Sandra M. Murphy
Recognized since 2003
Charleston, West Virginia
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Education
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School (1986)
- Notes Editor, Brooklyn Law Review
- B.A., Yale University (1981)
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals of the 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- American Bar Association
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Bar Association
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- West Virginia Bankers Association
- Chair, PIECES Advisory Council
- Co-Chair, George Washington High School Parent Involvement Council
- Member, Citizen's Council on Children and Families
- Member, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Development Committee
- Past Member, Covenant House Finance Committee
- Past Chair, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees and Development Committee
- Past Member, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Operations and Scholarship Committees
- Past Member, Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce Women’s Planning Committee
- Past Member, State Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts
- West Virginia Lawyer of the Year for Banking by Best Lawyers in America (2009)
- Named to Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law; Corporate Governance & Compliance Law; Corporate Law)
- Recognized by Chamber’s USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers
- Selected as West Virginia Super Lawyer
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Professional Highlights
Contact & Links
- Direct Phone Number: 304-347-1100
- Phone Number: 304-347-1100
- Lawyer Page: https://www.bowlesrice.com/people-Sandra-Murphy.html
Location
- 600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., graduated 1986
- Yale University, BA, graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia, The West Virginia State Bar
Bowles Rice LLP
Headquarters:
Charleston, West Virginia
39 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
15 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2025)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Charleston, WV (2024)
- Corporate Law, Charleston, WV (2023)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2020)
- Corporate Law, Charleston, WV (2018)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2017)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Charleston, WV (2016)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2015)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Charleston, WV (2013)
- Corporate Law, Charleston, WV (2012)
- Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
Special Focus:
- Corporate Governance
- Finance
- Financial Institutions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Regulatory
- Securities
- Transactions
Awards:
- AV Peer-Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Named Best Lawyers’ 2013 Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year for the southern West Virginia region
- Named Best Lawyers' 2012 Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year for the southern West Virginia region
- Named Best Lawyers' 2009 Banking Law Lawyer of the Year for the southern West Virginia region
- Named to Best Lawyers in America (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law)
- Listed in Chamber’s USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Corporate/Commercial Law - Banking & Finance
- Selected as a West Virginia Super Lawyer in Banking (2007-2013)
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