Howard F. Murphy was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in October of 1998. Mr. Murphy’s primary practice areas include personal injury, civil litigation, real estate law and estate planning. As an attorney Howard has enjoyed the privilege of helping many injured people obtain fair compensation for their claims. Howard has been able to settle most claims without the need to litigate in court but, when necessary, he has also successfully litigated many claims as well. Howard has extensive experience in representing individuals and businesses engaged in various civil and commercial disputes before the Pennsylvania and Federal trial and appellate courts. He has also represented clients at arbitration hearings, mediation sessions, zoning and municipal hearings and district justice hearings. Howard’s real estate experience includes representing both, buyers and sellers in residential and commercial closings, negotiating contract and lease provisions and drafting real estate and business related documents including commercial leases, purchase agreements, partnership agreements and standard commercial loan documents. He has also helped many of his clients with their estate planning needs.