Regulatory Compliance Client Service

JOSEPH ROBERT MURPHY

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Florida Board of Accountancy, Certified Public Accountant Candidate, 2025 Florida Bar, 2013

EDUCATION

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL LL.M. in Taxation, International Tax, December 2020 University of Miami School of Business, Coral Gables, FL Master of Accountancy, Assurance, May 2017

Honors: Accounting Student Endowed Scholarship (merit-based scholarship) Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA Juris Doctor, May 2012

Honors: Rubin Public Interest Honors Society

Temple University Japan (merit-based scholarship)

University of Connecticut School of Business, Storrs, CT Master of Business Administration, Finance, August 2008 Externship: General Electric, Beijing, China

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

Bachelor of Arts, May 2005

Activities: NCAA Division I College Football

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Wells Fargo & Co. Through Robert Half, Charlotte, NC Regulatory Counsel Commercial Banking, Consumer Lending, Wealth and Investment Management, January 2024 to Present

• Assist the Back to Legal Team with regulatory compliance, tax compliance and corporate governance matters within the Regulatory Changes and Inventory Response Litigation section supporting Commercial Banking, Consumer Lending, Corporate and Investment Banking including commercial real estate, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and the Wealth and Investment Management divisions.

• Conduct research, prepare memoranda on state banking regulations as well as compliance with data privacy laws and state specific Uniform Commercial Code implementations while partnering with compliance officers and Line of Business Legal to draft major compliance requirement summaries and respond to Back to Legal Team requests.

• Help to create and maintain a legal regulatory inventory for Commercial Banking lines of business

(including Government Banking and Middle Market Banking) with respect to deposits, treasury management services and payments systems.

New York City Department of Education Through Robert Half, New York, NY External Counsel, May 2022 to October 2023

• Tried over 100 complex special education cases, representing New York State in special education disputes.

• Led all phases of litigation, including taking and defending depositions, motion practice, settlement negotiations and hearing strategy.

• Appeared at pre-hearing conferences, status conferences and merit hearings successfully arguing cases under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDIEA) and New York State Education Law before administrative hearing officers.

• Submitted briefs to the appeals division involving potential federal questions pursuant to 20 U.S. Code § 1400, 34 C.F.R. Part 300, and NY Educ L § 4401-A.

District of Colombia Department of Employment Services Through TDB Communications, Washington, DC External Counsel, February 2021 to February 2022

• Resolved unemployment claims involving severance and employment status.

• Calculated benefit payments, disqualified benefit periods and drafted notices of determinations.

• Utilized D.C. proprietary software Webs, Octo Docs, Salesforce and created Excel macros to conduct research and prepare computations for claimants.

Topping & Kessler Co, Hollywood, FL

Tax Accountant, August 2018 to December 2019

• Prepared tax returns and work papers for corporations, partnerships, and individuals using Lacerte Intuit software along with other assistant programs.

• Worked with managing partner to research I.R.S. Code, Regulations and relevant case law to draft workpapers for U.S. Tax compliance forms 5471, 8858, 8865, and 926.

• Researched and wrote memoranda to help maintain and update tax efficient structures for cross border entities involving U.S. inbound and outbound tax questions pursuant to the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income rules and regulations introduced by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

• Prepared Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) reports as well as Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Form 114 for U.S. persons with foreign bank accounts.

• Negotiated and settled tax discrepancies with the I.R.S. on behalf of clients. Robert J. Murphy, P.C., Philadelphia, PA

Law Clerk & Associate Attorney, August 2008 to August 2018

• Prepared 11 U.S.C. §524(g) asbestos related claims against the Owens Corning Fiberboard (OC-FB) Asbestos Personal Injury Trust in creditor bankruptcy proceedings involving multi-million dollar asbestos related judgements.

• Assisted taking depositions and responding to discovery requests specific to toxic torts.

• Researched statutory, common law and administrative agency proceedings applicable to the 3rd Circuit and Pennsylvania courts.

• Researched Chapter 11 bankruptcy law specific to the OC-FB Reorganization Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court under 28 U.S.C. § 524(g) involving questions of liability, obligations and implied limitations pursuant to the channeling injunction.

• Researched Pennsylvania Trust Distribution law and wrote memoranda to be incorporated in briefs involving ongoing fiduciary breaches enforcing claimant right to payment pursuant to liquidated valuations.

• Helped secure a final order remanding 524(g) asbestos related 3rd Circuit trust claims to Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas, ensuring favorable jurisdictional outcomes. Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., Miami, FL

Volunteer and Fellow for the Low-Income Tax Clinic (LITC), December 2014 to August 2015

• Assisted director of LITC with cases involving tax controversy throughout audits, appeals and collections.

• Researched tax issues and drafted memoranda for pleadings submitted to the Probate Court, United States Tax Court and United States District Court.

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