Our guest today is Professor Marc Murphy brings four decades of experience as a trial attorney to his role at U of L’s Brandeis Law School . His career has included service as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney and litigator of complex civil matters, including class actions and civil fraud. He has argued before state and federal appellate courts, served as Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney, and practiced nationally as a partner with Stites & Harbison as well as the predecessor for Frost Brown & Todd.

In 2018, he was named Louisville’s White Collar Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year. At Brandeis Law, he also collaborates with the Office of Professional Development to enhance student learning and connect them with the practice of law in Louisville and beyond. In addition to his legal career, Professor Murphy is an award-winning political cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and his commentary cartoons have appeared in other publications as well. He serves as president of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists and sits on the board of Cartoonists Rights Network International, a nonprofit dedicated to defending free speech and human rights worldwide.

Earlier in his career, Professor Murphy served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Europe and Central America, where he was twice awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

Professor Murphy has also been an active voice for racial justice. Following the killing of Breonna Taylor, he represented protesters in Louisville, and spoke, wrote and marched, as an ally. In 2025, he received the Louisville Urban League’s first Accomplice for Justice Award.