Kevin P. Murphy
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Charlotte, NC
- Employment Litigation: Plaintiff (50%),
- Employment & Labor: Employee (50%)
In 2018, Kevin was selected to Super Lawyers’ Rising Starts list for North Carolina. Kevin represents individuals in all types of employment matters, including retaliation, discrimination, equal pay violations, harassment, sexual assault, unfair labor practices, wage and hour disputes, leaves of absence, OSHA, and Department of Labor matters.
Kevin has fought employers who discriminated against clients based on their race, gender, age, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military service. Kevin has fought back against retaliation based on clients’ reports of unsafe working conditions, nuclear safety threats, and illegal overtime and wage practices. Kevin has represented victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault at work. Kevin also regularly defends individuals accused of violating overbearing non-competition agreements or trade secrets laws.
Employment Litigation (50%): Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer
Employment & Labor (50%): Employment Law - Employee, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Sexual Harassment, Labor Law
Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation, Employment Law - Employer, Employment Law - Employee, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Sexual Harassment, Labor Law
Selections
Rising Stars: 2018 - 2019
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About Kevin Murphy
Admitted: 2010, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://www.ncemploymentattorneys.com/kevin-p-murphy/
Honors/Awards:
- Won quarterly pro bono award for pro bono committment., Pro Bono Attorney of the Quarter, Littler Mendelson, P.C., 2015
- CALI Awards in Constitutional Law, Evidence & Criminal Procedure, CALI, UGA Law, 2010
- Order of the Coif, UGA Law, 2010
- Matlock Award
Bar/Professional Activity:
- North Carolina Bar Association, 4All Service Day Committee, 2017
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Employment Section, Secretary, 2017
- Mecklenburg Bar Association, Pro Bono & Legal Recruitment Committee Member, 2016
- Mecklenburg Bar Association, Pro Bono & Legal Recruitment Committee Member, 2015
- Mecklenburg Bar Association, Pro Bono & Legal Recruitment Committee Member, 2014
Pro bono/Community Service:
- NCBA Call 4 All Volunteer Attorney, 2017
- N.C. Legal Aid, Lawyer on the Line Volunteer, 2017
- WDNC, Pro Se Mediation Program, Volunteer Attorney, 2017
- Mel’s Diner Food Kitchen, Volunteer Driver, 2017
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Lunch with a Lawyer Volunteer, 2017
- WDNC, Pro Se Mediation Program, Volunteer Attorney, 2016
- Mel’s Diner Food Kitchen, Volunteer Driver, 2016
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Lunch with a Lawyer Volunteer, 2016
- North Carolina Legal Aid, Lawyer-on-the-Line Volunteer, 2016
- NCBA Call 4 All Volunteer Attorney, 2015
- WDNC, Criminal Justice Act Transitional Panel, Volunteer Attorney, 2015
- Mel’s Diner Food Kitchen, Volunteer Driver, 2015
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Lawyers for Literacy Mentor, 2015
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Lunch with a Lawyer Volunteer, 2015
- North Carolina Legal Aid, Lawyer-on-the-Line Volunteer, 2015
- Mel’s Diner Food Kitchen, Volunteer Driver, 2014
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Lunch with a Lawyer Volunteer, 2014
- North Carolina Legal Aid, Lawyer-on-the-Line Volunteer, 2014
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Pro Bono & Legal Recruitment Committee
- St. Matthew Catholic Church
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Spoke on ethical issues in an employment practice at the 33rd Annual NC/SC Labor and Employment Law Conference., Speaker, Ethical Issues in Employment Practice, North Carolina/South Carolina Employment Law Conference, North Carolina Bar Association, 2017
- Organizer & Speaker, What is the Public's Policy? Wrongful Discharge after HB2, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2017
- Presenter, W.D.N.C. Pro Se Settlement Assistance Program, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2017
- Speaker, Noncompetes & Trade Secret Protection: An In-House Counsel's Guide to A Big Year of Change, Littler Mendelson, P.C., 2015
- Speaker, Hiring & Firing: HR Strategies to Avoid Legal Mistakes, National Business Institute, 2014
- Author, Alive But Not Well: Manifest Disregard After Hall Street, 2009
- Member, Georgia Law Review, University Of Georgia School Of Law
Verdicts/Settlements:
- $750,000 Jury Verdict in the U.S District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The Defendant was found liable for wrongful termination, violation of the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act, Battery, and Negligent Supervision and Retention. Because each case is different prior results should not create an expectation about future results in an individual case. The outcome of a particular case cannot be predicated upon a lawyer's or a law firm's past results., 2018
Educational Background:
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. B.A. Economics & International Studies, Honors: undergraduate mock trial program, 2007
Industry Groups
- North Carolina Advocates For Justice
- @ballislife_219 Welcome to the Boiler family! Huge get for Purdue.
- @_jaredsparks2 Good stuff. You're gonna kill it next year.
- Worker says he was fired after his boss attacked him. Jury says the firm should pay. https://t.co/ZzSP7QRmkd
- Sign the Petition - Delta Career Corporation refuses to pay discrimination victim https://t.co/68ExXujq7U via @Change
- Arbitrator awards ex-employee $324K in racial discrimination case https://t.co/44DjdWJI69
- Leadership #NCGA #ncpol https://t.co/OXNUcIlbJ4
- Is there a doctor on the plane?! Oh wait . . . #united https://t.co/2HAeo0BNfw
- #RepealHB2 #HB2 #lgbtq #ncpol #ncga https://t.co/LASqHTzw7I
- HB2 Replacement No Deal for Some #HB2 #RepealHB2 #ncpol #ncga #lgbt https://t.co/LWIf2TAk8P via @WCCBCharlotte
- @_jaredsparks2 Good stuff. You're gonna kill it next year.
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Last Updated: 8/17/2018