Kimberley Ann Murphy became a principal of the firm in June, 2005.  She had been an Associate with the firm since being admitted to the Virginia State Bar in October 2000.  Ms. Murphy concentrates her practice in the areas of Administrative Law, Estates and Trusts (planning and litigation) and Business (incorporation, planning, sale/purchase & litigation).  She has appeared on numerous occasions before many circuit courts throughout the Commonwealth, in addition to the Court of Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia, as well as the Virginia Department of Health Professions and Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. 

Ms. Murphy is active in the MSU-DC Alumni Association and serves as Secretary to the Executive Board.  She is also co-chair of the Wills, Trusts & Estates section of the Fairfax Bar Association. 

• Administrative Law
• Estates and Trusts (planning and litigation)
• Business (Incorporation, planning, sale/purchase, litigation)

Education and Background:

• J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, magna cum laude, 2000
• B.A., Michigan State University, 1995

• Member, Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce

• Wiese v. Wiese, 46 Va. App. 399, 617 S.E.2d 427 (2005)
• Jae-Woo Cha v. Korean Presbyterian Church, 262 Va. 604; 553 S.E.2d 511; (2001), cert. denied, April 29, 2002, 2002 U.S. LEXIS 3063.

• Virginia, 2000
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2003

• Article - Fiduciaries & Counsellors Beware – A Lesson in Good Faith & PrudencePublished Virginia Bar Associations, Virginia Bar Association’s Wills, Trusts & Estates section (Fall 2004)
• Seminar – Proactive Measures that Protect Funeral Professionals from Liability, International Order of the Golden Rule (Funeral Professionals) (June 2005)
• Author - Sex Offender Registration Statutes and the Use of Writs of Habeas Corpus, Michigan State University  Law Review