David R. Murphy Esq.
Partner
Areas of Practice
- 100% Property Tax
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Property Tax Trials and Appeals, New York State Bar Association, Nysau, 1980
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1976
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1976
Education
- Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York
- J.D. - 1975
- Honors: Recipient, Senior Prize Trial, 1975
- Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
- B.S.F.S - 1971
- Major: International Affairs
Published Works
- "Review and Reduction of Real Property Assessments" (Co-Author), Lee, LeForestier & Murphy, 1977
- "Small Claims Assessment Review: A Decade of Interpretation,", New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 65, 1993
- "The New York Runner as Pedestrian,", New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 54, 1982
- "The Appraiser-Attorney Relationship in Assessment Review Proceedings,", New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 60, 1988
Representative Cases
- Lehigh Portland Cement Co. v. Assessor (Town of Catskill), 263 A.D.2d 558, 693 N.Y.S.2d 671 (3d Dept. 1999)
- General Electric Co. v. Macejka, 252 A.D.2d 700, 675 N.Y.S.2d 420 (3d Dept. 1998)
- Blue Circle Inc. v. Schermerhorn, 235 A.D.2d 771, 652 N.Y.S.2d 817 (3d Dept. 1997)
- City of Troy v. Kusala, 227 A.D.2d 736, 642 N.Y.S.2d 717 (3d Dept. 1996)
- Welch Foods Inc. v. Town of Westfield, 222 A.D.2d 1053, 635 N.Y.S.2d 400 (4th Dept. 1995)
- Welch Foods Inc. v. Town of Westfield, 236 A.D.2d 831, 653 N.Y.S.2d 884 (4th Dept. 1997)
- Niagrara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Cutler (Town of Day), 109 A.D.2d 403, 492 N.Y.S.2d 137 (3d Dept.)
- Niagrara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Cutler (Town of Day), 67 N.Y.2d 812, 492 N.E.2d 398, 501 N.Y.S.2d 325 (1985)
- Norton Company v. Watervliet, 3 A.D. 3rd 760, 772 NYS2d 720 (2004)
Representative Clients
- General Electric Company (Tax Assessment)
- Towns of Monroe, Johnstown, Niagara, Greenport and Neversink, New York
- Town of Newburgh, New York
- Quad Graphics, Inc
- Darley Stud Management, LLC
- Fox Properties, LLC
- Mazzone Management Group
- Town of Malta, NY
- City of Watervliet, NY
- Town of North Elba, NY
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Instructor, Business Law, Maria College, 1981 - 1983
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Rensselaer County Bar Association, Member
- Albany County Bar Association, Member
- Saratoga County Bar Association, Member
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Institute of Property Taxation
Past Employment Positions
- Adjunct Instructor, Business Law, Maria College, 1981 - 1983
- Partner, Lee, Leforestier, Mavonet Hanet, 1989 - 1990
