Local attorney elected President-Elect of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Attorney Kathryn Cochrane Murphy
(BOSTON, MA) November 20, 2014 – Boston-based law firm Krokidas & Bluestein announced today that Partner Kathryn Cochrane Murphy has been elected President-Elect of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), the premier organization of real estate lawyers in the United States. As President-Elect, Ms. Murphy will succeed to the office of President in January 2016. ACREL Fellows are elected to the organization based on their outstanding legal abilities, experience, and professional and ethical conduct.
“I am honored to be elected President-Elect of this prestigious organization, and I look forward to leading the College, which promotes high standards of professional responsibility in the practice of real estate law and provides cutting edge continuing legal education to its Fellows, the members of the bar, and the public,” said Ms. Murphy.
Ms. Murphy has been an ACREL Fellow since 1993. She previously held the offices of Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President, and will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee. Over the years, Ms. Murphy has led and participated in numerous ACREL programs and committees. .
“Membership in ACREL is reserved to the top real estate lawyers in the country; Kathy’s election to President-Elect is testament not only to her strong leadership skills, but also to the respect in which she is held by the other members of this elite organization” says Krokidas & Bluestein colleague Elizabeth Ross.
In addition to leading and participating in ACREL presentations and committees, Ms. Murphy has served as a panelist in the ALI/CLE Modern Real Estate Transactions and Commercial Leasing programs, and has contributed to the ABA Mortgage Foreclosure book and the State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases. In 2014, she was included in the Best Lawyers in America list by U.S. News & World Report for her contributions to real estate law, and has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer and in Who’s Who Legal.
About Krokidas & Bluestein
Krokidas & Bluestein provides legal services in the areas of public, nonprofit and for-profit general corporate law, health and education law, real estate development, finance and property management, public and private civil litigation, labor and employment law, and social services law. The firm is certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Supplier Diversity Office (formerly known as the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance) as a woman-owned business enterprise.
