Murphy Mckeon P.c.

What Murphy Mckeon P.c. does

Murphy McKeon, P.C. (legal name: Law Offices of Murphy McKeon, P.C.) is a private professional corporation law firm headquartered at 901 Route 23 South, Suite 201, Pompton Plains, New Jersey. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, and government entities throughout Northern New Jersey, with its location deliberately positioned near the crossroads of Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Sussex Counties. Its 10-attorney roster delivers full-service legal representation across 13 published practice areas: Corporate Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Family Law, General Liability Defense, Government/Municipal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Wills/Estates/Trusts, Workers' Compensation, and Zoning/Land Use. Practice before New Jersey municipal, state, and federal courts at trial and appellate levels, plus administrative agencies, is core to the offering.

The firm was formerly known as Johnson, Murphy, Hubner, McKeon, Wubbenhorst, Bucco & Appelt, P.C., reflecting a legacy of partner additions over time. Its attorney base includes differentiated credentials such as a former FBI Special Agent now Of-Counsel, a former Mayor of Livingston who serves as Assistant Counsel to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, and gubernatorial appointees, which underwrites its standing in the Northern New Jersey government-law market.

Murphy McKeon operates a professional-services, billable-hours revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing, supplemented by retainer-style ongoing municipal counsel and panel counsel engagements (joint insurance funds, self-insured municipal pools, The Hartford Insurance Company). Go-to-market is sales-led, reliant on direct attorney-client relationships, referrals, and a practice-area/attorney-profile-driven website rather than active marketing or business development operations. Its customer base skews heavily toward Northern New Jersey municipalities, boards of education, utility authorities, and redevelopment agencies, with secondary segments in individuals/families and business entities. The firm reports no proprietary technology, no AI/ML tooling, no funding events, and a single-office footprint.

Name

Murphy Mckeon P.c.

Legal name

Law Offices of Murphy McKeon, P.C.

Website

https://murphymckeonlaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Murphy McKeon, P.C. is a Northern New Jersey law firm headquartered in Pompton Plains, providing 13 practice areas of legal representation to individuals, businesses, and government entities, with a primary focus on municipal and government law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Trust Services (Trustee, Agent & Escrow Roles) (FSAEAKAB)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Municipal law
• Corporate law
• Litigation defense
• Real estate law

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 legal services billed to clients including individuals, families, businesses, and governmental entities. Services span multiple practice areas including corporate law, real estate, litigation, employment law, and municipal government counseling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Murphy McKeon, P.C. is a private professional corporation law firm providing comprehensive legal services across 13 practice areas, including corporate law, education law, employment law, family law, general liability defense, government/municipal law, litigation, personal injury/wrongful death, real estate law, redevelopment law, wills/estates/trusts, workers' compensation, and zoning/land use. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, and governmental entities throughout Northern New Jersey from its Pompton Plains office.

Product overview

Murphy McKeon, P.C. is a law firm (not a software technology company) that provides comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with specialized attorneys serving different areas including Corporate Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Family Law, General Liability Defense, Government/Municipal Law, Litigation, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Real Estate Law, Redevelopment Law, Wills/Estates/Trusts, Workers' Compensation, and Zoning/Land Use. These practice areas are coordinated among the firm's attorneys to provide clients with collective expertise and comprehensive legal representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Law Legal services for business clients including sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations, covering general counseling, commercial sales, asset-based borrowing, purchases and financing, mergers and acquisitions, and formation of entities.
• Education Law Legal representation for boards of education in matters relating to general advice, drafting of contracts, labor relations, teachers, staff, administrators, student discipline, special education, pupil transportation, and school board policies.
• Employment Law Legal services covering discrimination and harassment, retaliation, whistleblowing, wrongful termination, FMLA, unpaid wages, employment contracts, severance agreements, non-compete agreements, and handbook drafting.
• Family Law Legal services for families including divorce, custody battles, adoptions, and domestic violence matters.
• General Liability Defense Defense of cases ranging from complex personal injury to property damage litigation, auto damages, products liability, and employer liabilities.
• Government/Municipal Law Legal services for municipalities, counties, and governmental agencies including general counseling, litigation, ordinance drafting, employee issues, land acquisition, condemnation proceedings, and defense of claims.
• Litigation Active trial practice before all state and federal trial and appellate courts covering corporate and commercial litigation, collections, personal injury, zoning and land use, family law, probate and estate litigation, and administrative agency proceedings.
• Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Legal representation for clients who have suffered injuries including automobile accidents, falling accidents, defective products, occupational hazards, medical malpractice, and assault.
• Real Estate Law Legal services for purchase, sale, leasing, financing, and development of industrial, commercial, and residential real estate, including closings, title transfers, mortgage closings, and mortgage review services.
• Redevelopment Law Legal services for private and public clients in connection with sale, lease, purchase, lending, foreclosure, and condemnation of underutilized sites for redevelopment purposes.
• Wills, Estates, Trusts Estate planning and administration services including drafting of wills and trusts, representation of administrators and executors, and Surrogate's Court representation.
• Workers' Compensation Workers' compensation defense services for public entities and insurance companies, including representation of municipalities and boards of education.
• Zoning/Land Use Legal services for residential and commercial development of real estate, including obtaining local, county, and state land use approvals and appearing before Planning Boards and Boards of Adjustment.

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Hartford Insurance CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm has been appointed by The Hartford Insurance Company to defend workers' compensation claims brought against St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, representing a key insurance defense partnership.
• Self-Insured Municipal PoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm represents two large self-insured pools of municipalities and boards of education providing workers' compensation defense services, indicating established trust relationships with municipal insurance pools.
• Joint Insurance FundscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm serves as panel counsel to several joint insurance funds and regularly provides litigation representation to municipalities and local boards.
• Various Utility AuthoritiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavid Ruitenberg serves as general or special counsel to utility authorities and boards of education, representing counties, municipalities, school boards, utility authorities, planning boards, and redevelopment agencies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP: Large full-service New Jersey law firm with a significant public entity, municipal and litigation practice serving many of the same townships and counties Murphy McKeon targets. Overlaps on workers' comp defense, municipal counsel and commercial litigation but with much broader geographic and practice-area reach.
• Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC: Full-service New Jersey-based law firm with strong corporate, real estate, redevelopment, environmental and municipal practices. Overlaps with Murphy McKeon on redevelopment, real estate, zoning and commercial work for Northern NJ clients.
• Mason Griffin & Pierson PC: New Jersey-based law firm practicing in municipal, education, redevelopment, employment and commercial matters for public and private clients. Comparable to Murphy McKeon's municipal and education law work in Northern New Jersey.
• Stark & Stark PC: New Jersey full-service law firm with practice areas in municipal, real estate, litigation, personal injury and estate planning. Compares to Murphy McKeon on personal injury, real estate, wills/estates and litigation practices serving NJ individuals and businesses.
• Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA: Long-established New Jersey law firm offering municipal, redevelopment, real estate, litigation and personal injury practices. Comparable to Murphy McKeon's municipal counsel, redevelopment, real estate and litigation work for Northern NJ municipalities and businesses.
• Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC: Established full-service New Jersey law firm with practices in municipal, education, employment, real estate and litigation. Comparable to Murphy McKeon's broad 13-practice-area model but with substantially greater scale and statewide reach.
• LeClairRyan (now merged with Troutman Pepper): National firm with deep New Jersey presence offering municipal, education, employment, insurance defense and litigation practices. Comparable to Murphy McKeon on workers' comp/insurance defense, municipal counsel and education law representation.

Direct peers

• Genova Burns LLC: New Jersey law firm with a strong public-sector practice representing municipalities, redevelopment agencies, school boards and authorities across the state. Comparable to Murphy McKeon's government/municipal, redevelopment and education law practice area depth.
• Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs LLC: New Jersey-based law firm specializing in municipal, public entity, education and labor law for municipalities, school boards and authorities across the state. Highly comparable to Murphy McKeon's core municipal/government and education law practice serving Northern NJ townships and boards of education.
• Apruzzese McDermott Mastro & Murphy LLC: New Jersey law firm dedicated to public entity representation including municipal, county, board of education and authority counsel. Directly comparable to Murphy McKeon's municipal attorney, redevelopment counsel and JIF panel work in Northern New Jersey.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/murphy-mckeon-p.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Murphy Mckeon P.c.