Katrina (Trina) Murphy is an associate in the firm's Trial Practice Group.
Trina is a 2025 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she was articles editor of the USF Law Review, Volume 58; recipient of the CALI Award for Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis I; recipient of the Provost Scholarship and the John C. Scully Memorial Trust Scholarship; Deputy Title IX Coordinator; and a participant in the Honors Leadership Program. In 2022, Trina received an M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and in 2018, she received a B.A. in Global Affairs with a concentration in International Development from Yale University. In spring 2024, she was a law clerk for Equal Rights Advocates.
Admissions
- California
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 2025
- University of Pennsylvania, M.S., 2022
- Yale University, B.A., 2018
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2026-present
- Summer Associate, May-July 2024 - U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Judicial Extern, Aug.-Dec. 2025 - Equal Rights Advocates
- Law Clerk, Jan.-Apr. 2024 - University of San Francisco
- Deputy Title IX Coordinator, 2021-2026 - Yale University
- Student Affairs Associate; Student Affairs Fellow, 2018-2021
Selected Publications
- Author, Katrina L. G. Murphy, From the Court to the Courtroom: A Stanley Lens to Potential Equal Pay Act Claims forWomen Collegiate Athletes, 60 U.S.F. L. REV. (Forthcoming, Spring 2026).
- Co-author, "California Appellate Court Finds Principle Limiting Duty to Prevent Bystander Exposure to Worker's Household Members Does Not Apply to Strict Liability Claims," Duane Morris Alert, May 31, 2024
- Author, Molly Harry & Katrina Garry, Challenges and Best Practices for Sexual Violence Prevention and Education inDivision I Athletics Departments, 15 J. Issues Intercollegiate Athletics 604 (2022).



