Kenneth A. "Ken" Murphy

Morris Wilson Knepp Jacquette, P.C.’s founder, Bob, is well known in the legal community throughout the Greater Philadelphia region for achieving record-setting verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. He represents victims of medical malpractice, car accidents, product liability, and criminal securities fraud. He also works as a mediator, arbitrator, and legal expert witness. Bob is both locally and nationally recognized as a talented civil trial lawyer, having achieved Natio...

Thomas has extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions, including sales, leasing, financing, brokers licensing, zoning, and land development regulation. His practice includes zoning, land use, and historic preservation for projects in Philadelphia, including the Comcast Center (which is the tallest building in the city), the luxury condominium 1706 Rittenhouse Square, and the National Museum of American Jewish History. He also handles sale leaseback transactions and the repres...

Joshua concentrates his practice in the area of federal income tax planning for all types of commercial transactions, including partnership agreements, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchase transactions, and other transactional contexts, addressing the federal (including international aspects), state, and local tax considerations.Joshua handles a wide range of tax-related matters, both in the corporate and real estate contexts. He has represented both publicly tra...

Ryan D. Hurd is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Ryan D. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Ryan D. Hurd since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ryan D. Hurd is held by other lawyers.

Dianne Coady Fisher serves as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel on a variety of private activity tax-exempt financings, including single-family mortgage bonds, multifamily housing bonds, and health care financings. Additionally, she serves as borrowers' counsel in acquisitions of bond-financed multifamily housing projects and debt restructurings, including unsecured REIT borrowings. Dianne also acts as counsel to bond purchasers in private placement of multifamily housing bonds for new c...

Shelley R. Smith is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Shelley R. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Shelley R. Smith since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Shelley R. Smith is held by other lawyers.

The Hon. Noel L. Hillman (Ret.) leads the Gibbons Alternative Dispute Resolution practice, a burgeoning focus area of the firm’s Business & Commercial Litigation Group. His nearly two decades-long service as a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey lends invaluable perspective and insight to clients as they move through the dispute resolution process. Judge Hillman has experience in the areas of employment law, corporate law, constitutional law, education law, c...

Hugh A. Donaghue, Esquire, is a Martindale-Hubbell A/V-Rated Attorney with more than 25 years of experience handling complex plaintiff-side litigation. His practice focuses on Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Professional Malpractice Law on behalf of injured individuals and their families. His work includes matters involving automobile accidents, medical negligence, nursing home abuse, product liability, and premises liability. A lifelong resident of Pennsylvania and a...

Priscilla E. Jimenez joined Kline & Specter after gaining experience with a federal civil rights office, a Philadelphia hospital and another city law firm while also being an active leader in the Hispanic legal community. She is also an accomplished violinist. Jimenez earned her undergraduate degree from Gordon College in Massachusetts, where she was the recipient of the A.J. Gordon Scholarship, and her law degree from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University. She earned sev...

Andrew J. Rolfes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Andrew J. practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Best Lawyers has recognized Andrew J. Rolfes since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Andrew J. Rolfes is held by other lawyers.