Cara E. Murphy
Attorney
Cara is an attorney at Schwartz Hannum PC and a member of the Firm’s Labor and Employment and Education Practice groups. She focuses on representing employers and educational institutions in litigation matters including complex civil litigation.
Cara assists with a broad range of matters including conducting internal investigations, drafting pleadings and responses, developing comprehensive case and document review strategies, overseeing the review and production phases of discovery, and other trial, arbitration and mediation work.
Prior to joining the Firm, Cara was an associate at Libby Hoopes Brooks & Mulvey in Boston, MA where she also worked as a paralegal for eight years. She is a member of the Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society, and received an Excellence in the Law award, given by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2017, for her paralegal work.
LEGAL UPDATES
'Tis The Season: Enrollment Agreement Updates For 2025-26
NLRB Finds Employee's Individual Protest Protected Under NLRA
Employers, Don't Forget Your Notice Obligations Under The FMLA
NLRB Decision Raises Stakes For Employers In Enforcing Workplace Rules
Should Your School's Enrollment Agreement Include A General Liability Waiver?
EVENTS
Merrimack Valley Chamber Of Commerce Annual Human Resources Update
Employee Mental Health: Laws, Leaves, And Lessons To Learn
E-Alerts
EEOC Announces December 5, 2023 Deadline For Filing Of 2022 EEO-1 Forms
Employers, Don't Forget Your Notice Obligations Under The FMLA
NLRB Decision Heightens Challenges For Employers In Enforcing Workplace Rules
Education
- Suffolk University Law School (2021)
- Boston University, Paralegal Certificate (2013)
- Bentley University, magna cum laude (2011)
Bar Admissions
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
U.S. District Courts
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
Professional Affiliations
- Boston Bar Association
- American Bar Association
