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Your Local Elder Law Experts

We are Murphy & Childers.

We provide specialized and attentive legal representation to seniors and their families in our community. As Certified Elder Law Attorneys, our mission is to protect your legacy and secure your family’s peace of mind.

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We are committed to addressing the unique needs of each client. Every individual comes from a diverse background and has distinct goals for their future. We pride ourselves on listening carefully to your needs and then crafting tailored legal solutions to achieve your desired outcomes.

We specialize in assisting families with the complex legal, medical, and financial issues involved in caring for elderly loved ones. Our expertise centers around Medicaid Crisis Management as well as Estate Planning and Administration.

Our firm offers reliable solutions with compassionate service. We are dedicated to guiding you through life’s legal challenges with the utmost care and attentiveness.

Proudly serving clients across Franklin, Fulton, Adams, Bedford, and Cumberland counties.

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{This law firm is outstanding in all ways! We refer people to this practice all the time! They are all so very helpful and dedicated to each client. Barb Stefanic and Barb Henicle are two terrific staff. Everyone at the Waynesboro office are excellent in communicating and helping clients. We could never have done our Dad's estate without them and they continue to serve and help guide us through the process of his estate and continue to take care of the paperwork for his wife who is in a nursing home. We are so grateful and thankful for them and their service. They have been a God-send! We have had our wills renewed through them and intend to do all future legal work through them. They certainly know what they are doing and we have utmost trust in each one. Mr. Murphy is a dedicated attorney who goes far above for his clients. May the Lord bless this practice and each one who is employed there. We just can't say enough good about them!! Thank you!

Cande Walter

Attorneys at Murphy & Childers, P.C.

Meet Your Local Elder Law Experts

Our dedicated attorneys bring a wealth of experience and personalized care to every client. Learn more about the professionals who are here to serve your unique needs.

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R. Thomas Murphy, CELA

President

Tom Murphy, Esq., CELA is the President of the Law Firm of R. Thomas Murphy & Associates, P.C. and has practiced law in Pennsylvania since 1994. Tom is also a Board-Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and recognized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia and the Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg.

Professionally, Tom is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Elder Law Committee. He is also on the faculty of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute providing continuing legal education to attorneys throughout the Commonwealth. Since 2006, Mr. Murphy has been selected annually as a “Super Lawyer” in Elder Law by Philadelphia Magazine’s Law and Politics Edition. On Sunday mornings, Tom is a contributing guest on the Hagerstown, Maryland Channel 25 TV program, “Contemporary Retirement.” Mr. Murphy specializes his practice in Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate/Estate Administration.

Mr. Murphy is also on the board of directors of The Family Heritage Trust Company of Frederick, Maryland. The Trust Company provides trust and fiduciary services for individuals, estates and individuals with special needs.

Jared S. Childers, esq., LL.M., CELA

Jared Childers has been with R. Thomas Murphy & Associates, P.C. as an attorney since 2009 where he focuses his practice solely on estate and elder law issues. He has been involved in the elder law legal community since 2005, receiving the Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) designation as certified by the National Elder Law Foundation, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in 2015.

Jared maintains his membership in the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Elder Law section; the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA); along with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He has provided continuing legal education to attorneys in Pennsylvania lecturing on Medicaid long term care benefits for the elderly through the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).

Mr. Childers has published several articles relating to cross-border retirement issues and speaks frequently at local community, religious, and civic organizations on estate and elder law related topics. For several years he supervised a site for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), which offered free income tax assistance to low-income individuals while starting his legal practice.

Mr. Childers graduated from Penn State Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, PA with his juris doctorate and earned an LL.M. from New York University in taxation. He received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University majoring in Italian and an associate degree from LDS Business College in business. Prior to law school, he worked as a Personal Financial Representative and Insurance Agent for a major national insurance company.

{I was OVERWHELMED by the legalities involved with trying to handle my Mother's affairs after extreme dementia set in. The folks at R Thomas Murphy (Chambersburg Office) were a godsend! From the first conversation with Susan B, I felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders! She was knowledgeable, helpful, and easy to talk to. She explained everything in a way I could understand. Everyone there has been great to deal with, including the receptionist and Tracey who has been a great help too! Thanks to you all!

Linda Heckman

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