About Ron
Ron Murphy began his legal journey at Springfield College, where he completed his B.S. in 1980. He graduated the same year from the University of Connecticut School of Law with a J.D. The back-to-back degrees set the stage for a long career split between two neighboring states.
After law school, Murphy gained admission to practice in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. He has spent decades in the courtroom and the lecture hall. He is the owner of Advocates Law Office LLC, a practice that reflects his dual interest in trial work and legal education.
Murphy holds Board Certification as a Civil Trial Advocate from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. That credential sits alongside extensive involvement in trial training. Since 2000 he has served as a staff instructor at the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. He has also taught as an adjunct instructor in trial advocacy since 2005. Earlier, he served as a staff instructor for the Connecticut Bar Association in partnership with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy from 2003 to 2005, and taught legal ethics and professional responsibility as an adjunct instructor from 2000 to 2002.
Professional affiliations run deep in Murphy’s resume. He belongs to the American Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, both since 1988. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association, and he has participated in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association since 1984, including a role on its Board of Governors. He was a president of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and remains a member of that group. His memberships also include the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers.
These affiliations and his certification indicate a practice grounded in contested litigation and defense work. He has balanced hands-on trial representation with teaching other lawyers how to try cases. Colleagues and students have looked to him for courtroom technique and courtroom preparation rather than for scholarly writing or administrative leadership.
Today Murphy continues to lead Advocates Law Office LLC and to teach trial advocacy. He practices in both Massachusetts and Connecticut, focusing his work on civil trial matters and criminal defense in those jurisdictions.
