Stephen Murphy

Stephen J. Murphy is a Managing Partner at Block O'Toole & Murphy in New York City and a plaintiff-side personal injury trial attorney with over 20 years of experience. He focuses on construction accidents, motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, and wrongful death cases, and has obtained more than $500,000,000 in verdicts and settlements for clients over his career.

Stephen began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, where he was appointed to the Homicide Bureau as the youngest member at the time, handling high-profile cases including double and triple murders, arson homicides, and gang murders. In 2005, he transitioned to civil practice and joined Block O'Toole & Murphy.

He earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from St. John's University School of Law, graduating in the top 3% of his class with multiple academic honors, and his bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University. From 2003 to 2011, he served as Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John's, teaching trial advocacy. He is admitted in New York and New Jersey, plus the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Stephen's recognitions include being named the 2022 Best Lawyers New York City Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiff Personal Injury, recognition by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best Personal Injury Lawyers in 2023, New York Super Lawyer every year since 2011, and Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers since 2011. He speaks English, Spanish, and Polish.