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Kimberley Ann Murphy, Esq., has been a partner and principal attorney of the law firm of Hale Carlson Baumgartner, PLC, in Fairfax, Virginia, since 2005. She served as an associate for the firm since she was admitted to practice in 2000. Ms. Murphy represents clients in all matters of administrative law, estate and trust planning and litigation, family law and business law such as incorporation, planning, sale/purchase and litigation.
Since receiving her law degree from Michigan State University College of Law in 2000, Ms. Murphy has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States (2007), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (2003) and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2000). She has appeared on numerous occasions before many circuit courts throughout the Commonwealth, in addition to the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Ms. Murphy is a member of the Order of the Barristers, the Virginia Bar Association (Wills, Trusts and Estates; Administrative Law; and Young Lawyers sections), the American Bar Association, the Virginia Women Attorneys Association, and the MSU-DC Alumni Association Executive Board. She is also a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, and has published several articles regarding estate law and other key practice areas she handles.
About Kimberley Murphy
Law School: Michigan State University College of Law
Admitted: 2000, Virginia
Professional Webpage: www.valawyers.com/Attorneys/Kimberley-A-Murphy.shtml
Honors and Awards:
- Member, Order of the Barristers
- Moot Court - Executive Director, 1999 - 2000
- Moot Court - Member, 1998 - 1999
- Michigan State University College of Law, Magna Cum Laude, 2000
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association
- Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Fairfax Bar Association, Wills, Trusts & Estates Section
- Co-Chair, Fairfax Bar Association, Wills, Trusts & Estates Section, 2004 - 2008
- Member, American Bar Association, Litigation and Law Practice Management Sections
- Member, The Virginia Bar Association, Wills, Trust & Estate, Administrative Law and Young Lawyers Sections
- Secretary, MSU-DC Alumni Association, Executive Board
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2000
- Virginia, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2003
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer, Cleveland Rutherford Kidney Association, 2008 - 2009
- Volunteer, Alternative House a Safe Youth Program, Annandale, Virginia, 2007 - 2008
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Michigan State University College of Law, Managing Editor of Notes & Comments (1999-2000), 1998 - 2000
- Michigan State University College of Law, Staff (1998-1999), 1998 - 2000
- Sex Offender Registration Statutes and the Use of Writs of Habeas Corpus, Michigan State University Law Review
- Fiduciaries & Counsellors Beware - A Lesson in Good Faith & Prudence, Virginia Bar Association, Fall, 2004
- Proactive Measures that Protect Funeral Professionals from Liability, International Order of the Golden Rule, June, 2005
- Richmond Magazine's Super Lawyer Section, Top Virginia Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2007
- Richmond Magazine's Super Lawyer Section, Top Virginia Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2008
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Gaymon v. Gaymon, 258 Va. 225, 519 S.E.2d 142, Va., 1999
- Jae-Woo Cha v. Korean Presbyterian Church, 262 Va. 604; 553 S.E.2d 511, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2001
- Gaymon v. Gaymon, 63 Va. Cir. 264, Fairfax Co. Cir. Ct., 2003
- Wiese v. Wiese, 46 Va. App. 399, 617 S.E.2d 427, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2005
- 1924 Leonard Road, L.L.C. v. Van Roekel, 272 Va. 543, 636 S.E.2d 378, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2006
- Buch v. Buch, Record No. 1833-07-4, 2008 Va. App. LEXIS 147, Va. Ct. App., 2008
- Higham v. Williams, 2008 Va. Cir. LEXIS 27, Case No. CL-2006-11954, Fairfax Co. Cir. Ct., 2008
- Gelles Racing, Inc. v. Ferris, 75 Va. Cir. 273, Fairfax Co. Cir. Ct., 2008
- In re Estate of Dolby, 2008 Va. Cir. LEXIS 181, Case No. CL 2007-14850, Fairfax Co. Cir. Ct., 2008
- Specialty Beverage Co., Specialty Beverage Co., Inc. v. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Bd., 51 Va. App. 154; 655 S.E.2d 740, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2008
- Estate of Dennis Freeland Edwards, Case No. 78932, Prince William Co. Cir. Ct., 2009
Educational Background:
- Law Review: Michigan State University College of Law, Managing Editor of Notes & Comments 1998 - 2000
- Law Review: Michigan State University College of Law, Managing Editor of Notes & Comments (1999-2000)
- Law Review: Michigan State University College of Law, Staff (1998 - 2000)
- Law Review: Michigan State University College of Law, Staff (1998-1999)
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, B.A. in Economics (Dean's List 1994-1995)
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