Timothy P. Murphy - Lawyer in Pleasant Hill, CA

TIMOTHY P. MURPHY — bornOakland, California, December 18, 1959. Bachelor of Arts Degree inPolitical Science, U.C. Berkeley, 1982. Juris Doctor Degree, cum laude, University of San FranciscoSchool of Law, 1985. During law school, Mr. Murphy was granted membershipin the prestigious McAuliffe Honor Society, and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award inConstitutional Law. He was admitted to the California Bar in December,1985. He is also admitted to practice before the United States DistrictCourt, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts.

Mr. Murphy's practiceemphasizes defense litigation in areas including dangerous conditions of publicproperty, alleged excessive forceby police or correctional officers, employment discrimination, alleged civilrights violations, sexual abuse claims, premises liability, includingcommercial establishments and public accommodations, construction siteaccidents and automobile accidents. He regularly represents public schooldistricts and their employees in cases involving employment discrimination andharassment, school site injuries, negligent supervision, dangerous conditionsof public property, sexual abuse by students or staff, FAPE, IDEA and casesinvolving 504 Plans, IEPs and/or failures of plaintiffs to exhaust administrative remedies related tospecial education issues. He has represented the California Department ofCorrections Rehabilitation and its employees as well as cities,contractors, developers and individuals involved in civil litigation. Herepresents clients throughout the State and has successfully resolved cases injury trials in State and Federal courts, in court trials, through dispositivemotions, in binding arbitration, in mediation and through directnegotiations. Mr. Murphy has successfully briefed and argued cases in theCalifornia Court of Appeal. He has lectured and provided training tovarious groups, based on his areas of practice.

Mr. Murphy has an AV Preeminent rating through Martindale-Hubbelland has been annually selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer since 2011, a designation limited toonly 5% of lawyers in Northern California. He has again been elected for inclusion by his peers to be included in TheBest Lawyers in America for his work in the practice area of PersonalInjury Litigation-Defendants.