Trish K. Murphy

Attorney Trish Murphy is 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 300 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, an approved sexual misconduct investigator for United Educators, and a licensed attorney in Washington and Oregon. 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 a well rounded perspective from all sides, ensuring a fair and even-handed approach. 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 offering strategic counsel on a wide spectrum of employment law issues, effective advocacy in 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 (2009-17) Active member of the Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference Planning Committee for more than two decades, including serving as Labor Chair/Co-Chair, EEO Co-Chair, Marketing Co-Chair, and Arrangements Chair Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Trish K. Murphy included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Microsoft Excellence in Collaboration Award, 2009 Washington Super Lawyers, 2020 - 2025 Other Sources of Feedback About Trish K. Murphy Included on the 2026Washington Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Washington Super Lawyers list 2024 Washington Super Lawyers list 2023 Washington Super Lawyers list 2022 Washington Super Lawyers list 2021 Washington Super Lawyers list 2020 Washington Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• Association of Workplace Investigators
• Pacific Coast Labor and Employment Law Conference, Chair, 2012 - 2013
• Mary Ellen Krug Scholarship Committee, Chair, 2009 - 2017

• Washington, 1996
• Oregon
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
• Specialties and Certifications
• Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate (AWI-CH)

• American Bar Association (Member)
• King County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2013 - 2014 (Chair)
• King County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, 2008 - 2017 (Trustee)
• Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA)
• Washington State Bar Association
• King County Bar Association