J. Dennis Murphy JR. – Senior Partner

Experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer in Maryland

Dennis Murphy, our Senior Partner, is a 1982 graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County as well as a 1985 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law. From 1986 through 1990, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps. During that time, he served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting federal cases in the United States District Courts for the District of Maryland as well as for the Territory of Guam. From 1988 through 1990, he served on the legal staff of the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy before entering private practice and founding our firm in 1990. He is a Member of the bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, as well as the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Areas of Practice

• 65% Criminal Law
• 20% DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Military Cases
• Sex Offenses
• Federal Criminal
• DUI Traffic

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1985
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland – 1985
• University of Maryland Baltimore County – 1982

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Officer
• Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, Legal Staff, 1988 – 1990