Background
Farley, Joseph McConnell was born on October 6, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John G. and Lynne (McConnell) Farley.
Farley, Joseph McConnell was born on October 6, 1927 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John G. and Lynne (McConnell) Farley.
Student, Birmingham-Southern College, 1944—1945. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University, 1948. Postgraduate, University Alabama, 1948—1949.
Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1952. Bachelor of Laws, Tuskegee University, 2005. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Judson College, 1974.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Alabama at Birmingham, 1983.
Worked at Balch & Bingham Limited Liability Partnership (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Practice, Corporation, Public Utilities, Banking, Public Finance, Taxation, Securities, Antitrust, Litigation, Labor and Employment, Probate, Real Estate, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Environmental, Bankruptcy, Legislative Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Care, International Business Transactions, Criminal, Education, Construction, Products Liability, Coal and Natural Gas, and Personal Injury Law. Trials in all Courts. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Admitted to the bar, 1952, Alabama.
Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Tau Beta Pi. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Judson College, 1974.
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1983. Associate, Martin, Vogtle, Balch & Bingham, 1952-1963.
Associate, Martin, Balch, Bingham & Hawthorne, 1963-1965.
Executive Vice-President, Alabama Power Company, 1965-1969. President, Alabama Power Company, 1969-1989. Executive Vice President-Nuclear, The Southern Company, 1989-1990.
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Incorporated., 1991-1992.
Executive Vice President and Corporate Counsel, The Southern Company, 1991-1992. Member, Edison Electric Institute (Board of Directors, 1976-1979.
Legal Committee, 1991). American Nuclear Energy Council (Board of Directors, 1975-1978, 1985-1992.
Chairman, 1988-1992; Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (Board of Directors, 1982-1989.
Chairman, 1987-1989). Member: Birmingham and American (Vice Chairman, Atomic Energy Committee, Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law, 1992) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar.
Founded in 1922, Balch & Bingham Limited Liability Partnership is a diversified law firm with offices in Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm"s clients range from large national and multinational corporations to closely held companies, businesses and individuals.
Industries served include: Public Utilities and Independent Power Producers.
Banking and Financial Services. Insurance; Health Care.
Issuers and Underwriters of Public Securities. Manufacturing; Retail.
Real Estate; Construction.
Computers and Advanced Technology. Educational Institutions.
Member Jefferson County Republican Executive Committee, 1953-1965. Counsel, member Alabama Republican Committee, 1962-1965. Permanent chairman Alabama Republican Convention, 1962.
Alternate delegate Republican National Convention, 1956. Board directors Alabama Business Hall of Fame, Birmingham Area Young Men’s Christian Association (honorary director). Chairman of the board of trustees Southern Research Institute.
Trustee Tuskegee U.; trustee Children's Hospital Birmingham, president of the board of trustees 1983-1985. Member President's Cabinet U. Alabama-Tuscaloosa. Board visitors U. Alabama School Commerce, chairman, 1991-1993.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1948. Now Lieutenant retired. Member National Association of Manufacturers (board directors 1987-1992), Alabama Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, Institute Nuclear Power Operations (board directors 1982-1989, chairman 1987-1989), United States Council for Energy Awareness (board directors 1985-1992), American Nuclear Energy Council (Chairman, Board Of Directors 1987-1992), Newcomen Society North America, Birmingham Country Club, Shoal Creek Club, The Club, Mountain Brook Club, Summit Club, Rotary, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha, Tau Beta Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma (honorary).
Married Sheila Shirley, October 1, 1958 (deceased July 1978). Children: Joseph McConnell, Thomas Gager, Mary Lynne.