- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Labor Section

916-446-2300 x3072
dmurphy@murphyaustin.com
Practice Area(s): Business and Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Labor and Employment
Dennis Murphy’s experience commenced in 1972 and includes the representation of employers in every aspect of labor and employment law. It includes both trial and appellate advocacy and counseling. He has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, before many state and federal appellate courts, in numerous jury trials and before most of the governmental agencies that handle labor and employment issues. Additionally, he has represented employers in every aspect of union-management issues. His clients have included a professional sports organization, the state legislature, soft drink bottling companies, transportation companies, construction companies, universities and law schools, insurance brokers, and others.
Dennis successfully represented the California State Assembly in two high profile sexual harassment cases - Holman vs. Connolly and Boyd vs. Conroy. He has appeared before the United States Supreme Court in Concrete Pipe and Products vs. Construction Laborers Pension Trust. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, and has served as a panelist and moderator for the California Continuing Education Bar Labor Law presentations.
Since 1986, Dennis has been rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. He is named in the 2014 through 2021 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and is listed as a Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006, and 2011 through 2022 editions of Northern California Super Lawyers. He has been named to the Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar List and in Sacramento Magazine's Top Lawyers list.
Dennis received his B.S., Engineering and his J.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Construction, Retail Outlets, Water Agencies, Educational, Manufacturing, Fire Protection, Financial Institutions, Printing, Warehousing, Oil, Transportation, Agricultural, Food Processing, Automotive, State Agencies/Governmental Entities, and Healthcare
Teamsters, Machinists, Iron Workers, Longshoremen; Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers, Teachers, Fire Fighters, Steel Workers, Pressmen, Typographical, Operating Engineers, Electricians, Laborers
University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., Engineering (1968)
J.D. (1971) Moot Court Honors Program
UCLA Football Letterman - 1965, 1966 and 1967
Associated Press Honorable Mention, All American 1966 and 1967
First Team All Pacific Eight Football - 1967
Member U.S. Eagles Rugby Team - 1976-1977
Member America’s Senior Rugby Team - 1988, 1989, 1990
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
J. Scott Alexander, Managing Partner
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 850
Sacramento, CA 95814
916/446-2300
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