Nelson Mullins' Farrier certified as member of prestigious trial group
May 17, 2010
CHARLESTON, SC – May 17, 2010 – Richard A. Farrier Jr., managingpartner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Charlestonoffice, has been certified as a life member of both the Million DollarAdvocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the mostprestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership islimited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollarverdicts, awards, and settlements. Founded in 1993, the club hasapproximately 3,000 members located throughout the country. Fewer than 1percent of U.S. lawyers are members. Forum membership acknowledgesexcellence in advocacy and provides members with a national network ofexperienced colleagues for professional referral and informationexchange in major cases. Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forummust have acted as principal counsel in at least one case in which theirclient has received a verdict, award, or settlement in the amount of $1million or more.
Members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum must be Life Membersof the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and must have acted as principalcounsel in at least one case that has resulted in a multi-million dollarverdict, award, or settlement. Mr. Farrier has been approved formembership in both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and theMulti-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Mr. Farrier focuses on complex commercial litigation. He recently won a$484 million jury verdict, the largest in South Carolina history in aRICO case including a Ponzi scheme. The case involved a stock loanproduct, over 70 financially sophisticated claimants, and assets,evidence, and witnesses in multiple international jurisdictions. TheNational Law Journal cited the cumulative case as the second largestverdict in the nation in 2009.
Nelson Mullins
Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins has more than 400 attorneys andgovernment relations professionals practicing from 12 office locationsin the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia. For more information on theFirm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call 803.255.9794.
