Attorney Murphy is honored to have been appointed to the Florida Bar Consumer Protection Committee for the third time by the Florida Bar President John Stewart. On October 17, 2019, Attorney Murphy attended the Fall Meeting of the Committee in Tampa, Florida. As part of the agenda, the Committee discussed the continued needs of Floridians… Read More »
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Attorney Murphy Presents Credit Reporting Webinar to Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section
Attorney Murphy will be doing a Webinar on credit reporting for the Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section at noon on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. If you would like to sit in please email [email protected]. This is the course description from the Section: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a widely used statute… Read More »
Attorney Murphy Wins Class Certification Against Debt Collector
After extensive briefing and oral argument, on October 3, 2019, United States District Court Judge Dowell for the Northern District of Oklahoma granted certification of a class of 17,756 Oklahoma residents against a debt collector, Equinox Collection Services, Inc. (“Equinox”). In the lawsuit, the named plaintiff alleged that Equinox failed to provide consumers with the… Read More »
Attorney Murphy Named To Board of Florida Justice Technology Center
The Murphy Law Firm is pleased to announce that Attorney Murphy has been named to the Board of Directors of the Florida Justice Technology Center (“FJTC”). The FJTC was established by the Florida Bar to create and manage online tools and mobile applications that address the many civil legal needs of Florida’s most vulnerable populations… Read More »
Murphy Law Firm Salutes NCLC’s 5oth Anniversary
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the National Consumer Law Center (“NCLC”), a public interest law firm which provides many resources to civil legal aid and private attorneys representing American consumers harmed by unlawful business practices. The talented lawyers of the National Consumer Law Center provide policy analysis, advocacy, litigation, expert witness services, and… Read More »