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Terence Murphy

Partner • Chair of Government Contracts & Construction

T (757) 624.3139
F (757) 624.3169

tmurphy@kaufcan.com

Terry is Chairman of the firm's Government Contracts and Construction Practice Group and a member of the firm's Litigation Section. His practice includes contracts counseling and dispute resolution before state and federal courts, Boards of Contract Appeals, the Government Accountability Office and in arbitration and mediation.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Represented contractor in Government Accountability Office protest of $300 million ship repair contract
  • Represented general contractor in state court against owner regarding construction of $27 million Judicial Center
  • Represented owner on differing site conditions claim at City museum against contractor, architect and owner’s insurance carrier
  • Represented quality control subcontractor in federal district court action by general contractor’s surety involving blasting and painting project
  • Represented contractor before Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals on claims regarding $15 million warehouse expansion project
  • Represented contractor in small business size protest before Small Business Administration and federal district court
  • Drafted and negotiated construction and design contracts for various commercial projects

Recognition and honors

  • Best Lawyers in America; Construction Law, 2005-2011
  • Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2006-2010
  • Virginia Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition; Law & Politics, 2009-2010 
  • Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004, 2007-2008
  • Law Clerk; Judge Walter E. Hoffman, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1981-1982

Associations

  • Virginia State Bar; Former Chairman, Board of Governors of the Construction and Public Contract Law Section
  • Virginia Bar Association; Past Member, Executive Committee of the Construction and Public Contract Law Section
  • American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry; Public Contract Law Section
  • Tidewater Association of Service Contractors; General Counsel, Past President
  • Tidewater Government/Industry Council; Large Business Representative
  • Virginia Ship Repair Association; Former Member of Board of Directors
  • Associated General Contractors of Virginia
  • Associated Builders & Contractors of Virginia, Inc.

Education

  • State University of New York College at Cortland; B.A., magna cum laude, 1978
  • University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 1981

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