Trish K. Murphy
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Employment & Labor Attorney in Seattle, WA
Attorney Trish K. Murphy is the founder and principal of Northwest Workplace Law PLLC in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Murphy has more than two decades of experience in labor and employment law and currently devotes the majority of her practice to independent workplace and Title IX/campus investigations.
Ms. Murphy has conducted over 250 investigations, spanning a wide range of claims, parties, and industries. She is an Association of Workplace Investigators certificate holder (AWI-CH), a certified Title IX/civil rights investigator, and a licensed private investigator.
Ms. Murphy's background includes representing employers, employees, and unions and serving as a neutral for a civil rights enforcement agency. She is an active member of the King County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section and the planning committee of the Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference, which she chaired in 2013. She has served as a contributing editor for the Bloomberg/ABA labor law treatise, The Developing Labor Law, since 2015.
A 1993 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Washington, Ms. Murphy returned to her alma mater and obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 1996. While in law school, she served as an editor for the school's law review, and she received the Mary Ellen Krug Award for excellence in labor and employment law.
- 50%Employment & Labor: Employer
- 50%Employment & Labor: Employee
Whistleblower, Sexual Harassment, Labor Law
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- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2021
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About Trish K. Murphy
Admitted: 1996, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://nwworkplacelaw.com/profile/
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Treatise covering the legal rights and duties of employees, employers, and unions, as well as procedures and remedies under the National Labor Relations Act., Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act, 2015-present, Bloomberg/ABA Labor and Employment Section
- Law Review Editorial Board, Contributing Editor, Washington Law Review, University of Washington School of Law
- Law review article analyzing coverage of same-gender sex harassment under Title VII, Author, Without Distinction: Recognizing Coverage of Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Under Title VII , 70 Washington Law Review 1125 (1995)
Special Licenses/Certifications
- AWI-CH - Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder
- 2020 Title IX Regulations Implementation Certification (ATIXA)
- Civil Rights/Title IX Investigator Certification (through Level 4) (ATIXA)
- Title IX Hearing Officer & Decision-Maker Certification (ATIXA)
- K-12 Civil Rights Investigator Certification (ATIXA)
- Private Investigator Agency Principal
- SPHR
- SHRM-SCP
Bar/Professional Activity
- Chair, King County Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, 2013-14
- Chair, Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference Planning Committee 2012-13
- Chair, Mary Ellen Krug Scholarship Committee 2009-17
- Trustee, King County Bar Association Labor & Employment Section 2008-17
- Subcommittee Chair, Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference 2008-18 and 2019-21
- Member, Mary Ellen Krug Scholarship Committee 2003-present
- Member, Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference Planning Committee 2002-present
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Association of Workplace Investigators
- Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA)
- American Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
Educational Background
- Juris Doctor, University of Washington School of Law, 1996
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, 1993
Honors/Awards
- University of Washington law student scholarship award for excellence in labor and employment law, Mary Ellen Krug Award, KCBA Labor and Employment Section, 1996
Industry Groups
- Higher Ed
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- Report: Ending unemployment benefits doesn't ease restaurant labor pressure https://t.co/QTxEgCrNCZ via @hrdive
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Last Updated: 3/29/2021