“Our greatest satisfaction comes from making a difference in the lives of our clients. Doing quality legal work is essential, but I truly believe that running an organized, quality organization allows us to fulfill our mission by serving clients better.”

- James S. Farrin

james.farrin@farrin.com

919.688.4991

Attorney James S. Farrin (President and CEO)

Mr. Farrin founded the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, and serves as its President and CEO.

Mr. Farrin received his J.D., with honors, from Duke University School of Law and a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, in Philosophy from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. While Mr. Farrin’s legal work has earned him membership into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum,³ his passion is using business principles to try to provide the highest quality legal services possible for the firm’s clients.

Mr. Farrin played a leading role in one of the largest civil-rights cases in United States history: In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation, Case No. 08-mc-0511 (PLF) (D.D.C.). The case dealt with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s discrimination against African-American farmers, and those who attempted to farm, from across the United States. Mr. Farrin served as class counsel and as a member of the plaintiffs’ steering committee in the Black farmer discrimination case.

Mr. Farrin is a member of the American Association for Justice’s Leaders Forum, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Public Justice Foundation, and the North Carolina Bar Association, and other legal and advocacy organizations.

Mr. Farrin was honored with a 2011 Citation of Excellence Ebbie Award from the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and has been listed on the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers from 2013 to 2021.⁴

Licensed in

North Carolina

Practice Area

Honors/Awards/
Accomplishments

2011 Citation of Excellence Ebbie Award, North Carolina Advocates for Justice
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers Listing⁴

Memberships

Public Justice Foundation
North Carolina State Bar
California State Bar*
Durham County Bar Association
16th Judicial District Bar Association
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
American Association for Justice
North Carolina Bar Association
Million Dollar Advocates Forum³

Activities

EndDD (End Distracted Driving), Speaker, 2016
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)*, North Carolina Chapter Advisory Board

Publications & Speaking Engagements

“Rethinking Criminal Joinder: An Analysis of the Empirical Research and its Implications for Justice'” (1989) 52 Law and Contemporary Problems 325
“Challenges of High Volume Litigation” (2015) – a North Carolina State Bar-approved continuing legal education course for attorneys

Law School

Duke University School of Law
Durham, NC
1990, J.D., with honors

College

Trinity College
Hartford, CT
1985, B.A. in Philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa

Former Personal Injury Client, Online Google Review

They helped us understand what was going on

They helped us understand what was going on, what was needed, [and] what we would do next. They checked in on us to make sure we were okay and that everything was going great outside of just working on the case. ¹

Former Automobile Accident Client, Online Google Review

I love the staff at James Scott Farrin.

I love the staff at James Scott Farrin. They are organized, nice, [and] friendly, and they seem to be very family-oriented. I've just recently referred another client to them because I know they will take care of her. ¹

For legal reasons and client confidentiality, reviews have been slightly edited to remove identifying information and correct typos.

* Denotes Inactive Member

³ Membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Neither the Law Offices of James S. Farrin, P.C., nor James S. Farrin represents that similar results will be achieved in your case. Each case is different and must be evaluated separately.

⁴ For information regarding the standards for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, visit thenationaltriallawyers.org.

⁵For more information about the standards of inclusion for “U.S. News – Best Lawyers” ‘Best Law Firms’ list, please visit https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.