Francis G. Murphy

Biography

Francis G. Murphy is a highly skilled attorney with over 25 years of experience practicing law.

Fran has successfully represented clients in diverse areas of civil litigation, including cases involving car and motorcycle accidents, workplace injuries, construction disputes and employment discrimination. Attorney Murphy has appeared in every Superior Court in New Hampshire as well as the Federal District Court, New Hampshire Human Rights Commission and New Hampshire Department of Labor. He has argued numerous appellate cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Admissions:

  • Member of the Bar – New Hampshire
  • Member of the Bar – Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Member of the Bar – New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Association of Justice
  • Nashua Bar Association

Career:

  • B.A., Rhode Island College, 1974
  • M.A., University College Dublin (Ireland), 1976
  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1981
  • Law Clerk and Senior Law Clerk, New Hampshire Superior Court, 1981-1983
  • Law Clerk to Justice William Batchelder, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1983-1984
  • Attorney/Shareholder/Director Stewart & Murphy, P.A. (and its corporate predecessors), 1984 – 2009
  • Attorney, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., 2010-

Attorney Murphy has presented frequently at legal seminars on insurance law, personal injury law, discrimination law, and employment law and has been a faculty member for National Institute of Trial Attorneys and the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Academy.

Attorney Murphy goes the extra mile for his clients.

Francis G. Murphy’s Philosophy of Giving Back

I have spent much of my legal career helping injured people. Although cases resolve in terms of money, I have received the greatest satisfaction when I see something tangible that comes from that money.

Sometimes it is just having outstanding medical bills paid and calls from collection agencies ended. Other times, it has been a new wheelchair or handicapped van or hospital bed that allows an impaired client a measure of comfort. On many occasions, we have been able to set aside money for a minor that will be used to fund college.

I believe it is important for all of us – but especially for lawyers – to give back to our professions and our communities. Below are some of the matters that I have been involved with over the years. Next to helping clients (and my family), these matters have given me great enjoyment.

  • Since 1992, (Volunteer) Superior Court Rule 170 Mediator, A Program That Has Helped Settle Thousands of Cases Without a Trial
  • Volunteer “DOVE” Attorney – Pro Bono Attorney Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Frequent Presenter at Continuing Legal Education Seminars on such topics as: 
The Law of Expert Testimony; Health Care Subrogation and Reimbursement Claims; Readying a Case for Settlement; Motor Vehicle Insurance Law; Wrongful Discharge Employment Law
  • Nashua YWCA “Certificate of Recognition” for Pro Bono Work
  • Tournament Director – Nashua Columbus Day Youth Soccer Tournament (coordinated games between 125 teams)
  • Manager – Nashua Youth Baseball Teams
 Parent’s Award “From the Bottom to the Top” (took team from last to first place)
  • Assistant Coach – Nashua Biddy League Basketball Teams
  • Board Member – Mount Pleasant Street School PTO
  • Board Member – UCD Alumni Association – Boston
  • Member, NH Bar Association Bar News Committee

Instructor – National Institute of Trial Attorneys
  • Instructor (Business Law) St. Anselm College.

Faculty Member N.H. Association of Justice Trial Academy