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
Keith F. Blue
Attorney
Keith Blue joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2003. He concentrates his practice in municipal law defense, including municipal liability, general tort liability, and premises liability. Keith frequently handles automobile accidents for the... Read Profile
Mark E. McGrady
Attorney
Mark joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2012. He practices in the areas of civil rights defense, municipal defense, governmental tort liability defense, police liability defense, employment law, employment discrimination, and trial and... 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
Ross V. Smith
Attorney
Ross joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2016. In his practice, he concentrates on government relations and litigation. He litigates in the areas of municipal liability, civil rights, police liability, governmental tort liability,... Read Profile
William C. Mazzota
Attorney
Will joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 2018. In his practice, he focuses on civil rights defense, governmental tort liability defense, land use and zoning law, employment law, and real estate errors and... 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
Macayla H. Woodall
Attorney
Before joining Farrar Bates Berexa, Macayla practiced in the areas of domestic relations, estate planning and civil litigation. Her practice areas now include real estate errors and omissions defense, municipal liability defense,... Read Profile
Of Counsel
Teresa R. Ricks
Of Counsel
Terri joined Farrar Bates Berexa in 1997. She practices in the areas of real estate errors and omissions, real estate licensee defense, land use and zoning, and trial and appellate litigation. Prior... Read Profile
William N. Bates
Of Counsel
Bill is a co-founder of Farrar Bates Berexa and served as managing partner from 1992 until his retirement in 2023. He practiced in the areas of insurance defense, municipal liability defense, civil... Read Profile