News
March 30, 2009
Harold B. Murphy
617 226-3414
Shareholder
Areas of Concentration
Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring
Office
Boston – (March 30, 2009) - Hanify & King, Professional Corporation announced today that Attorney Harold B. Murphy, Esq. has become a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. The College, an invitation-only organization, is dedicated to the advancement of the highest standards for the Bankruptcy and Restructuring profession and to the pursuit of educational and pro bono bankruptcy endeavors.
Murphy has been recognized by the Board of Regents of the College and by peer Fellows as having demonstrated the highest standard of professionalism, ethics, character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership contributing to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency law and practice; sustained evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing or writing on bankruptcy or insolvency; and a commitment to elevate knowledge and understanding of the profession and public respect for the practice.
The ceremony took place at the U.S. Supreme Court in the Great Hall on March 27, 2009, and was presided over by David G. Heiman, Chair of the College. The keynote speaker was Dennis W. Archer, Esq., a former Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and past president of the American Bar Association.
Recently, Chambers USA noted that Murphy “is probably the best debtor’s lawyer in the jurisdiction,” and that he is “known for being extremely resourceful and creative” and one who is “not afraid to wade into the battle.” Chambers also recently announced that Hanify & King’s bankruptcy practice, that Attorney Murphy oversees, ranks in the top tier of law firms in Massachusetts. Chambers publishes an annual guide to the legal profession in the U.S.
Murphy joined Hanify & King in 1984 and is the founder and Director of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group. Specializing in bankruptcy and commercial law, Murphy has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, and creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations and Chapter 7 liquidations. Murphy was also cited in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Insolvency expertise.
About Hanify & King, PC
Since 1980, Hanify & King Professional Corporation has been delivering effective, practical and cost-effective solutions to the legal needs of commercial enterprises and business people. The firm’s principal areas of practice are litigation, reorganization, finance and financial restructuring, IP and IP litigation and employment.
