July 7, 2026
Tallahassee Bar Bulletin
Practice & Industry Groups
Overview
Hannah Murphy is a litigator who focuses her practice on serving clients who both use and provide technology services, counseling them through the entire lifecycle of a matter–from governance and compliance, to transactional support, through litigation and incident response when a crisis hits. Her practice also encompasses privacy law, consumer protection, and U.S. Constitutional law. She earned the ANSI-accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Areas of Concentration
- Technology – Counseling technology companies across the full lifecycle of a matter, including litigation, governance and compliance, transactional support, and incident response
- Privacy Law – HIPAA, CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CCPA, VPPA, TCPA, ECPA, Canadian PIPEDA, the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Florida’s Privacy Protection Act, and AI governance, etc.
- Constitutional Law – Due Process, Equal Protection, First Amendment, etc.
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution – Florida and Federal
Prior to joining the firm, Hannah clerked for the Honorable Mark Walker in the Northern District of Florida, where she worked on, among other things, multi-district litigation and high-profile election and First Amendment cases.
Prior to law school, Hannah built her foundation in the technology industry, working with several software companies on both the creative and technical sides of digital marketing. She drove campaigns across SMS, email, social media, and ad buying, then transitioned to administering the databases that powered them, gaining hands-on command of SQL and GIS. This blend of marketing strategy and data fluency gives her a practitioner’s understanding of how technology companies actually operate.
Notable Experience
Litigation
Hannah litigates on behalf of companies in federal and state court, including claims under the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and invasion of privacy claims arising from websites, tracking technologies, and cookies, including in health-related industries; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims; and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility claims. She has represented major technology companies and technology trade associations in federal litigation addressing their First Amendment rights and products liability. She has also litigated trade secret and copyright claims and source code protection matters on behalf of technology companies.
Governance and Compliance
Hannah advises clients on website compliance (Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies), Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) disclosures, HIPAA compliance, U.S. privacy law, Canadian PIPEDA, the GDPR, FSCA, CIPA, and the CCPA, and the development of AI governance policies.
Transactional
Hannah drafts data privacy addendums for both technology providers and consumers, end-user license agreements (EULAs), master service agreements, terms of use, and business associate agreements.
Incident Response
Hannah assists clients with data breach response.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., summa cum laude, Florida State University College of Law, 2021
- Florida State University Law Review, Editor in Chief
- Book Awards: Property, Administrative Law, Evidence, Law & Economics, Professional Responsibility, Veterans Clinic
- Dean’s List
- Order of the Coif
- B.A., magna cum laude, American University, 2013
Admissions
- Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Certifications
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
Judicial Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk, Chief Judge Mark Walker, United States District Court in the Northern District of Florida
Professional & Community Involvement
- Tallahassee Bar Association (TBA)
- Board of Directors, 2024-Present
- Communications Director, 2025-Present
- Marketing Committee, 2023-2024
- Board of Directors, 2024-Present
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers (TWL), Meetings Coordinator Co-Chair, 2023-2024
Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2027-Present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2024-Present