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Civil Attorney

Faulkner County Civil Attorney – Phil Murphy
Phone: 501-450-4900
FAX:    501-450-4939

For the past four years, Phil Murphy has served as the Faulkner County Attorney.
 
Mr. Murphy graduated from Harding University in 1998 and law school in 2002. Before joining Faulkner County, Mr. Murphy served as general counsel for a corporation and was a law partner in a civil litigation practice. Over the past 21 years, Mr. Murphy has provided civil litigation assistance to a variety of corporate and government entities. As the Faulkner County Civil Attorney, Mr. Murphy oversees the day-to-day representation of each county elected official, drafts and reviews all contracts pertaining to the county, defends the county in civil lawsuits, and provides legal advice to the Quorum Court, county officials, and election commissioners.

Office Hours:  8:00AM – 4:30PM Monday – Friday. Excluding Holidays

Office Address:
810 Faulkner Street
Conway AR 72034		Mailing Address:
801 Locust Ave.
Conway AR 72034

Staff:

Ashlie West – Legal Secretary

Duties of the County Civil Attorney:

It is the responsibility of the county attorney to represent the county in all matters of civil law and initiate, prosecute, or defend all civil actions in which the county is concerned.  The county attorney also acts as the in-house legal counsel to all county officials and to the Quorum court.  He attends all meetings of the Quorum Court and its committees (A.C.A. §16-21-114, Ordinance 08-27).

Enacted in 1967 and amended several times over, The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act allows Arkansas citizens to access records kept by the Faulkner County government offices.

Download Form Here: Faulkner County Request For Records Form

To submit a Freedom of Information Request to Faulkner County, please do one of the following:

Email to:  foi@faulknercountyar.gov

Deliver in Person:

Bring to the County Civil Attorney’s Office
810 Faulkner Street
Conway AR
501-450-4900

Mail to:

Faulkner County
Civil Attorney Division
801 Locust Ave
Conway AR 72034

Fax to:

501-450-4939

Memos:

The County Attorney issues memoranda on a variety of subjects. These memoranda include responses to questions submitted to the county attorney by public officials and other citizens, related to county government. The links below will open such memoranda.

Personal Property Disposal

Real Estate Development

Roads

Provisional Ballots

Pending Litigation:

Pending litigation refers to civil complaints involving Faulkner County that have been filed but a final judgment or dismissal has not yet been obtained by the court. Click the links below for information on litigation in which the County Attorney is presently representing Faulkner County.

For information regarding local legislation in the rough draft stage, navigate to the Public Review page of this website.