. Murphy currently serves in an “of counsel” relationship with Murphy Schmitt Hathaway

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