Jeff Murphy – Mediator | Attorney
Jeff Murphy brings over 35 years of corporate, civil
and domestic relations experience to the table when he is called to
mediate a dispute. His broad background includes service as a Chief
Counsel for Upjohn Company subsidiaries, private practice as a corporate
and product liability litigator, consulting on corporate compliance
issues, and lecturing as an Adjunct Professor of Antitrust and Trade
Regulation.
Qualifications:
Certified and court appointed mediator for civil, commercial, and
domestic disputes, with over 100 hours of training via the Institute for
Continuing Legal Education, the Center for Dispute Resolution, and the
Oakland Mediation Center
Mediation Philosophy:
Each mediation should be designed to meet the specific needs of the
parties and their counsel. Reaching a successful settlement requires a
positive approach in helping the parties consider the objective
strengths and weaknesses of their positions. It is a mediator’s role to
build consensus, not pass judgment, based on the individual facts of a
case.
Mediation Training:
- 40 Hours General Civil Mediation
- 40 Hours Domestic Relations Mediation
- 15 Hours Domestic Relations Course
- 8 Hours Advanced Civil Mediation Training
- 6 Hours Domestic Violence Protocol Screening Training
- Certified Family Law Practice Training Program - Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- Fundamentals of Divorce Practice and Procedure
- Handling Property Division and Spousal Support
- Handling Child Custody, Child Support and Parenting Time
Areas of Expertise and Representative Matters:
Jeff has extensive experience in commercial contract negotiation,
product liability litigation, business and asset acquisition and
divesture, family law – divorce/child custody, health care services,
environmental and multi-party complex antitrust matters. He has assisted
companies in the establishment of comprehensive corporate compliance
programs and codes of conduct, and provided legal opinions on corporate
structure and management, franchising, acquisition and divestiture of
domestic and foreign businesses, assets and licenses. He has
successfully mediated commercial contract disputes; real estate purchase
option disputes; divorce, child custody and school choice dispute, and
insurance coverage disputes.
Professional Background:
- Board of Directors, StructureTec Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (2008 - present)
- Thomas M. Cooley School of Law – Adjunct Professor,
Antitrust and Trade Regulation (1995 - 1997)
- T.J. Murphy & Associates – Corporate Compliance Consultants (1994
– 1997)
- The Upjohn Company – Corporate Compliance Counsel - Chief Counsel
for Healthcare
Services, Inc.; Agricultural Chemical Division; Animal Health Division;
Asgrow Seed
Company; Laboratory Procedures, Inc.; Cobb Breeding Company (1973 – 1994)
- Townley Updike Carter & Rodgers (1969 – 1973)
Professional Associations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
- Business Law Section
- Family Law Section
- Family Mediation Council of Michigan
- Kalamazoo County Family Law Bar Association
Community Organizations:
- Kalamazoo Foster Care Review Board (2005 - present)
- Volunteer Mediator - Gryphon Place Dispute Resolution Services (2007- present)
- Board of Directors – Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (2003 – present)
- Board of Directors – Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Inc. (1989
- 2003);
President (1998 - 2000)
- Board of Directors – Kalamazoo Cultural Center (2000 - present);
President (2000 – 2005)
- Board of Directors – Fontana Chamber Arts (1999 - present); Vice
Chairman (2002 – 2004)
- Board of Directors – Torch Club International, Kalamazoo Chapter
(2007 - present)
Education:
- Fordham University School of Law
- Columbia University Graduate School of Business (Finance)
- Le Moyne College, (English and Philosophy)
Brenda F. Murphy – Partner
Brenda Fettig Murphy’s formal education includes degrees from Trinity College
in Washington, D.C. and Columbia University in New York City. She has over thirty years of interviewing and market research experience. Murphy owned a full service market research company, Harrington Market Research, for eleven years and also worked for Biggs-Gilmore Associates as Vice President – Market Research Director. She has consulted and designed projects for businesses and individual clients that included large companies and corporations, financial, medical and academic institutions as well as non-profit agencies and foundations. She is currently responsible for case management and marketing of this firm’s business.
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