"One of the firm’s biggest strengths is the character and integrity of the people."
— Lori Muetzel, Legal Administrator

Every business has a culture. It is not written down in a company handbook or even talked about much among employees. It is, however, a very real and integral part of Carlile Patchen & Murphy. We are a responsive firm, internally and externally. As a business, we respond to our clients in the best ways we know how, described throughout this Web site. Our firm was built by good lawyers who cared about their clients. Our lawyers today carry on this tradition. As an employer, we do our best to respond to our team members by providing great benefits and a fun, family-friendly work atmosphere. We do not take ourselves too seriously and like to have a good time when the time is right.

Carlile Patchen & Murphy is not your typical law firm. Whereas some firms say this, we live it. Our lawyers have billable hour requirements that are lower than most other firms, and this is intentional. They have lives outside of the practice of law. They have families. They participate in sports, hobbies and community service projects. Our partners are committed to the clients and believe they can best serve them by living a life of balance. We pull this off by operating fiscally conservatively and by taking very good care of our clients and employees. This is our business model, and we believe it is the right way to run a law firm.