Patrick D. Murphy was born December 24, 1962, in South Bend, Indiana. One of ten children, he received a B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 1985. Pat earned a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law in 1988, where he served as an associate editor of the Indiana Law Review. He received an LL.M. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1995.

Pat is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2007, 2008, and 2009) in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Law. Pat also has been recognized as one of "Indiana's Top Lawyers" by Indiana Business Magazine (2007, 2008, and 2009). Indianapolis Monthly magazine has repeatedly named Pat a "Super Lawyer" in the area of business litigation during its annual survey of the top 5% of lawyers in Indiana (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009). Pat is rated "AV" (the highest available rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading attorney peer-review rating service.

Pat limits his practice to civil litigation and has litigated cases in at least 12 different states, including NY, MS, LA, TX, AZ, MI, and IL. His practice focuses primarily on defending businesses in commercial and employment discrimination lawsuits.

Pat was formerly a partner of Barnes & Thornburg, working in the Litigation Department of its South Bend Office. He has been in the private practice of law in South Bend since 1991.

Pat has a special interest in federal practice and procedure. Following law school, Pat served a two-year federal clerkship in Indianapolis with the Honorable James E. Noland of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He has lectured and written on federal practice, including "A Federal Practitioner's Guide to Supplemental Jurisdiction Under 28 U.S.C. § 1367," which is published at 78 Marquette L. Rev. 973 (1995). From 1999 through 2008, Pat served on the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Pat served as an officer in the JAG Corps of the United States Army Reserve and was honorably discharged in 1994. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Valparaiso University School of Law and as a Visiting Instructor at the University of Illinois College of Law. Pat and his wife, Tonia, have four children (Eileen, Maria, Emily, and Margaret) and reside in South Bend.

Reported Decisions:

• Aaron v. Mahl, 550 F.3d 659 (7th Cir. 2008)
• O'Brien v. 1st Source Bank, 868 N.E.2d 903 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007).
• Aaron v. Scott, 851 N.E.2d 309 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006).
• Rhodes v. Wright, 805 N.E.2d 382 (Ind. 2004).
• Title Search v. 1st Source Bank, 765 N.E.2d 167 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002).
• Hochstedler v. St. Joseph County Solid Waste Management District, 770 N.E.2d 910 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002).
• Beanstalk Group, Inc. v. A.M. General Corp., 283 F.3d 856 (7th Cir. 2002).
• Feltner v. Title Search Co., 283 F.3d 838 (7th Cir. 2002).
• Solon v. Gary Community School Corp., 180 F.3d 844 (7th Cir. 1999).
• Henning v. Amsted Industries, Inc., 56 F.3d 29 (7th Cir. 1995).
• Carbone v. Schwartz, 629 N.E.2d 1259 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994).
• Adams v. Clean Air Systems, Inc., 586 N.E.2d 940 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992).

Bar Admissions:

• All trial and appellate courts in Indiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Professional Associations:

• Robert A. Grant Inn of Court (Secretary/Treasurer, 2003 to 2007)
• Red Mass Committee for the South Bend area for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Member, 2003 to date)
• St. Joseph County Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association