Prestigious Legal Expertise Tailored For You
Welcome to a practice where exceptional legal prowess meets unparalleled dedication. Ms. Murtaugh’s distinguished legal services allow clients to experience the highest standards of legal excellence, tailored to their unique needs.
About Marissa
Marissa Murtaugh completed her undergraduate studies at Temple University, where she majored in Journalism. Upon graduation, Ms. Murtaugh worked as an editor for an Oncology publication and slowly transitioned into a role in project management. While working as a project manager, Ms. Murtaugh specialized in large scale web based pharmaceutical and ecommerce projects. During this time Ms. Murtaugh learned how to manage internal teams - including in-house counsel - while maintaining client expectations. Her work created seamless project integrations and delivered high client satisfaction rates. Eventually, she decided to pursue a new challenge and and enrolled in law school.
Ms. Murtaugh matriculated at Delaware Law School, while working part time as a legal assistant for a high profile criminal defense attorney in Chester County. During that time, she aided in the management and organization day-to-day of criminal cases and assisted in trial preparation while honing essential trial skills as well as courtroom procedure and etiquette. She was also heavily involved in estate administration and estate planning matters.
Upon graduation from Delaware Law School, Ms. Murtaugh continued to work with the same firm and was mentored heavily by one the foremost criminal defense attorneys in Pennsylvania. During this time, she took part in many successful criminal jury trials and was able to learn best practices while still developing her own courtroom style.
Currently, Ms. Murtaugh’s private practice focuses on criminal law, estate planning, estate administration and protection from abuse matters in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery and Bucks County. Ms. Murtaugh is also a member of the indigent criminal defense panel in Delaware County.
She is a dynamic, proactive and aggressive advocate for her clients while protecting their constitutional rights and pursuing her client's best interest.
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania - 2021
Memberships:
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Chester County Bar Association
Delaware County Bar Association
Core Values
At The Murtaugh Law Firm, Ms. Murtaugh seamlessly blends tradition with innovation, offering custom legal solutions tailored to the unique needs of her clients.
Ms. Murtaugh is committed to delivering unparalleled excellence, ensuring her client’s peace of mind in every legal engagement. These values guide Ms. Murtaugh’s practice - integrity, precision, and client advocacy.
Legal Services
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Ms. Murtaugh will aggressively pursue her client's best interest through effective communication and tireless preparation with her client while maintaining professionalism with opposing counsel to resolve criminal matters of all types.
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Ms. Murtaugh has years of effective estate planning and estate administration for her clients. She has learned to streamline the difficult process of preparing an estate plan for her clients. And while the estate administration process can be challenging for a grieving family, Ms. Murtaugh aims to remove the burden of this process through her compassion and experience.
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While protection from abuse matters can be contentions among opposing parties, Ms. Murtaugh has developed skills to effectively work with opposing counsel in order to obtain the most favorable results for her clients.
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Civil matters are procedurally quite different from her primary specialty of criminal law, however, Ms. Murtaugh utilizes her unique set of organizational and communication skills to effectively prepare for favorable resolution in civil matters ranging from personal injury to property disputes.
Contact Marissa
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