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    Office of General Counsel

    Agency Chief Counsel

     Melissa Ann Murphy
    Chief Counsel

    Education
    • University of Connecticut School of Law, JD
    • Rutgers College, BA
    Current Practice
    • Chief Counsel, Department of Labor and Industry
    Prior Experience
    • Executive Deputy Chief Counsel, Labor & Industry
    • Senior Counsel, Labor & Industry
    • Senior Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor
    • Staff Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor
    Admissions
    • Pennsylvania
    • New York
    Awards and Affiliations
    • Secretary's Exceptional Achievement Award (U.S. Department of Labor)
    • Secretary's Distinguished Customer Service Award (U.S. Department of Labor)
    • 2026 Friend of PennSERVE Award
    Clerkships
    • Honorable Alfred V. Covello, U.S. District Court for District of Connecticut
    • Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division-Second Department 
    • Honorable John B. Dangler, New Jersey Superior Court