Background
Murphy, R. Edward was born on October 1, 1954 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States.
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R. Edward Murphy
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William Jewell College (Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, 1976). Oxford University, Oxford, England. University of Missouri at Kansas City (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Career
Worked at Watkins, Boulware, Lucas, Miner, Murphy & Taylor (Saint Joseph, Missouri) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporation, Banking, Estate Planning, Probate, Health Care, Family, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Construction and Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Missouri and United States.
District Court, Western District of Missouri.
1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Company-Author: "Expanding the Seniority Defense in Wage Discrimination Litigation," Volume 53, Page 376, UMKC Law Review, Spring, 1985.
Author: "A New Form of Medical Malpractice," J. Missouri Bar, January 1986. Assistant City Attorney, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1980-1981.
Law Clerk to Honorary Forest West. Hanna, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, 1979.
Member, Federal Practice Committee for the Western District of Missouri, 1988-1991. Chairman, School Board, Saint Joseph School District, 1992. Member: Saint Joseph and American Bar Associations.
The Missouri Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Since 1912 the Watkins family has practiced law in Saint Joseph.
Our firm, founded in 1977 on that strong tradition, has grown to become the largest law firm in Saint Joseph.
Our practice has evolved to extend far beyond Missouri as we handle legal matters for clients throughout the country. In 1996 we opened our Kansas City Office.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Federal Practice Committee for the Western District of Missouri, 1988-1991. Chairman, School Board, Saint Joseph School District, 1992. Member: Saint Joseph and American Bar Associations.
The Missouri Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.
