Marjorie A. Farris
Marjorie A. Farris currently serves as Chair of Stites & Harbison. She has practiced with the firm since graduating law school in 1995, and became a member of the firm in 2003. Ms. Farris is an experienced trial lawyer who has handled a wide variety of litigation ranging from products liability, insurance bad faith, ERISA, complex business litigation, and class actions. She has actively defended more than 75 class actions nationwide.
Stites & Harbison Chair Marjorie Farris 1 of 6 to earn national managing partner honors
By Shea Van Hoy, Louisville Business First, September 12, 2023
The Bourbon Boom Keeps Kentucky Lawyers Busy
By Matthew Moore, The Lane Report, February 8, 2023
Economic Outlook 2023: Legal
by staff writer, The Lane Report, January 5, 2023
Louisville legal firms help businesses grow
By Debra Gibson Isaacs, The Lane Report, June 28, 2022
2022 Enterprising Women: Marjorie Farris
Louisville Business First, April 13, 2022
ANNOUNCING: 2022 Business Women First Enterprising Women Awards honorees
by Allison Stines, Louisville Business First, February 24, 2022
Legal: Kentucky’s Rising Business Tide Lifts Legal Services Industry
The Lane Report, January 4, 2022
Business of Law: Inside the rise of women leaders at Louisville's top law firms
by Steve Kaufman, Louisville Business First, August 13, 2021
Legal services: Smooth, smart pandemic pivot in Louisville law firms
by Lorie Hailey, The Lane Report, June 29, 2021
Marjorie Farris to Be First Woman to Lead Stites & Harbison Law Firm
The Lane Report, November 5, 2020
Marjorie Farris to Be First Woman to Lead Stites & Harbison Law Firm
FranklinIs.com, November 2, 2020
Stites & Harbison names its first female chairperson
Louisville Business First, November 2, 2020
Kentucky section in the ABA's publication Survey of State Class Action Law (included in Newberg on Class Actions)
Class Action Defense Primer
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)
cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Notes Editor of Law Review
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Best Oralist Awards in 1994, National Environmental Moot Court Competition
with high distinction
Minor in Communications
University of Kentucky
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Phi Beta Kappa
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Mortar Board
Marjorie is a member of the Finance Committee (2020-present) and former member of the Board of Directors for Leadership Louisville Center (2014-20). She is a past Chair (2013-14) of the Board of Directors for the Center for Women & Families and coordinated the firm's Volunteer Lawyer Program from 2003-2008. She is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana. Marjorie enjoys travel, reading, attending college sporting events and spending time with family and friends, especially her two nephews.
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 (2012-24)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants (2021)
Kentucky Super Lawyers® (2010-18, 2020-23)
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)
Marjorie is an excellent litigator, and I would highly recommend her.
. . . very strong advocate for our company whether in court, deposition, or in negotiating settlements.
Corporate Counsel Recognizes Marjorie A. Farris with 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Award – Managing Partner of the Year
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Corporate Counsel has honored Stites & Harbison, PLLC Chair Marjorie A. Farris as a “Managing Partner of the Year” in its 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards. She is one of six women honored in this category across the country.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 49 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2023 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 49 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 37 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 12 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, 11 Stites & Harbison attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 19 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Marjorie Farris Named as 2022 Business Women First Enterprising Women Award Honoree
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Louisville Business First has named Stites & Harbison, PLLC Chair Marjorie A. Farris as a recipient of its 2022 Business Women First Enterprising Women Awards.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 37 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2022 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 37 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 29 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and eight attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Matthew Barzun Interview
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.