Busy partners who are under pressure to spend their time on billable work may underestimate the risk and exposure of staffing inexperienced associates on pro bono cases without closely supervising their work. Murphy Pearson attorneys Jason Fellner and Kevin Cardona share insights into this topic in an October 9, 2019 Expert Opinion article published by The Recorder entitled “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Takeaways From a Recent Pro Bono Malpractice Claim.”
The firm is pleased to announce the elevation of Nicole Engler to Director. Since joining the firm in 2020, Nicole has drawn on more than two decades of experience in business and executive coaching to skillfully represent clients across a broad range of professional liability matters. Her recent accomplishments...
Murphy Pearson recently welcomed three associates to the firm’s San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle offices. Annie Austrian is a tax litigation associate based out of San Francisco. She has experience representing businesses and individuals in state and local tax controversies before the California Office of Tax Appeals and...
MPBF is proud to announce that 17 firm attorneys have been selected to the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is an annual publication that recognizes the top lawyers in Northern California via a patented multiphase selection process involving peer...
