DURHAM, North Carolina (March 3, 2010) For the 5th consecutive year, the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin has supported the annual Mix 101.5 WRAL-FM Radiothon to benefit Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center in Durham, North Carolina.

This year the firm served as a “Circle of Compassion” sponsor and several of its staff members volunteered their time manning the phone bank.

DURHAM, North Carolina (Feb.  25, 2010) Matthew Harbin, an attorney in the Workers’ Compensation Department at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, has recently been appointed by North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue to a two-and-a-half year term on the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.

The Commission has the authority to adopt, amend and repeal rules to be used in the implementation of state and local mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse service programs across the state, among other duties. Matthew Harbin was selected to fill a slot designated for an attorney with administrative law experience.

DURHAM, North Carolina (Feb. 5, 2010) People the world over have been moved by the touching images of the Haitian people’s struggle following the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince on Jan 12. The employees of the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin are no exception.

With the support of its employees and staff, the firm has taken up a donation for the cause. Keeping with its principle of giving back to the community, the firm has collected funds – as well as select medical and infant supplies – for Family Health Ministries, a North Carolina relief agency based in Durham.