Associate
phone 610-275-0700
fax 610-275-5290
email smurphy@highswartz.com

Stephanie Murphy concentrates her practice in the areas of family law, education law, elder and disability law, employment law, estate planning, estate administration, and Orphans’ Court litigation. Prior to joining High Swartz in 2003, she completed legal internships for The Honorable Maureen Lally-Green of the Pennsylvania Superior Court; the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section; and MidPenn Legal Services.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Elder & Disability Law
Estates, Trusts and Elder Law
Estate Planning
Will & Trust Litigation
Nonprofit and Education Law

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 2003

Education:

• The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, J.D., 2003
• Washington and Jefferson College, B.A., 2000

Professional Affiliations & Honors:

• Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court
  2009 Recipient of the Frederick Cohen Esquire Award of Excellence
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  Family Law Section
  Elder Law Section
• Montgomery Bar Association
  Family Law Section
  Elder Law Committee
  Speakers Bureau
  Women in the Law Committee
  Young Lawyers Section
• Montgomery County Inn of Court, Member 2005 - 2008
• American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law, Recipient, 2003

Civic & Community Activities:

• Miller Public Interest Advocate, Dickinson School of Law, 2002

Publications & Presentations:

• “Death During Divorce: A Brief Overview of Comparative Law,” (author), Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Winter Meeting 2010
• “Orphans’ Court’s Revision of Prior Order and Interpretation of Prenuptial Agreement Upheld,” (case note), Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, December 2009
• “Case Law Update,” (author and presenter), Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Summer Meeting 2009
• “Nunc Pro Tunc Relief Not Granted Where There is No Proof of Fraud,” (case note), Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, April 2008
• “Case Law Update,” (co-author), Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Winter Meeting 2008
• “Divorce and the Elderly,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section Newsletter, August 2007