In many ways, Miller Johnson today is much like the Miller Johnson first established more than 50 years ago. Now there are computers on our desks and PDAs in our pockets, but our family-focused culture and commitment to partnering with our clients is the same.
From day one, firm culture and client relationships have set Miller Johnson apart. John Cummiskey, a founding member of the firm, stressed that our clients are our partners – our family – and that truly understanding their businesses and/or challenges is essential to providing good counsel.
The family oriented relationship we aim to have with clients also applies to our employees. We make an effort to include family in firm events, and encourage attorneys and staff to make family a priority. More than 10 percent of our workforce is part-time, including attorneys and staff. The new folks who join Miller Johnson repeatedly tell us, “It feels different here.”
We do great work and go the extra mile for each one of our clients. We also value the time we spend outside of the office and in our community, even recognizing each year an employee whose “spirit of service” is exemplary. Our families, friends and hobbies are key to who we are, and those enriching relationships and experiences make us better lawyers, staff and people.
Our clients see and feel the difference, whether they seek our business and corporate, employment and labor, litigation or personal legal counsel. In every situation, we strive to be “down to earth” while we get “down to business.”
Laurie Murphy is a Member of the firm, Chair of the Estates, Trusts and Private Client Practice Group, is a former chair of the Elder Law and Disability Planning Practice Group, and former Vice Chair of the Business Section. Laurie has been practicing law since 1988. She specializes in probate and estate planning, taxation of estates, trusts and gifts, business succession planning, family office support, as well as elder law and special needs planning.
