Maya Murphy

What Maya Murphy does

Maya Murphy, P.C. is a privately-held professional law firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, with a secondary office in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The firm was founded in 2012 by Managing Partner Joseph C. Maya and operates as a multi-generational family-owned practice, with Partner Susan M. Maya also serving on the leadership team. It provides legal services across eight practice areas: Business Law & Litigation, Criminal Defense, Education Law (with a distinctive specialization in Connecticut special education advocacy, including IEP representation, 504 plans, due process hearings, and school discipline), Employment & Labor Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Divorce & Family Law (including divorce mediation with an online delivery option), and Personal Injury. The firm serves individuals, families, entrepreneurs, privately-owned businesses, major financial institutions, and multinational corporations across Connecticut and New York State, with attorneys licensed in NY, NJ, CT, and CA.

The firm differentiates on multi-jurisdictional licensure, deep specialization in education law (highlighted by Joseph C. Maya's 2024 Best Lawyers in America recognition), and a partner-supervised model that promises large-firm expertise with small-firm accessibility. It has accumulated 162 Google reviews and a content-rich website (mayalaw.com) that functions as both a lead-generation asset and a thought-leadership platform on Connecticut education law. The practice is built on traditional professional-services mechanics: hourly and retainer-based fees disclosed in engagement letters, with free initial in-person or Zoom consultations as the primary intake mechanism. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct consultations, professional referrals, and organic search.

The business operates with no external capital, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue. The firm has eight attorneys, an employee headcount of 11–50, and two physical offices. There is no proprietary technology product; the firm delivers professional services rather than software. Revenue is generated entirely through legal fees for representational work across the eight practice areas.

Name

Maya Murphy

Legal name

Maya Murphy, P.C.

Website

https://mayalaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maya Murphy, P.C. is a privately-held Connecticut and New York law firm founded in 2012 that provides litigation, criminal defense, education law (special education), employment, family, estate planning, and personal injury legal services to individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and privately-owned businesses through eight attorneys across offices in Westport, CT and Manhattan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAK

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYFSAEAKAA

Personal Trust & Fiduciary Administration

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Fiduciary, Trust & Estate Advisory

Keywords

• Legal services
• Family law
• Education law
• Criminal defense
• Estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Westport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Law firm generates revenue through legal representation fees. Offers free initial consultations. Fee structure based on attorney billing rates as outlined in retainer agreements. Services include business law, criminal defense, education law, employment law, estate planning, family law, and personal injury.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Maya Murphy, P.C. is a private law firm providing legal representation and counsel across seven core practice areas: Business Law & Litigation, Criminal Defense, Education Law (including Special Education, IEPs, and 504 Plans), Employment & Labor Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Divorce & Family Law (including mediation), and Personal Injury. The firm serves individual clients, families, entrepreneurs, privately-owned businesses, financial institutions, and multinational corporations through offices in Westport, CT and Manhattan, NY, plus remote Zoom consultations, with attorneys licensed in NY, NJ, CT, and CA.

Product overview

Maya Murphy, P.C. is a law firm providing legal services through multiple practice areas. The firm offers: Business Law & Litigation (formation, mergers, succession planning); Criminal Defense (state/federal, white-collar, DUI, drug offenses); Education Law including Special Education (IEP, 504 Plans, due process hearings, school discipline, placement disputes); Employment & Labor Law; Estate Planning & Probate; Divorce & Family Law (including mediation); and Personal Injury. The firm serves clients in New York and Connecticut with offices in Westport, CT and Manhattan, NY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law & Litigation Legal representation for business formation, corporate formation, dissolution, business planning, operations, mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, and litigation services for business disputes, for entrepreneurs, privately-owned businesses, financial institutions, and multinational corporations.
• Criminal Defense Legal representation for criminal matters ranging from traffic infractions to complex securities fraud inquiries, including defense against drug offenses, DUI/OUI, theft, violent crimes, and white-collar crimes, for individuals facing criminal charges.
• Education Law & Special Education Connecticut legal representation for families and educators in special education, school discipline, and civil rights matters, including IEP representation, 504 Plans, due process hearings, school placement disputes, Title IX, disability discrimination, bullying and harassment, and teacher/educator defense, for parents of students with disabilities and teachers/school staff.
• Employment & Labor Law Legal representation for employers and employees on matters including employee discipline, offer letters, separation agreements, wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and physician employment and partnership agreements.
• Estate Planning & Probate Estate planning services including asset protection, living wills, powers of attorney, health care proxies, wills and trusts, as well as estate administration and estate litigation, for individuals and families.
• Divorce & Family Law Legal representation for matrimonial and family law matters including separation, divorce, division of marital assets, spousal support, alimony, child support, custody, visitation, collaborative divorce, divorce litigation, divorce modification, relocation, and LGBTQ divorce, for individuals and families.
• Personal Injury Legal representation for physical or emotional injuries caused by intentional acts, negligence, or strict liability, seeking damages for clients who have suffered personal injuries.
• Divorce Mediation Personalized divorce mediation and family law mediation services to help couples communicate, negotiate, and reach amicable settlements. Online divorce mediation is available, for divorcing couples seeking non-adversarial resolution.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cuddy & Feder LLP: Westchester County, NY firm with offices in White Plains and Manhattan serving individuals, families, and businesses. Comparable to Maya Murphy's NYC office across estate planning, family law, business law, and employment matters in the Westchester/Putnam/NYC corridor.
• Halloran Sage: CT firm with offices in Hartford, New Haven, Middletown, and Danbury providing business, litigation, employment, family law, and estate planning services to closely-held businesses and families. Directly comparable regional full-service competitor to Maya Murphy in the CT market.
• Bleakley Platt & Schmidt: White Plains-based firm serving Westchester, Putnam, and NYC with practice areas including family law, matrimonial, estate planning, and business law. Directly comparable to Maya Murphy's Manhattan office for serving affluent families and entrepreneurs in the same NYC metro geography.
• Wiggin and Dana LLP: CT-headquartered firm with offices in New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, and New York. Provides business law, litigation, employment, family law, and education-related services to families, entrepreneurs, and institutions; comparable in footprint and practice mix to Maya Murphy, but at a larger scale.
• Pullman & Comley, LLC: CT-based full-service firm with offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Stamford, Westport, and White Plains. Overlaps directly with Maya Murphy on family law, education law, employment, estate planning, and business litigation serving individuals, families, and privately-held companies in the same Fairfield County footprint.
• Cohen and Wolf, P.C. Full-service Connecticut law firm with offices in Bridgeport, Danbury, Westport, and Stamford. Comparable to Maya Murphy in its mix of business law, family law, estate planning, employment, and litigation for individuals and mid-market businesses in Fairfield County and surrounding CT counties.
• Berchem Moses PC: Milford, CT firm with deep roots in Fairfield and New Haven counties. Competes with Maya Murphy across business law, employment, real estate, and estate planning for closely-held businesses and individuals in the same CT geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Shipman & Goodwin LLP: Larger CT-based full-service firm with significant education law practice serving CT school districts and families. Overlaps with Maya Murphy's education law focus and broader personal-client practice, but operates at meaningfully greater scale with institutional clients.
• Day Pitney LLP: Major CT/NJ/NY regional firm with substantial private client, family law, and trusts & estates practices. Competes for the same high-net-worth individuals and families in Fairfield County and Manhattan that Maya Murphy targets, though at a significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Coppola McKinley, LLP: Boutique Westport, CT firm focused on family law, divorce mediation, and estate planning. Competes head-to-head with Maya Murphy for the same Fairfield County families seeking matrimonial and estate services, with a similar small-firm, client-attentive positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mayamurphylawyers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maya-murphy-p.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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