Thomas P. Murphy

I retained Mr Murphy's services in March 2011 for a legal separation, to be followed by a divorce. I paid him the amount that he requested to begin the paperwork, and we agree that I would pay the rest upon the actual filing of the divorce. In February 2012, I returned to Mr Murphy's office to pay th...e remainder of my balance and request that my divorce be filed. That is when I began to run into problems. My phone calls began to be ignored, his paralegal would constantly tell me one thing, then change her story in front of him, & he talked around me anytime that we would meet. My divorce did not get filed until June 2012 despite me calling there on a weekly basis to follow up. It ended up being continued until August 2012, and & that is when I had my final hearing. During the final hearing, it was brought to light that my ex was behind thousands of dollars in child support (the amount having been set & court approved in the initial separation paperwork). He stated that he was not behind, so the judge gave him a set amount of time to prove/disprove whether he had paid/not paid the amount that we stated was unpaid. That date came & went, but Mr Murphy has (as of yet) not filed the final paperwork showing the exact amount of arrears, so the court is showing that my ex is actually ahead in the paying of his support. I have called his office multiple times, & spoken with his paralegal once, who (once again) spoke to me as if I was ignorant & knew nothing. I do intend on writing a letter to the Commission on Lawyer Conduct because I do not feel as if he has the best interests of his clients at heart. I felt like, once he received the full amount of his legal fees, he no longer has any interest in his clients. On top of the way he handled my case, he then presented me with a new bill at our hearing, when our original agreement stated that the amount I paid would cover everything. I have been paying that bill in small, monthly payments. I pray that no one else has the misfortune to be misled & treated by him & his staff the way that I have been.