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Attorney Image
Erin Murphy

Associate

She / Her

Office

Chicago

Phone

+1 312 840 7233

OverviewCredentials

Erin received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as Co-Chair for the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She also worked as a teaching assistant for the Communications & Legal Reasoning course and as the treasurer for the Women’s Leadership Coalition (WLC). While studying, Erin externed for the Honorable Robert Blakey at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at a public accounting firm.

Credentials

  • Illinois, 2024

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 2024
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA, 2017

Erin received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as Co-Chair for the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She also worked as a teaching assistant for the Communications & Legal Reasoning course and as the treasurer for the Women’s Leadership Coalition (WLC). While studying, Erin externed for the Honorable Robert Blakey at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at a public accounting firm.

  • Illinois, 2024

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 2024
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA, 2017

Overview

Erin received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as Co-Chair for the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She also worked as a teaching assistant for the Communications & Legal Reasoning course and as the treasurer for the Women’s Leadership Coalition (WLC). While studying, Erin externed for the Honorable Robert Blakey at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at a public accounting firm.

Credentials

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2024

Education

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 2024
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA, 2017

Erin received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as Co-Chair for the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She also worked as a teaching assistant for the Communications & Legal Reasoning course and as the treasurer for the Women’s Leadership Coalition (WLC). While studying, Erin externed for the Honorable Robert Blakey at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at a public accounting firm.

Credentials

  • Illinois, 2024

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 2024
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA, 2017

Erin received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as Co-Chair for the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She also worked as a teaching assistant for the Communications & Legal Reasoning course and as the treasurer for the Women’s Leadership Coalition (WLC). While studying, Erin externed for the Honorable Robert Blakey at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at a public accounting firm.

  • Illinois, 2024

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 2024
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA, 2017

Overview

Erin received her JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she served as Co-Chair for the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. She also worked as a teaching assistant for the Communications & Legal Reasoning course and as the treasurer for the Women’s Leadership Coalition (WLC). While studying, Erin externed for the Honorable Robert Blakey at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Erin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at a public accounting firm.

Credentials

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2024

Education

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 2024
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA, 2017

News and Insights

News

Justice for a Pretrial Detainee Denied Medical Care

When Dwayne Cummings arrived at Cook County Jail as a pretrial detainee in 2022, he had not been convicted of a crime. He was awaiting resolution of a separate criminal matter, one that would ultimately be dismissed. In the meantime, however, Dwayne was subject to the conditions of the Cook County Jail.

March 3, 2026

Publications

“Balancing The Risks and Rewards of Private Equity In 401(k)s,” Law360
 

In an article for Law360, Partner Alexis Bates and Associates Michael Linden and Erin Murphy examined the evolving landscape for private equity investments in 401(k) plans following a new executive order which directs federal agencies to encourage alternative investments in retirement plans.

October 3, 2025

Publications

“Challenges For Fiduciaries Adding Crypto To 401(k) Plans,” Law360

In an article for Law360, Partner Alexis Bates and Associates Andy Osborne and Erin Murphy examine the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency investments in 401(k) retirement plans, and the potential challenges of including these assets among 401(k) offerings because of the fiduciary risks they present under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

May 29, 2025

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