Attorney Profiles

Valerie L. Murphy is a native Southern Californian who joined the Law Office of Heather Cullen as an Associate Attorney in early 2008. Attorney Murphy's legal focus is on family law matters including divorce, termination of domestic partnerships, custody and visitation, establishment of parental relationships (paternity), domestic violence, division of community property, child support and spousal support.

Attorney Murphy has 15 years of experience in family law. She started her legal career as a legal assistant in 1993 before becoming an attorney in 2005. Her legal career has continuously focused on matters involving family law, and she takes great care in providing for clients' legal and emotional needs. Attorney Murphy has extensive legal experience that has been obtained in the private sector with private law firms located in the Riverside area as well as the public sector with the Riverside County Department of Child Support Services.

Attorney Murphy earned her Juris Doctor Degree from California Southern Law School in 2005, where she graduated in the top 1% of her class. She also completed her bachelor's degree in the area of Political Science at California State University, San Bernardino.

Attorney Murphy is currently a member of the State Bar of California. She is also a member of the Riverside County Bar Association and San Bernardino County Bar Association.

Attorney Murphy is a skilled attorney and an aggressive yet balanced advocate for her client. If you have any family law legal issues that you would like to discuss with Attorney Murphy or any of our lawyers, we invite you to contact our office today for a confidential consultation.