Legal Services

Legal representation comes in many forms. From business issues to litigation, Phillips Murrah has assembled a large, diverse team of creative, energetic, and talented attorneys.

Phillips Murrah has a deep reservoir of resources to fully support our clients’ legal issues. Whether in the courtroom, in the boardroom, or out in the field, Phillips Murrah is more than a team of lawyers. We are strategic partners.

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Litigation

Agriculture Law

Phillips Murrah’s Agriculture Practice Group attorneys work with farmers and ranchers to minimize the costs and risks of litigation. They also work with insurance companies and their clients to determine liability and mitigate damage.

Appellate Law

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Appellate Law Practice Group understand the procedural intricacies of practice in courts of appeal, working closely with a team of attorneys blending trial and appellate experience.

Antitrust Litigation

Phillips Murrah’s Antitrust Litigation Practice Group assist our clients in resolving antitrust issues in cases involving consumer class actions, competitor suits and government investigations.

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Our Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Practice Group provides clients with a deep knowledge of the intricacies of debtor-creditor relations and bankruptcy laws who represent entity and individual creditors and debtors in all phases of resolving financial pressure.

Civil & Constitutional Rights

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Civil and Constitutional Rights Practice Group have vast experience successfully navigating the defense of government employers during traditional litigation as well as internal investigations and informal resolution processes, arbitration and grievance proceedings.

Class Actions & Collective Actions

Veteran litigators in Phillips Murrah’s Class Actions Practice Group represent organizations in high-stakes, statewide and nationwide class action litigation in every facet of class action proceedings.

Commercial Litigation

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group have extensive experience handling matters of all sizes, including complex litigation and class and collective actions, and is widely recognized for the ability to tackle the most critical issues in all types of commercial litigation.

Complex Torts

Phillips Murrah has extended familiarity in the area of tort litigation and the defense of manufacturers in claims and suits involving a wide and diverse range of products.

Energy & Natural Resources

Our Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group provides transactional and litigation expertise in representing clients in a variety of energy-related fields, including oil and gas exploration, production and transportation and clean energy.

Family Law

Thoughtful and resourceful in their approach to family matters, attorneys in our Family Law Practice Group take care to ensure our clients’ needs are met in cases regarding divorce, custody, paternity, guardianship, and relationship agreements.

Financial Institutions Litigation

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Financial Institutions Litigation Practice Group have an extensive history of helping our banking and financial services clients solve problems, resolve disputes and assess the legal hazards related to financial products and M&A transactions.

Insurance Defense and Coverage

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Insurance Defense and Coverage Practice Group represent national and local insurance carriers and their insureds through negotiated settlements, dispositive motions, trial representation and appellate advocacy.

Intellectual Property

Our Intellectual Property Practice Group represents clients in developing, classifying and protecting proprietary complex technology, products and ideas by effectively and efficiently issuing and protecting patents, trademarks and copyrights through appropriate registration and infringement litigation.

Labor & Employment

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Labor and Employment Practice Group advise clients on all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. We also represent employers in litigation disputes and administrative proceedings before government agencies.  

Medical Malpractice Defense

Representing and defending licensed healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations and institutions against high-stakes claims of negligence and medical malpractice.

Native American Law

Our Native American Law Practice Group represents Native American tribes through specialized support and assistance in business transactions, as well as in litigation and appeals in tribal, state, and federal courts.

Oil & Natural Gas Litigation

The Phillips Murrah Oil and Natural Gas Litigation Practice Group is a division of our comprehensive Energy Practice. Our Firm’s Oil and Gas litigators have extensive expertise defending a diverse base of clients in hundreds of complex oil and gas actions.

Product Liability Litigation

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Product Liability Litigation Practice Group handle high-profile matters that require a sophisticated litigation defense, strong trial skills and outstanding appellate abilities.

Real Estate Litigation

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Real Estate Litigation Practice Group provide a full understanding of the sophisticated deal, financing and ownership structures, rules and regulations to help clients achieve their objectives most efficiently.

Tax Controversy

Phillips Murrah’s Tax Law Practice Group offers extensive experience to clients’ specialized tax matters. Our attorneys have a deep knowledge of administrative, policy and litigation, and have experience representing individuals and businesses of all sizes.

Transactional

Administrative Law

Our Administrative Law Practice Group represents clients before state and federal administrative agencies and corresponding courts. Matters routinely handled by our attorneys include issues related to licensing and permitting, regulatory compliance and appeals of fines and sanctions.

Business Law

Our Business Law Practice Group provide guidance across a wide variety of business-related areas including strategic and tactical business planning, general contract drafting and negotiation, purchase, financing, lease and sale of business entities, and a variety of day-to-day and operational matters.

Construction Law

Our Construction Law Practice Group represents developers, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals on all facets of construction law, including commercial, residential, heavy highway, federal and state projects, and oil and gas.

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Our Cyber Security and Data Privacy Practice Group adise clients in a full range of issues to guide clients through this emerging digital frontier, from preparing preventative policies and procedures to responding in real-time to a data security breach.

Energy & Natural Resources

Our Energy & Natural Resources Practice Group provides transactional and litigation expertise in representing clients in a variety of energy-related fields, including oil and gas exploration, production and transportation and clean energy.

Estate Planning

Our Private Wealth, Estate Planning and Business Succession Practice Group utilize sophisticated, creative planning to assist high-net-worth families and individuals in finding tax-efficient solutions to long-term wealth and succession planning.

Executive Compensation

Our Executive Compensation Practice Group represents private, tax-exempt and government employers, fiduciaries, and other providers who manage executive compensation packages, benefit plans, and equity programs, settling issues involving compensation strategies, plan design, and compliance issues.

Financial Institutions

Our Financial Institutions Practice Group regularly advises and represents our clients in federal and state courts and in administrative proceedings before regulating agencies in virtually every type of investigation or dispute that might arise in the financial services industry.

Government Relations & Compliance

Our Government Relations Practice Group addresses legislative and regulatory issues of municipal, state, regional and national scope. We monitor and analyze legislative activities, participate in administrative proceedings with regulatory agencies, and prepare legislative initiatives on behalf of our clients.

Healthcare Law

Our Healthcare Practice Group is dedicated to serving the complex legal needs of professionals and institutions in this volatile industry. We deliver strategic counseling and legal assistance to a broad range of healthcare industry clients, including Hospitals, physicians, and related associations.

Hospitality and Restaurants

Our Hospitality and Restaurants Practice Group represents clients in relating to entity formation, partnership, operating agreements, and liquor licensing for entities such as restaurant groups and hotel owners.

Intellectual Property

Our Intellectual Property Practice Group represents clients in developing, classifying and protecting proprietary complex technology, products and ideas by effectively and efficiently issuing and protecting patents, trademarks and copyrights through appropriate registration and infringement litigation.

Labor & Employment

Attorneys in Phillips Murrah’s Labor and Employment Practice Group advise clients on all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. We also represent employers in litigation disputes and administrative proceedings before government agencies.  

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group educates and advises clients about their strategic options and legal considerations in evaluating, structuring and implementing the purchase of or merger with another company, which is often the most complex transaction that a business will encounter.

Native American Law

Our Native American Law Practice Group represents Native American tribes through specialized support and assistance in business transactions, as well as in litigation and appeals in tribal, state, and federal courts. 

Public Finance

Our Public Finance Law Practice Group handles a broad spectrum of financial transactions that allow public entities to pay for infrastructure. We act as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel and trustee’s counsel for issues of bonds on both a tax-exempt and taxable basis.

Real Estate & Land Use

Our Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group offers a full line of legal services to our CRE-related clients, including developers, financial institutions, suppliers, contractors and architects in all aspects of real estate acquisition, sale, development, construction, financing and dispute resolution.

Securities and Private Equity

Our Securities and Private Equity Practice Group assists public and private companies in accessing capital markets to drive growth and shareholder liquidity, including raising capital by public offering, private placement of debt and equity securities, or in connection with mergers and acquisitions.

Tax Law

Our Tax Law Practice Group assists clients in complex taxation matters in sectors as varied as banking, energy, manufacturing, retail, transportation and entertainment. We represent clients at every level and in all phases of planning and every type of dispute resolution with taxing authorities.

Technology Law

Our Technology Law Practice Group advises and assists clients throughout all stages of technological advancement, from funding and development to market entry and liquidity, including valuation, regulatory compliance, concept protection, research, development, and structuring reliable transactions.

Telecommunications

Our Telecommunications Practice Group serves clients, including technology carriers, content providers and end users, in areas of telecommunications services, mobile services, broadcasting and cable television regulation, and in a wide variety of related legal matters.

ALFA International Member

Phillips Murrah is a member of ALFA International, the global legal network. With 145 member firms across the globe (80 in the United States), ALFA International is the premier global network of independent law firms whose success is driven by broad, deep, local relationships all over the world. Click HERE for an informational video about ALFA International, or visit www.alfainternational.com to learn more.