J. Scott Murphy

ATTORNEY J. Scott Murphy

Attorney

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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 1993, he joined two colleagues in starting his own firm, Anderson, Murphy & O’Hara, P.A. 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 has done so since 2001.

Scott Murphy is devoted to complex Personal Injury cases, including Medical and Professional Malpractice and Products Liability, as well as Insurance Coverage disputes. Scott has achieved exceptional results in these areas.

Scott 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 State and Federal Courts. Murphy has successfully argued appeals before the District Courts of Appeal, with reported decisions in the First, Second, Third, and Fifth Districts, and the Florida Supreme Court. He is committed to serving victims and families of those injured by the negligence and fault of others in his community and throughout Florida and Nevada and has proudly assisted hundreds of clients in the past three decades. He believes every client deserves to have their side of the story told and be zealously and diligently represented in court.

Scott and his wife, Nicole, live in Maitland with his stepson, Tristan. Scott’s daughter, Taylor, graduated from the University of Miami and received a doctoral degree at Florida State University. She currently lives in Augusta, Georgia, with her husband and four-year-old son.

From Corporations to Clients: Scott Murphy’s Dedication as a Board-Certified Trial Lawyer Making a Difference

Education

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 complex medical and professional negligence claims and other cases involving complicated and difficult issues, requiring aggressive and creative litigation techniques.

Memberships

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar

American Board of Trial Advocates

Board Certified by American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Medical Malpractice)

American Bar Association

American Association of Justice

Florida Justice Association

Orange and Seminole County Bar Associations

Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association

Awards

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 on various subjects, including Insurance Issues in Construction Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Standards of Care for Case Managers, Florida Claims Administration and Fair Claims Practices Act, Insurance Bad Faith and The Learned Intermediary Doctrine & Failure to Warn.

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“While most physicians and health care professionals are well-intentioned, I believe it is fair and just to hold them responsible for their mistakes that cause patients harm and injury.”

– J. Scott Murphy

Attorney

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