Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
- J.D., University of Washington
- Washington Law Review
- Mary Ellen Krug Award (labor and employment law)
- B.A., University of Washington
- magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Washington Super Lawyers 2020-24
Trish Murphy is an attorney and the founder of Northwest Workplace Law PLLC, a law firm devoted to independent investigations and labor and employment law advice and counsel.
With nearly three decades of experience in workplace law, labor relations, and investigations, Trish has developed a finely honed understanding of organizational dynamics and issues affecting workplaces and campuses.
A seasoned investigator, Trish focuses the majority of her practice on conducting high quality, impartial investigations of a diverse range of claims. She has performed more than 250 workplace investigations and Title IX/campus investigations, many involving highly charged situations with complex facts and sensitive allegations.
Trish is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH), a certified Title IX/civil rights investigator, and an approved sexual misconduct investigator for United Educators.
Trish’s background includes representing employers, employees, and unions and serving as a neutral for a civil rights enforcement agency. From this varied experience, she brings to her investigations a well rounded perspective from all sides, ensuring a fair and even-handed process.
Clients rely on Trish’s expertise in conducting high caliber investigations that provide reliable insights and a full picture that requires no guesswork. To learn more, visit our Approach page.
Trish’s experience includes a wide spectrum of employment law issues, labor arbitration and unfair labor practice cases, and over a decade of experience serving as chief spokesperson in labor negotiations. She also has served as a Contributing Editor for the American Bar Association’s Bloomberg BNA labor law treatise, The Developing Labor Law, since 2015.
Trish is active in the professional legal community and has held a number of leadership positions.
- Chair, King County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section (2013-14)
- Chair, Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference (2012-13)
- Trustee, King County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section (2008-17)
- Chair, Mary Ellen Krug Scholarship Committee (2009-2017)
- Active member of the Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference Planning Committee for more than two decades, including serving as Labor Co-Chair, EEO Co-Chair, Marketing Co-Chair, and Arrangements Chair