Background
Farris, Beryl B. was born on July 2, 1949 in Columbus, Georgia, United States.
Farris, Beryl B. was born on July 2, 1949 in Columbus, Georgia, United States.
Sweet Briar College (Bachelor of Arts, Mathematical Physics, 1971). Mercer University; Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Serko & Simon (New York, NY) specializing in Customs and International Trade Law. Export Law, Trade Regulations and Transportation Law. Administrative Federal Practice.
Civil and Criminal Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Georgia, United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits (Not admitted NY). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Order of the Barristers. Moot Court Society. Author: "United States.
Immigration Law" and "Business Visas to the United States," Women's Law Journal, 1983. "The Impact of Immigration Laws on the Workforce of Foreign-Based Employers," Georgia World Congress Institute, 1984. "Business Visas to the United States: A Quick Reference Guide," Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, 1985.
President, Emory Law Alumni Law Association, 1985-1986. Delegate from USA to People-to-People Immigration Law Project to Western Europe, 1981. Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association Law Delegation to the Orient, 1983.
Member: Gate City, Atlanta, Decatur-DeKalb County and American (Member, International Law Section) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc., 1979. International Task Force, 1980).
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Officer, 1979-1981, Atlanta Chapter). Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. (Resident, Atlanta, Georgia Office.
Also Practicing individually). The law firm of Serko & Simon, with offices in New York, New York. Washington D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia.
San Juan, Puerto Rico. And Taipei, Taiwan, is engaged in the practice of Customs and International Trade Law, Export Law, Administrative Federal Practice, Trade Regulations, Foreign Trade and Transportation Law.
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association Law Delegation to the Orient. Member: Atlanta, Decatur-DeKalb and Gate City Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Co-Chair, Coordinating Committee for the Olympics).
American Immigration Lawyers Association. Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.