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Orange County

2211 Michelson Drive
Suite 400
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 255-6950
Fax: (949) 474-2060
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Matthew D. Murphey
Matthew D. Murphey   
Co-Managing
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Douglas Smith
Douglas Smith
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The Orange County office was established in 2003. Led by Matthew Murphey and Douglas Smith, the Orange County office continues to grow and diversify its practice groups, which currently include Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation, Tort Product Liability, Employment, Immigration, Aviation, Tax, Wealth Management & Probate, Construction, and Business Transactions.

The Orange County office has strong working relationships with clients such as Pacific Sunwear of California, TM Claims Services, The Salvation Army, Union Standard Insurance Group, Straub Distributing, Symbolic Motor Car Company, Seirus Innovation, the Anaheim Hills Planned Community Association, Life Technologies (formerly Invitrogen Corporation), Applied Biosystems, and Molecular Probes.

In 2008, the Orange County office established, and continues to maintain, a Diversity Bar Stipend award for the Orange County Women’s Lawyer Association. The Award is granted to an Orange County Law School graduate prior to his or her taking the bar examination. Applicants for the award must have ties to the Orange County area and actively demonstrate an interest in or participate in diversity related efforts in addition to having a diverse background.

Orange County Fast Facts
  • Opened in 2002
  • 34 Attorneys
  • AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Super Lawyers® distinction in Civil Litigation Defense, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning & Probate, International, Non-Profit, Personal Injury Defense-Products, and Tax
  • Rising Stars® distinction in Civil Litigation Defense, Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation-Defense, and General Litigation
  • Best Lawyers in America - Intellectual Property and Biotechnology Law
  • Registered Patent Attorney
  • Board of Directors, California Minority Counsel Program
  • Vice-President, Orange County Women Lawyers Association
  • Board of Directors, Orange County Asian American Bar Association
  • Former Assistant General Counsel to a real estate investment and holding company