We hire for judgment, warmth, and a stubborn unwillingness to talk down to clients.
Good elder law looks like the friend you wish you had when the first hospital call came. That's the bar we hire to.
Robert J. Murray
Robert founded The Murray Firm in 2011 after a decade in private practice. He built it around a single conviction: that elder law is closer to family medicine than to litigation — a long relationship with people in their most vulnerable moments, not a series of transactions.
He has been named to Super Lawyers Rising Star, is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. He lives in Bernardsville with his wife and their rescue lab Cooper.
Attorneys, paralegals, and the people who answer your call.
Senior Associate
Leads our trust funding and administration practice. Joined the firm in 2017. Prior experience at a regional accounting firm gives her an unusually fluent grasp of the tax side of estate work.
Ran the New York City Marathon in 2023.
Associate Attorney
Focuses exclusively on Medicaid applications and appeals. Before law school worked as a hospital discharge planner — which is where the empathy comes from.
Grew up speaking Portuguese at her grandmother's table in Newark.
Associate Attorney
VA-accredited. Holds a master's in social work in addition to her JD. Parents of disabled adult children gravitate to her for reasons that become obvious in the first meeting.
Plays cello in a Morris County chamber group on Sunday evenings.
Senior Paralegal
The institutional memory of the firm. Has shepherded several hundred estates through probate over fifteen years with us.
Beekeeper. Brings honey to the office every fall.
Director of Client Relations
Your single point of contact as a Guidance Program member. Coordinates between you, your attorney, and your other advisors.
Native of Bernardsville. Probably knows your neighbor.
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