Background
Farris, William W. was born on November 5, 1923 in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.
Farris, William W. was born on November 5, 1923 in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.
Memphis State University. Cumberland University (Juris Doctor, 1946). Blue Key. City Commissioner, 1959-1963.
Shelby County Quarterly Court (Member, 1968-1976.
Chairman, 1975). Member, City Airport Commission, 1965-1967. Senator, 32nd Tennessee Senatorial District, 1969-1970.
Worked at Farris, Mathews, Gilman, Branan & Hellen, The Property Letting Centre (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Administrative Agencies and Commercial Arbitration Forums, General Corporate and Commercial Practice, Administrative and Municipal Law, Government Relations, Banking, Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning, Telecommunications, Trusts, Probate, Tax, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Immigration, Health and Hospital, Negligence, Pharmaceutical and Products Liability and Maritime Law. Admitted to the bar, 1946, Tennessee.
Blue Key.
City Commissioner, 1959-1963. Shelby County Quarterly Court (Member, 1968-1976. Chairman, 1975). Member, City Airport Commission, 1965-1967.
Senator, 32nd Tennessee Senatorial District, 1969-1970.
Member: Memphis-Shelby County Charter Commission, 1970-1971. Tennessee Industrial Development Authority, 1977-1980.
Tennessee Board of Regents, State University and Community College System of Tennessee, 1978-1997 (Vice Chairman, 1986-1987. 1992-1994); Memphis and Shelby County Public Building Authority, 1987-1996.
Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
Farris, Mathews, Gilman, Branan, & Hellen is a mid-size diversified law firm, based in Memphis, that has been in existence since 1965. The firm is the Memphis member of Commercial Law Affiliates, a nationwide affiliation of high quality, Medium-size law firms specializing in business matters.
Member, City Airport Commission, 1965-1967. Senator, 32nd Tennessee Senatorial District, 1969-1970. Member: Memphis-Shelby County Charter Commission, 1970-1971.
Tennessee Industrial Development Authority, 1977-1980.
Tennessee Board of Regents, State University and Community College System of Tennessee, 1978-1997 (Vice Chairman, 1986-1987. 1992-1994); Memphis and Shelby County Public Building Authority, 1987-1996.
Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.