Attorney Profiles

Sara Morris Farris - Partner
Hattiesburg, Mississippi Lawyer
sfarris@morris-sakalarios.com

Sara Farris joined the firm of Morris, Sakalarios & Blackwell in 1996. In her practice, she enjoys fighting for hardworking individuals who have been needlessly injured or harmed by large interests such as insurance companies or corporations. Promoting justice and fairness both for injured individuals and groups of individuals through mass tort litigation constitutes the bulk of her practice. Sara Farris has also practiced in the areas of products liability, consumer finance litigation, estate administration and personal injury.

In her practice, Mrs. Farris' commitment to providing justice and leveling the playing field for every client begins with listening to and addressing her clients' concerns and issues. Her ability to empathize with clients combined with her thorough legal knowledge enables her to provide effective and compelling representation both in a court of law and in other legal arenas.

Sara Farris received her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1992. She obtained her J.D. from the University of Alabama in 1996. She is admitted to practice law in Alabama and Mississippi courts, including the Mississippi Supreme Court, Alabama Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Alabama, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mrs. Farris is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Attorney Farris is active in several professional associations and organizations including the Mississippi Bar Association (MB), Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA), Hattiesburg Area Young Lawyers Association, South Central Mississippi Bar Association, American Bar Association (ABA), Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) and the Alabama Bar Association.

When she is not practicing law, Mrs. Farris enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, attending Southern Mississippi sporting events, boating, fishing and movies.

Year Joined Organization:
1996

Areas of Practice:
Asbestos
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Defects
Pharmaceutical Products
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff

Certification/Specialties:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1996
Mississippi, 1997
Supreme Court of Alabama
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1997
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education:
The University of Alabama School of Law
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1996
J.D.

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1992
B.S.
Major:  Business Administration in Accounting

Professional Associations and Memberships:
United Methodist Women's Group
2000 - 2001
President

Mississippi Bar Association (MB)
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA)
Hattiesburg Area Young Lawyers Association
South Central Mississippi Bar Association
American Bar Association (ABA)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Alabama Bar Association

 

 

 

Birth Information:
1971, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America