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| Mr. Farina earned his J.D. at Suffolk University School of Law with honors in 1985. Mr. Farina carries an AV rating, the highest Martindale-Hubbell has to offer. Mr. Farina is admitted to practice in both Florida and Massachusetts, the United States District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the First and Eleventh United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Born: Rockville Centre, New York, 1959 Education: Villanova University (B.A., cum laude, 1981) Suffolk University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985), Member Transnational Law Review, 1984 - 1985. Practice Areas: Probate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation. Civil Litigation. Admitted to Bar: 1985, Massachusetts. 1986, Florida. United States District Court, District of Massachusetts; Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. United States Court of Appeals, First and Eleventh Circuits. Clerkships: The Honorable John J. McNaught, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1983 - 1985; The Honorable Daniel T.K. Hurley, Fourth District Court of Appeals, 1985 -1986. Board Certifications: Florida Bar Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer; Florida Bar Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer; Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Bar Committees: Member, Florida Probate Rules Committee; Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. Recent Seminars and Publications: South Palm Beach Bar Association Probate Seminar, Litigating Contested Wills and Trusts; Business Litigation in Florida (3d ed. Supp.), Chapter 14, Summary Judgments in Business Litigation; Current Update on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Bar Memberships: Boston Bar Association; Palm Beach County Bar Association; Massachusetts and Florida Bar Associations; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Hobbies: Shotgun Sports, Running and Tennis. Email me at: jfarina@boyesandfarina.com |