Our Lawyers - Profile of Joe Murphy Q.C.

Joe Murphy Q.C.
Joe Murphy comes from a large family (eight children) and grew up on the prairies, moving to Vancouver to attend UBC. While studying Commerce at UBC, Joe worked summers as a salesman, traveling across Canada. He credits this experience with teaching him how to work with a wide range of people. Joe put himself through law school by working as an insurance adjuster for a private (pre-ICBC) company, which provided him with a unique understanding of and insight into the insurance industry. He graduated from UBC Law School in 1975 and has acted for injured people and their families - from all over the world - ever since.

Joe is one of two founding partners of Murphy, Battista. He brings his talent for understanding people, especially during crisis, and his skill and knowledge as an advocate and trial lawyer to ensure each client gets the best possible representation. From his father, a doctor, and his mother, a nursing instructor, Joe learned the value of listening to people to understand them. As he explains, "I am there to learn from my clients. The starting point is them - who they are and how they are affected by a tragic event."

Joe is a former President of the Trial Lawyers Association of B.C., an organization of lawyers who work to strengthen and preserve laws that protect the rights of individuals. He is a former B.C. Delegate for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Joe is in great demand as a lecturer on both medical and legal issues, appearing at conferences in B.C., throughout the prairies, in Toronto, Washington DC, London England, and Mexico.

Joe received his Queen's Counsel in 1998 in recognition for his excellence as a counsel at trial and appeal. He has acted in many landmark cases and prides himself on his reputation among his clients - and his reputation in the insurance industry.

Joe is married and has 5 children, ranging in age from 11 to 25 years old. When he has time, he enjoys tennis, skiing, and spending time with his family.

Conference/presentations & talks by Joseph E. Murphy, Q.C.

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• The Trial Lawyers of British Columbia, Brain Injury: The Essential Conference, “Recognizing A Brain Injury” (February, 2000)
• SFU Rehab Management Conference, “Care Assessment: What the Courts Do With Them” (May, 2000)
• Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Conference, “Opening At A Jury Trial” (May, 2000)
• “Cost of Future Care – The Plaintiff’s Perspective” (June, 2000)
• Personal Injury: Fresh Ideas & Creative Tactics, “The Good Faith – Bad Faith Continuum – Understanding the Concept” (October, 2000)
• The A-Z of Expert Witnesses, “Cross Examining The Neuro-Psychologist” (December, 2000)
• Alberta Trial Lawyers Association, Banff Medical Mal Practice Retreat, “Med Mal Cases – Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em” (February, 2001)
• Alberta Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Prep Conference, “Cross Examination Preparation Tactics & Strategy” (March, 2001)
• The Essential Soft Tissue Injury Conference, “Full Recovery” (March, 2001)
• The Trial Lawyers of British Columbia, Crisis At Trial: Coping With The Unexpected, “Crisis At Trial – Dealing With A Difficult Judge” (October, 2001)
• “Medical Experts on Trial, Counsel’s Perspective” (December, 2001)
• The Trial Lawyers of British Columbia, Mexico Medical Mal Practice Conference, “Laparoscopic Surgery” (February, 2002)
• Continuing Legal Education Conference, “Simple Trials/Trials Made Simple” (September, 2002)
• Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference, “Traumatic Brain Injury & The Legal System” (October, 2002)
• Winning At Trial, “Trial Tactics, Evidentiary Issues & Evidence" (October, 2003)
• Mexico Medical Mal Practice Conference, “Effects of TBI/MTBI” and “Why Doctors are Smarter Than Lawyers” (January, 2004)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Courtroom Advocacy Skills: 20 Essential Topics, Panel Debate: “Pushing the Envelope” – How far can counsel go in front of a Jury?” (March, 2004)
• MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers), “Results of a Drunk Driver” (November, 2004)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, "Counsel Work at its Finest", Chaired (February 4, 2005)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, "Medical & Legal Issues in Brain Injury" (April, 2005)
• MADD Forum with Keystake Holders on Impaired Driving
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, New Trial Lawyer Seminar, “Building a Practice” (June, 2005)
• MADD, UBC Law Students Legal Advice Program, “Overview of the Criminal Process” (March, 2006)
• University of British Columbia Continuing Studies, Professional Programs, “Working with ICBC: A Lawyer’s Advice” (April, 2006)
• “Clinical and Legal Implications of Sleep Anpea in your Practice” (May, 2006)
• University of British Columbia Lecture, “CBI In Service” (May, 2006)
• “FITNESS TO DRIVE”, (May, 2006)
• Physiotherapist Association of British Columbia, “A Guide to Part 7 Benefits” (June, 2006)
• Police Victim Services of British Columbia, Annual Training Symposium, "Supporting, Sharing and Succeeding" (June, 2006)
• The Trial Lawyers of British Columbia, “Proving Chronic Pain Through Lay Witnesses” (November, 2006)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Mexico Medical Mal Practice Conference, “Who Done It? Understanding the Difference between Medical Causation and Legal Causation” (January, 2007)
• PCICS Conference, "20 Years in the Trenches" (February, 2007)
• “Experts Reports: "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” (June, 2007)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Mexico Medical Mal Practice Conference, “Expert Witntess – Hired Gun?” (February, 2008)
• Continuing Legal Education Conference, “The Opening at Trial Before a Judge or Before a Jury” (February, 2008)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Brain Injury Conference, “Proving the Loss” (2008)
• American Association for Justice, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008 Annual Conference, Program: Canadian Caucus, “Persuading a Canadian Jury – Canadian Track” (July, 2008)
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Mexico Medical Mal Practice Conference, “The Nuts & Bolts of Jury Trial” (February, 2009)