Betty Southard Murphy

Background

Southard Murphy, Betty was born in East Orange, New Jersey, United States.

Education

The Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts). Sorbonne University, Paris, France. The American University (Juris Doctor, 1958).

Sorbonne University, Paris, France.

The American University (Juris Doctor, 1958).

Career

Worked at Baker & Hostetler Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Employment Law and Litigation, International Law. Admitted to the bar, 1958, District of Columbia. Kappa Beta Pi. Recipient, Inter-American Bar Association Silver Medal, 1967.

Adjunct Professor, The American University Law School, 1972-1984.

Member: Health and Human Services Secretary"s Committee on Rights and Responsibilities of Women, 1972-1974. Human Resources Committee, National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, 1976-1977.

Presidential Appointments: Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, 1974-1975. Chairman and Member, National Labor Relations Board, 1975-1979.

Council: Administrative Conference of the United States, 1975-1979.

International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 1976-1986. President"s Commission on Executive Exchange, 1981-1985. Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1985-1992.

Chairman, International Advisory Committee, 1986-1992.

Received Award for Outstanding Service from United States Information Service, 1991. Vice Chairman, James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, 1989-1996.

Member of the Board, Union International des Avocates, 1996—. Member, Board of Directors and Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Department of Labor.

Board of Trustees, Friends of Law Library of Congress, 1993—.

Executive Committee, American Arbitration Association, 1996—. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Federal, International, American (Member, Section of Administrative Law.

Chairman: Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1980-1983.

International and Comparative Law Committee, 1983-1988. Chairman, Customs, Patent and Trade, 1988-1992.

Chairman, International Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, American Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution Section, 1995—) and Inter-American Bar Associations.

Achievements

• Betty Southard Murphy has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Health and Human Services Secretary"s Committee on Rights and Responsibilities of Women, 1972-1974. Human Resources Committee, National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, 1976-1977. Presidential.