Team
Partners
J. Russell Farrar
Senior Partner
Since 1992, Russ has served as a co-founder and senior partner at Farrar Bates Berexa, where he practices in the areas of insurance defense, municipal liability defense, civil rights defense, police liability... Read Profile
Kristin E. Berexa
Managing Partner
Kristin joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 1994. Her areas of practice include civil rights defense, law enforcement liability defense, municipal liability defense and employment law. She handles cases in both federal and... Read Profile
Laura A. Hight
Partner
Laura joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2010 as an intern in the firm’s lobbying division. After graduating law school in 2013, she found her passion in litigation, specifically in real estate errors... Read Profile
Cassandra M. Crane
Partner
Casey Crane joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2017. Her practice focuses on general civil litigation, including municipal liability defense, civil rights defense, police liability defense, governmental tort liability defense, employment law and... Read Profile
Attorneys
Robyn B. Williams
Attorney
Robyn joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 1999. She practices in the areas of governmental liability, police liability, governmental ordinances, and trial and appellate litigation. Robyn has had tremendous success in obtaining favorable... Read Profile
Jennifer O. Buchanan
Attorney
Jennifer joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2000. She practices in the areas of general workers’ compensation defense; municipal government workers’ compensation defense; automotive workers’ compensation defense; workers’ compensation on behalf of employees;... Read Profile
Addison Russell
Attorney
Addison joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2016. In her practice, she specializes in the areas of real estate and government relations. Prior to joining the firm, Addison served as legislative director of... Read Profile
A. Ryan Simmons
Attorney
Ryan joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2019. In his practice, he focuses on municipal law, employment law, employment discrimination and retaliation, general tort liability, municipal liability, and trial and appellate litigation. Ryan... Read Profile
Rebecca Moore
Attorney
Rebecca joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2013 as a paralegal to attorney Jennifer Orr Buchanan. This experience ignited Rebecca’s passion for workers’ compensation. After graduating law school in 2022, she began serving... Read Profile
Ben Allen
Attorney
Ben Allen joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2023. He practices in the areas of governmental tort liability defense, municipal liability defense, civil rights defense, police liability defense, land use and zoning law,... Read Profile
Billy Leslie
Attorney
Billy joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2023. He practices in the areas of municipal liability defense, civil rights defense, land use and zoning law, governmental tort liability defense, real estate errors and... Read Profile
Mary Clark Herrod
Attorney
Mary Clark joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2023 and her practice areas include civil rights defense, employment law, governmental tort liability defense, land use and zoning law, municipal liability defense, and real... Read Profile
Grace Patton
Attorney
Grace joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2024 and primarily practices civil rights defense. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in education law at the K-12 and postsecondary levels, specializing in Title... Read Profile
Jordan Tidwell
Attorney
Jordan joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2024. His practice focuses on police liability defense, real estate errors and omissions defense, municipal liability defense, civil rights defense and governmental tort liability defense. He... Read Profile