Reviews

Shawn seemed appalled by the fact my divorce hadn’t been finalized via my ex’s attorney, telling me I had an open & shut case during my consultation. I was unfortunately fooled by these very promising words. Multiple times I heard my divorce would be finalized in “no time”; these were All LIES!! I lost thousands listening to his “professional” advice which was worthless! It’s very Sad that I had to go behind his (my hired divorce attorneys’s) back in order to actually get my marriage dissolved, avoiding paying out thousands more had I gone through his suggested mediation. His office assistant was no better to deal with than he was, she was rude at best.

Shawn not only knows family law, but he was realistic with me about my options when he was helping me draft divorce and parenting plan papers. No doubt he could have fought (and won) a nasty court battle if I wanted to go that route, but he did an outstanding job of negotiating and navigating me through the more fair and "friendly" (ok...maybe just fair!) divorce I was wanting. (on a side note, use your OWN judgement when hiring a lawyer and do a consultation with more than one! I see a lot of poor reviews for lawyers that have excellent reputations around town and favorable case outcomes. Look at reviews, but also take them with a grain of sale. Remember family court is a highly emotional place, which can lead to "losing" parties lashing out in online reviews about attorneys/judges/etc without disclosing the entire story. Just my two cents)

Didn't do a damn thing for me but tell me how the judge raked me over the coals at a hearing about child support and other financial matters. He sure loved to stand there with none a word and no defense whatsoever. I'm still going through a dissolution with NO advice from him. Hired a much better attorney is town. Shawn seemed like this was an open and shut case and tested his theories in court. I lost thousands listening to his professional advice.

Mr. Murphy took the time to understand my complicated case and explained the possible choices and outcomes. I feel like I have a better understanding of my situation, thanks to him.

This man is a joke. When motions were filed this man allowed for no shows on the other side he would re noted for later dates and charged me for him being in court. When in fact those motions should have went in my favor. He would never file a contemt of court on other party even tho several happened. I have been 4 years trying to get a divorce and trying to get what Mr Murphy did undone

After having dealt with Mr Murphy for several months I hope my opinion may help someone else. In my case I had an uncontested divorce with the personal property and child custody already decided. Mr. Murphy insisted we had to go to trial. He scheduled a court date and then didn't show up or notify the court or the opposing party of the change. Currently Mr. Murphy still hasn't been able to conclude my divorce.