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Paralegal Denise Greeley credited by name in 4th Circuit ruling.
Court sent Baltimore lead paint class action back to state court.
Greeley mapped 2,785 properties to prove Maryland citizenship.
Recognition highlights often unseen work of paralegals.
Denise Greeley’s official title is paralegal, but her colleagues at Murphy, Falcon & Murphy are more likely to call her the “genius paralegal” or “paralawyer” instead.
“She is spectacular — there is no other way to describe her,” the firm’s founder, William “Billy” Murphy Jr. said in an interview. “She has a reputation for excellent quality work, far beyond the normal expectation.”
Greeley’s work recently won some unusually high-profile recognition. Last month, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals credited her by