Christy L. Murphy

PRACTICE AREAS

• Appeals
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Consumer Rights
• Family Law & Divorce Law
• Landlord Tenant Disputes
• Real Estate Litigation
• Wills, Estate and Trust Litigation

CONTACT

clmurphy@bischoffmartingayle.com
Phone: (757) 965-2793
Fax: (757) 440-3942

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Christy is an experienced litigation specialist with a demonstrated history of working in all courts in Virginia focused on complex civil litigation. Christy is skilled in commercial litigation, corporate law, domestic relations law, estate litigation and real estate law including landlord/tenant issues, title issues, easements, and liens. Christy has nearly two decades of experience in state and federal courts including appeals in the Virginia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. She currently serves as Commissioner of Chancery in Virginia Beach.

  • • Regent University Law School, J.D., 2006

    • Old Dominion University, B.S., 2001

  • • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

    • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

    • Virginia State Bar

  • • Virginia State Bar; Civil Litigation Division

    • Virginia State Bar; Real Estate Section: Hampton Roads Area Representative

    • American Bar Association

    • Virginia Beach Bar Association; Director

    • I'Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court; President

    • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

    • Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association

    • Federal Bar Association; Hampton Roads Chapter

    • AV® Preeminent Rated; Martindale-Hubbell

    • Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly Influential Woman of Law 2023

    • Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia

    • Business Magazine, 2013 – 2024

    • Top Lawyer of Coastal Virginia; CoVaBiz, 2018 - 2024

    • SuperLawyers; 2012 – 2024

    • Best Lawyers in America; Trusts and Estates, 2020 – 2023 

    • Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2012 – 2017