J. Scott Murphy
Scott Murphy began his career in Orlando, Florida in 1983 with the established Orlando firm of Parker, Johnson, Owen & McGuire. In 1988, he was invited to join the firm as a partner, and subsequently helped establish the firm’s second office in South Florida in 1989. After successfully opening that office, he returned to Orlando and was elected as the firm’s Managing Partner in 1991. In 1995, he was invited by a major insurance company to establish its Florida staff attorney program, which he grew to three offices throughout the state by 2001. At that time, he decided to pursue his passion of representing the less fortunate and injured, and joined Riley Allen. Shortly thereafter, the firm became Allen & Murphy, P.A.
Scott Murphy’s practice is devoted to complex Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation and Consumer Fraud cases. The firm has achieved exceptional results in these areas. Scott attended undergraduate college at the University of Miami on a full scholarship for both academics and the debate team. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980. He followed that with a full scholarship to law school at the University of Miami, graduating with honors in 1983. His current focus is on litigation of medical and professional negligence claims and other cases involving complex issues, requiring aggressive and creative litigation techniques.
He is admitted to practice in all Florida State and Federal Courts, including the Third Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in Nevada. Mr. Murphy has successfully argued appeals before all of the District Courts of Appeal, with reported decisions in the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Districts, as well as the Florida Supreme Court. He is committed to serving victims and families of those injured by the negligence and fault of others in his own community and throughout Florida, and has proudly assisted hundreds of clients in the past three decades. He believes that every client deserves to have their side of the story told, and to be zealously and diligently represented in court.
Scott and his wife, Nicole live in Maitland with his stepson, Tristan, age 6. Scott’s daughter, Taylor, age 20, is a current student at the University of Miami and is scheduled to graduate with honors in 2008.
Organizations & Memberships
Scott is a member of the American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Torts and Insurance Practice, Litigation), the American Justice Association and the Florida Justice Association. He is also a member of the Orange and Seminole County Bar Associations, and the Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association.
For the past four years, Scott has served on the Client Security Fund Committee for The Florida Bar, which investigates claims against Florida attorneys who have wrongfully taken client funds. The Client Security Fund is funded through dues collected from licensed Florida attorneys, and reimburses clients who have lost monies as a result of the actions of Florida attorneys. Mr. Murphy currently serves as Vice Chair of that committee.
Publications & Presentations
Scott is the co-author of the Chapter entitled DISCOVERY, in Products Liability in Florida, The Florida Bar, Third Edition (1995), and an article entitled THE GOOD SAMARITAN ACT, The Advocate, The Florida Bar (1987).
He has also given numerous presentations, including:
Insurance Issues in Construction Litigation
Lakeland, Florida
Nursing Home Litigation
Tampa, Florida
Standards of Care for Case Managers, Medical Case Management Convention
Orlando, FL
Florida Claims Administration and Fair Claims Practices Act, Bad Faith Seminar
Deerfield Beach, Florida
The Learned Intermediary Doctrine & Failure to Warn
Chicago, Illinois
Nursing Home Litigation Management
Chicago, Illinois
Nursing Home Litigation
Las Vegas, Nevada
