Shaw & Murphy is a general practice law firm focused on providing high-caliber, personal and commercial legal service to clients in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier of New York.
We are a general practice on purpose: We believe clients benefit from a broad view of the law. We understand, for example, how divorce, custody, visitation and child support impact your business or that buying a house can also impact your estate planning.
Our lawyers and paralegals work together to provide clients with cost-effective solutions. We offer our wide experience in many areas of the law and our varied life experiences as tools for our clients. We then actively listen to clients to identify their needs and collaborate with our clients to find appropriate comprehensive solutions that meets the client’s goals.
Call us or email us to put our experience to work for you.
Since 1989
2012 - Current
Shaw & Murphy, PLLC
We believe in the strength of general practice. We listen and work with clients to grow their families and businesses and make choices tailored to their facts and needs. We bring high-caliber, personal and commercial legal service to clients in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier of New York. Our experienced lawyers and paralegals listen and work together with clients to craft cost-effective solutions. Call us or email us to put our experience to work for you.
1999 - 2012
Ward & Murphy
My staff and I specialize in partnering with our clients to meet the needs of their lives: helping them organize their business, buying homes, building assets, helping with family problems and resolving conflict. I encourage clients to explore alternative conflict resolution, including negotiation, mediation and Collaborative Law before engaging in litigation. For more details about the ways I have helped clients, please see my website.
1992 - 1999
Morris and Morris
Responsible for investigation of numerous securities class actions and litigation of those lawsuits to successful results. Please see my resume on my website for details.
1991 - 1992
Cohen & Grigsby
Successfully briefed a motion to dismiss under the Trust Indenture Act. Responsible for resolving tax-driven interpleader action in a three month period by successfully convincing both lawyers and claimants to coordinate their claims.
1987 - 1991
Dechert Price & Rhoads
Worked on general corporate litigation matters, including a leading role in a project for the New York Stock Exchange Project - Responsible for review, analysis and successful prosecution of six brokers, including drafting formal statement of basis for investigation, customer interview, drafting document requests, deposition of brokers and supervisory personnel and presenting proposals for prosecution.
1985 - 1988
J.D. (1988)
Activities: Law Clerk to Prof. Andreas Lowenfeld
1981 - 1985
B.A. | Economics
Honors: With honors in Economics
New York State Bar Association
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Class Action, Lemon Law
Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
