Stephen Murphy

Partner

22 yrs experience
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New York, NY

Bar admissions

NY
NJ
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

JD: St. John's University School of Law
Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University

Awards and recognition

01{"title":"New York City Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiff Personal Injury","organization":"Best Lawyers","year":2022}
02{"title":"Best Personal Injury Lawyers","organization":"Forbes Magazine","year":2023}
03{"title":"New York Super Lawyer","organization":"Super Lawyers","year":null,"note":"2011-Present"}
04{"title":"Top 100 Attorneys, Super Lawyers New York Metro","organization":"Super Lawyers","year":2025}
05{"title":"Top 100 Trial Lawyer","organization":"The National Trial Lawyers","year":null,"note":"2011-Present"}
06{"title":"Irish Legal 100","organization":null,"year":null,"note":"2013-Present"}
07{"title":"Brehon Law Society Honoree","organization":"Brehon Law Society","year":2015}
08{"title":"P.T.A.I. Alumni Excellence Award","organization":"St. John's University School of Law","year":2014}
09{"title":"JD magna cum laude, top 3% of class","organization":"St. John's University School of Law","year":null}

Memberships

New York State Trial Lawyers Association Labor Law Committee
Brehon Law Society
Brooklyn Manhattan Trial Lawyers Association (former President)
NYSTLA Board of Directors (former)
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum

Languages

English, Spanish, Polish

Background

Stephen J. Murphy is a Managing Partner at Block O'Toole & Murphy in New York City and a plaintiff-side personal injury trial attorney with over 20 years of experience. He focuses on construction accidents, motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, and wrongful death cases, and has obtained more than $500,000,000 in verdicts and settlements for clients over his career. Stephen began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, where he was appointed to the Homicide Bureau as the youngest member at the time, handling high-profile cases including double and triple murders, arson homicides, and gang murders. In 2005, he transitioned to civil practice and joined Block O'Toole & Murphy. He earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from St. John's University School of Law, graduating in the top 3% of his class with multiple academic honors, and his bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University. From 2003 to 2011, he served as Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John's, teaching trial advocacy. He is admitted in New York and New Jersey, plus the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Stephen's recognitions include being named the 2022 Best Lawyers New York City Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiff Personal Injury, recognition by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in 2023, New York Super Lawyer every year since 2011, and Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers since 2011. He speaks English, Spanish, and Polish.

Notable cases

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Suffolk County traumatic brain injury verdict for 60-year-old pedestrian; largest negligence verdict in Long Island history
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Pedestrian knockdown settlement resulting in traumatic brain injury
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Buffalo settlement for social worker who lost leg after vehicle struck her in parking lot
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Settlement for children of homicide victim in publicized murder case
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Westchester County Labor Law settlement for 60-year-old painter with traumatic brain injury from ladder fall
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Brooklyn pedestrian struck by NYCTA bus resulting in leg amputation
2014
Queens pedestrian struck by vehicle; tenth largest settlement in US that year

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