George Watkins Murphy
I am a native and life-long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was born and raised in Vancleave and have lived in Ocean Springs since 1979. I am a graduate of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi School of Law. I have been in private practice since 1977 and have practiced on the Gulf Coast since 1979. I am an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. I have served as City Prosecutor Pro-tem and Municipal Judge Pro-tem for several years. I have been happily married to Mary K. Murphy, a pharmacist at OSHS, for 34 years. We have triplet daughters, Fran, Kate and Beth - all of whom are practicing attorneys.
Areas of Practice
- 25% Disability (Social Security, Workers Compensation)
- Family Law (Divorce, Child Custody, Property Division)
- Real Estate (Litigation, Title Insurance Agent, Closings)
- Personal Injury (Auto Accident, Premises Liability, Intentional Torts)
- Business (Construction Litigation, Entity Formation)
Litigation Percentage
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1977
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D.
- University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg , Mississippi
- B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) - 1974
- Major: Political Science
Representative Clients
- Lane Construction of Mississippi Inc.
- Wally Page Realty Inc.
- Pandle Inc.
- Southland Trucking, LLC.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mississippi State Bar, 1977 - 2011
- American Bar Association , 1977 - 2011
Languages
- English

