Attorneys > Anne Marie Murphy
Anne Marie Murphy is a principal at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy where she practices civil litigation focusing on business litigation, complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, consumers’ rights and elder abuse.
Ms. Murphy received her Bachelor of Arts in Science & Technology from Vassar College. She received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. While attending Georgetown, she worked as a Legislative Assistant in the U.S. Senate.
After graduating from law school, she practiced law in San Francisco, handling a caseload ranging from complex commercial litigation to regulatory approvals of mergers and acquisitions of regulated utilities. She also worked on a pro bono basis for the AIDS Legal Referral Panel.
In Komarova v. National Credit Acceptance, Ms. Murphy, along with Justin T. Berger of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, obtained a jury verdict against a credit card collection agency following a two week trial in January 2008. The jury found for the plaintiff both on her intentional infliction of emotional distress and California Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims, resulting in both a compensatory and punitive damages award.
Ms. Murphy is a member of the San Mateo County Bar Association, the San Mateo Trial Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Association for Justice, and California Women Lawyers.
Ms. Murphy currently serves on the Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Barristers and the State Bar of California, California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA). Ms. Murphy also serves on the Board of Governors of Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).
Ms. Murphy has provided frequent commentary on consumer rights issues, including binding mandatory consumer arbitration, and has appeared on local as well as national news broadcasts including ABC 7 On Your Side (Cable 7), View From The Bay (YouTube link), and Good Morning America (ABC).
Ms. Murphy, along with her husband, Frank, are involved in a number of community organizations in the Bay Area. Among other community activities, Ms. Murphy serves on the Board of Directors of Seven Tepees Youth Program, a non-profit serving promising urban youth in San Francisco.
In 2008, Ms. Murphy was selected as a finalist for the 2008 Consumer Attorney of the Year Award by CAOC. In 2009, Ms. Murphy was selected as a Northern California "Rising Star" by Northern California Super Lawyers and San Francisco Magazine.