John M. Murphy

John Murphy is a nice guy but his ethics need some work. He handled my case for almost a year. He never returns phone calls unless you repeatedly call his office. We’re talking weeks not days. Never answers your emails. Tried to get a petition filed right away but due to his poor communication i...t was filed 4 months later. Told me the filing was done in December, not record with the court house. Wasn’t done till January after I made multiple calls to his office. If you want a lawyer that’s passive, he’s your man.

Even though my case was quite a few years ago, I am still paying fees for extremely poor representation. If I could have seen reviews like this before hiring John Murphy, the outcome and my bills could have been very different. I feel obligated to post to help someone else needing an attorney in the... future. This is not the one to hire. Communication did not exist. I made so many phone calls that were not returned, and not provided interrogatories and therefore contempt charges were filed. Luckily the legal secretary called me at the last minute on a Friday asking for them when they were due on Monday. I was still charged with contempt of court, but then cleared when I pointed out my attorney failed to deliver. He was not prepared for court dates, and even failed to notify me of one that was scheduled. This man should not be practicing family law. With so many bad reviews that are consistent stories, I don't understand why he is. I was also charged for things that did not happen at all. Phone calls that were not made, work that was not completed. Very disappointing.

i hired this guy for a family case, all was good upfront he talked a good game. He is very unorganized and forgot about a hearing for the case. Then he never and I mean never returns your calls, I called him 20-30 times over 4 months. He is non agressive and just will go along with anything in cou...rt to get to his next case. He cost me over $10,000 because he never presented the paperwork I gave him in court. I think he could do a good job if he cared but its clear he doesn't This guy basically took my money showed up in court for 5 minutes and never called me back

Mr. Murphy talked a good story up front, however, during the case, he was not agressive, made some huge mistakes in discovery then blamed me for not catching his mistake. He seems a bit too busy or lackadasical and ill prepared. I think he has the ability but his work ethic and concern for me as a c...lient was not there. This was a very disappointing experience for me having him as an attorney.

For the initial meeting before hiring him he sounded rather impressive. Once hired it went down hill from there. First, to get ahold of him is next to impossible. I left dozens of messages and never got a return call. He never informed me of what to expect in court and rushed me to settle just so he ...could go to his next court appearance. Now that my case is closed I have to live with what he forced me to settle for. If I could take it all back, I would of spent my thousands of dollars on a lawyer who would of cared what about the outcome of my case.