Overview

Christopher R. Murphy is a financial services attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office where he represents banks, businesses and financial institutions in class action and individual cases throughout the country. Mr. Murphy has extensive experience in matters involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and various other consumer protection and fraud acts in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration.

Mr. Murphy also routinely represents clients in disputes involving commercial and consumer mortgages, revolving credit accounts, auto loans, forfeiture and replevin of automobiles and assets, commercial debt collection and business contract disputes.

Credentials

Education
  • Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, J.D.
  • Indiana University, B.S., Public Affairs – Financial Management
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Illinois
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Honors & Awards
  • Daily Journal, California Lawyers Attorneys of the Year Award, 2016
  • Access to Justice Award, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, 2016

Publications

News