Marjorie A. Farris

Successfully obtained summary judgment for a healthcare provider in Jefferson Circuit Court in a putative class action asserting claims for negligence, negligence per se, and invasion of privacy stemming from an alleged data breach disclosing patient information. Judgment was obtained prior to any class being certified.

Obtained summary judgment for defendant in putative class action asserting multiple claims arising from alleged data breach.

Primary drafter of brief and participated in oral argument in defeating motion for nationwide class certification in Washington state.

Successfully defended a complex business litigation case involving dispute over sale of a business seeking millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages.

Successfully defended breach of contract claim and pursued counterclaim for contract damages in dispute between two business entities for component parts.

Chair of the Firm (2021-present)

Class Action and Multi-District Litigation Group, Co-Chair

Management Committee (2008-11) (2016-20)

Recruiting Committee, Co-Chair (2005-07); Management Member of Recruiting Committee (2016-20)

Office Executive Member – Louisville (2013-16)

Legal Aid Society, Justice for All Campaign, Chair (2022)

Leadership Louisville, Finance Committee (2020-present)

Leadership Louisville Center, Board of Directors (2014-20)

Center for Women & Families, Board of Directors, Chair (2013-14) and Board Member (2007-15)

Leadership Louisville, Class of 2015

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana, Board of Directors (2005-13)

Martindale-Hubbell^® AV-Preeminent^® Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubbell^® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

Best Lawyers In America^®, Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort/Class Actions – Defendants (2012-25)

Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants (2021)

Kentucky Super Lawyers^® (2010-18, 2020-25)

Business First of Louisville, Business Women First Enterprising Women Awards, Honoree (2022)

Business First of Louisville, Forty Under 40 (2008)

Louisville Magazine Top Lawyers (2014, 2016)

Corporate Counsel, 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Award – Managing Partner of the Year (2023)