The Knowledge And Skill To Compete Against Powerful Opponents
John Booth Farese
- Attorney
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Practice Areas:
- Criminal Defense
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D. - 1969
- Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee
- B.A. - 1966
- Major: Psychology (Baseball, Basketball and Track)
Fraternities or Sororities
- Sigma Nu
Bar Admission
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1969
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations
- Governor's Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Chairman, 1976 to 1978
- Mississippi Bar Association, Member, 1969
- Third Circuit Bar Association, Past President
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Member
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors, 1980
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Committee on Products Liability
- American Association for Justice, Member
- National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
- Mississippi Prosecutors Association, Member, 1972 to 1980
- Mississippi Prosecutors Association, Member, Executive Committee, 1976 to 1979
- Mississippi Security and Privacy Commission, Member, 1976 to 1976
- Mississippi Criminal Justice Standards and Goals Commission, Member, 1975 to 1976
- Mississippi Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- National District Attorneys Association, Member, 1972 to 1980
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member, 1969
- American Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Member, 1969 to 1977
- Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG), Member
- Lamar Society of International Law, Member
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Create Foundation, Member
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Past Member, Board of Governors
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Past Member, Products Liability Committee
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Past Chairman, Technology Committee
- National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Past Member
- Mississippi Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Past Member
- Lamar Society of International Law, Past Member
- Benton County Board of Supervisors, Attorney, 1981
Representative Cases
- Ford Motor Company v. Matthews, 291 So.2d 169
- Kroger v. Moore, 800 F. Supp. 429
- Gurley v. U. S. F. & G., 855 F.2d 194
- U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Ferguson, 698 So 2d 77, 1997
- Miner v. Bertasi, 530 So.2d 168
- Doss v. South Central Bell, 834 F.2d 421, 45 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 994
- Sartain v. Sartain, 405 So.2d 84
- I.C.R.R. v. Travis, 2000-IA-01074-SCT
- Doss v. South Central Bell, 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,743
Representative Clients
- Benton County Board of Supervisors, Ashland, Mississippi
- Contract Fabricators, Inc., Holly Springs, Mississippi
- First National Bank of Ashland, Mississippi
- Gentry Gallery, Inc., Ripley, Mississippi
- Torque Converters, Inc., Ashland, Mississippi
- Town of Ashland, Mississippi
Past Positions
- Benton County, Attorney, 1972 to 1980
- Benton County, Attorney, 1990 to 1994
- Benton County Board of Education, Attorney, 1981 to 1986
- Towns of Walnut, Myrtle, Blue Mountain, Hickory Flat, and Ashland, MS, Past Attorney
- U. S. Army Reserve, 1963 to 1969
References
- Regions Bank, Ashland, MS 38603
- American Express
- Merchants and Farmers Bank, Ashland, MS
- The Peoples Bank, Ripley, MS
- CopyFax, Memphis, Tennessee
Classes & Seminars
- Use Caution While Handling a (Hired) Gun - Techniques for Direct and Cross Examination of Experts, Mississippi Bar Association - Summer School for Lawyers (2005)
- Trial Skills, on subject of Computer-Generated Evidence & Simulations; Admissibility Issues; and Presenting Paperless Evidence,, 02/23/2001 to 02/23/2001
- Preparing For A Computer Trial and A Comprehensive Look At Courtroom Technology, 11/25/2000 to 11/26/2000
- Litigating With Facts, Mississippi Professional Investigators Association - Tupelo, MS (May 2008)
- Tort Law Update: Handling An Automobile Claim and Check List for Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Update, Jackson, Mississippi (June 1997)
- Presentation of Interaction Between Plaintiff's Attorney and The Paralegal, Mississippi Bar Association: MALA (June 1997)
- Multi-Media Trial Presentation System, University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education Technology Solutions - Mississippi (1997)
- New Technology in Preparing and Trying Crash worthiness Cases, AIEG Auto Focus - Phoenix Arizona (October 1996)
- The Litigator's Tool Box: Multi-Medial Presentation of Evidence, University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education and the Mississippi Judicial College - Jackson Mississippi (September 2006)
- Auto Torts Seminar: Client Intake, Pretrial Investigation, Filing The Complaint, Motion Practice, Plaintiff's Case in Chief, What Should I save For Rebuttal, UMBI Insurance Update - Biloxi, Mississippi (June 1996)
- Illegal Practice of Law, Mississippi Association of Legal Assistants (June 1996)
- Explaining UM Coverage and Stacking of Insurance, and Ethical Considerations for the Auto Litigator,
- Demonstrative Evidence, Memphis Bar Association
- How to Try a Wreck Case, Effective Use of Technology in the Courtroom, University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, 2006
- How to Make More Money, Improve Your Image and Reduce Stress, UM Law Alumni CLE, 2007
- A Workshop on Practical Ideas and Tips How to Be a Better Lawyer and Make More Money with Less Stress, UM Continuing Legal Education Spring Seminar, 2008
- Improving Our Reputation and Giving Back to the Community, Mississippi Association for Justice Memphis Seminar