Sandra M. Murphy
Recognized since 2003
Charleston, West Virginia
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Education
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School (1986)
- Notes Editor, Brooklyn Law Review
- B.A., Yale University (1981)
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals of the 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- American Bar Association
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Bar Association
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- West Virginia Bankers Association
- Chair, PIECES Advisory Council
- Co-Chair, George Washington High School Parent Involvement Council
- Member, Citizen's Council on Children and Families
- Member, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Development Committee
- Past Member, Covenant House Finance Committee
- Past Chair, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees and Development Committee
- Past Member, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Operations and Scholarship Committees
- Past Member, Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce Women’s Planning Committee
- Past Member, State Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts
- West Virginia Lawyer of the Year for Banking by Best Lawyers in America (2009)
- Named to Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law; Corporate Governance & Compliance Law; Corporate Law)
- Recognized by Chamber’s USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers
- Selected as West Virginia Super Lawyer
Bar Admissions
Affiliations
Professional Highlights
- Direct Phone Number: 304-347-1100
- Phone Number: 304-347-1100
- Lawyer Page: https://www.bowlesrice.com/attorneys-Sandra-Murphy.html
- 600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., graduated 1986
- Yale University, BA, graduated 1981
- West Virginia, The West Virginia State Bar
Bowles Rice LLP 39 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
Full Firm Profile - Financial Services Regulation Law, Charleston, WV (2024)
- Corporate Law, Charleston, WV (2023)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2020)
- Corporate Law, Charleston, WV (2018)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2017)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Charleston, WV (2016)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2015)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Charleston, WV (2013)
- Corporate Law, Charleston, WV (2012)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2009)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Corporate Governance
- Finance
- Financial Institutions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Regulatory
- Securities
- Transactions
- AV Peer-Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year for the southern West Virginia region
- Named Best Lawyers' 2012 Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year for the southern West Virginia region
- Named Best Lawyers' 2009 Banking Law Lawyer of the Year for the southern West Virginia region
- Named to Best Lawyers in America (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law)
- Listed in Chamber’s USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Corporate/Commercial Law - Banking & Finance
- Selected as a West Virginia Super Lawyer in Banking (2007-2013)
"I have worked with Sandy for over 20 years. She is, in my opinion, the top banking lawyer in WV. She has been instrumental in helping us achieve legislative changes that put us on parity with Bank Holding Companies and National Banks. Not only would I recommend her to a prospective client, I have."
- Steve Morris (Jefferson Security Bank), Shepherdstown, WV
"Sandra Murphy provides, without question, the best banking counsel in West Virginia."
- Robert Tissue (Summit Financial Group, Inc.), Moorefield, WV
"Sandra is great at researching each issue."
- Joe Ellison (West Virginia Bankers Association)
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