Background
Farley, James R. was born on January 12, 1945 in Pittsburgh. Son of Regis H. and Jean G. Farley.
Farley, James R. was born on January 12, 1945 in Pittsburgh. Son of Regis H. and Jean G. Farley.
College of Steubenville (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Duquesne University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Banking, Bankruptcy, Copyright, Communications, Corporations, General Practice, Estates, Trusts and Tax Planning, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Land Use Regulation, Litigation, Pension and Profit Sharing, Personal Injury, Probate, Professional Malpractice Defense, Real Estate, Social Security Disability, Taxation, Trademark, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Termination and Land Use. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Pennsylvania, United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Instructor, Business Law, Penn State University, 1974-1979. Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1969-1972.
Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Insurance Department, 1979-1980. Acting Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania, 1980.
Executive Deputy (1st Deputy) Attorney General, 1980.
Administrative Deputy General Counsel to The Governor, 1981-1983. Commissioner, Uniform State Law Commission, 1981-1983. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995-1996 and 1997-1998 Editions.
Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Professional Liability Insurance Committee, 1983.
Member, Ethics Committee, Civil Litigation Section, 1983), Pennsylvania (Member: Professional Liability Insurance Committee, 1983. Ethics Committee, 1983.
Uniform State Law Committee, 1981-1983) and American (Member, Economics of Law Committee, 1983) Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Chairman, Civil Litigation Committee, 1986-1989 and Director, 1988).
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Vice Chair, Federal Judiciary Committee, 1993-1994).
Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, Professional Corporation, is a law firm representing clients before local, state and federal courts, and before administrative and regulatory agencies. The firm counsels individuals, corporations, business associations, lenders, labor and other organizations on all facets of the law. The firm"s practice is national, regional and local in scope.
Member: Allegheny County (Chairman, Professional Liability Insurance Committee, 1983. Member, Ethics Committee, Civil Litigation Section, 1983), Pennsylvania (Member: Professional Liability Insurance Committee, 1983. Ethics Committee, 1983.
Uniform State Law Committee, 1981-1983) and American (Member, Economics of Law Committee, 1983) Bar Associations.
Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Chairman, Civil Litigation Committee, 1986-1989 and Director, 1988). Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (Vice Chair, Federal Judiciary Committee, 1993-1994).