Robert J. Murray, Esq.

Robert J. Murray is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and California and is the Principal Attorney of The Murray Firm.  Robert dedicates his practice on protecting the rights of seniors, veterans, special needs individuals and their families.  As a VA Accredited Attorney, Robert works closely with veterans and their families to help them access both healthcare and pension benefits.  Robert is a compassionate advocate and planner for individuals and families facing challenges arising from aging and disabilities. 
 
Robert is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the New Jersey State Bar Association - Elder and Disability Law Section, the Morris County Bar Association, and Elder Counsel.
 
Robert earned his undergraduate degree from the Carrol School of Management at Boston College with a major in Accounting and his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego, CA.  
 
Outside of his practice, Robert enjoys spending time with his wife, Amanda, and sons, Bobby, Connor and Luke, coaching and playing tennis, and cheering for his hometown New Orleans Saints. ​

Andrea R. Capita, Esq.
​Formerly Andrea Di Dio, Esq.
​Andrea is a licensed attorney in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who specializes in estate planning, trust administration, estate administration, guardianships, Medicaid planning and Veteran’s Benefits Planning. Andrea is a VA Accredited Attorney who advises Veterans and their families on the eligibility requirements and planning options to receive healthcare and pension benefits.  Andrea services clients throughout Northern New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania. She has been a Pike County resident since she was a child and has a strong connection to the area. This connection motivated her to extend her practice back home where she maintains our Milford office to provide sophisticated planning to her local community.

Outside of her practice, Andrea volunteers at local senior centers and participates at walks for various causes. She also enjoys boating and sailing on Lake Wallenpaupack with her family and friends and is an avid wakeboarder.

Andrea is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Passaic County Bar Association, the Bergen County Bar Association, the Monroe County Bar association and the Pike County Bar Association. She is a member of Elder Counsel and belongs to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Greater New Jersey Estate Planning Council.

Ryan L. Broedlin, Esq.

​Ryan is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York.  Ryan joined the firm in April 2019 after almost 10 years of practice primarily focused on corporate governance as well as complex commercial transactions and disputes.  Most recently, Ryan served as Senior Corporate Counsel at a specialty insurance carrier with annual revenues of almost $1,000,000,000.  In that role, he was responsible for drafting and negotiating hundreds of commercial contracts each year, including all of the company’s revenue-generating contracts, information technology contracts, and real estate transactions.  Ryan's other key responsibilities included: managing multi-million dollar complex litigations, playing a critical role in divestiture of the company’s UK business, preparing for board of director meetings and managing investor relations, and closing credit facilities with borrowings of over $100,000,000.  Ryan also served as Corporate Secretary of the company’s subsidiary brokerage entity.  Though he enjoyed this work and gained critical experience during this time, Ryan always felt something important was lacking from his practice: the opportunity to help people and impact lives on a day-to-day basis.  Filling that gap led Ryan to the Murray Firm where he leverages his substantial transactional experience to help guide clients through a variety of estate planning and elder law issues.              
 
Ryan earned his undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 2006 with a major in Political Science and his Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 2009, where he was a Dean’s Merit Scholar.  Ryan is a VA Accredited Attorney and is also a member of the New York State Bar Association -  Elder Law and Special Needs Section.
 
Ryan dedicates his downtime to enjoying time with his wife, Abby, and son, Henry, and enjoys anything outside, including skiing, running, and hiking.

Kristen Frolich, CMP
 Certified Medicaid Planner™
Office Administrator - Paralegal

Kristen has six years of experience working as a paralegal in the field of estate planning, elder law, and estate and trust administration. Additionally, Kristen is experienced in Veterans Benefits Planning.
She earned her BA in History from Thomas Edison State University and her Paralegal Certificate from Montclair State University.  Through her time working in this field, Kristen understands the importance of having the proper estate planning documents in place to be able to ease the stress that can ensue during an already heart-breaking time in any person’s life.

Kristen is also the proud owner of Write It Right, LLC. Write It Right, LLC is a writing company that specializes in personalized blogging and copy writing for a variety of businesses. Write It Right, LLC has partnered with The Murray Firm to help promote their message of the importance and necessity of elder law and estate planning through their blogs.

​Outside of work, Kristen is the mother of two boys. She enjoys sports, reading, cooking, and spending as much time as she can with her family.

Melissa Malinak
Legal Secretary
​Melissa joins us from a general practice law firm in Connecticut. While there she specialized in Estate Administration. Melissa enjoys the elder law focus as it allows her to help clients navigate through difficult times. Currently Melissa is working on getting her B.S. in Social Science.
 
Melissa enjoys reading, hiking, and gathering random bits of trivia. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and camping at the Beaverkill in the Catskills.

The Murray Firm Team