PARTNER
PRACTICE AREAS:
Civil Litigation;
Medical and Professional Liability Defense;
Estate Planning and Probate;
Business Law and Representation;
Criminal and Traffic
ADMITTED:
Virginia State Bar; 1987, Supreme Court of Virginia; US District Court, Western District of Virginia; 4th Circuit Court of Appeals; US Supreme Court
EMAIL:
TFarrell@WootenHart.com
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Feburary 1, 1958 to January 28, 2008.
Our partner and friend left us prematurely with his legacy of commitment to community service, excellence in the legal profession and compassion for family and persons from all walks of life. His obituary published in The Roanoke Times on January 31, 2008, is reprinted below with permission. We hope to honor him by trying to follow his example in the days ahead.
[Obituary] [Guest Book]
Thomas W. Farrell
EDUCATION:
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St. John Fisher College (B.A., 1980)
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George Mason University (J.D., 1987)
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS:
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Leadership Roanoke Valley (2005 Graduate)
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Roanoke Claims Association (2003 Treasurer, 2004 President)
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Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Danville Virginia, 1987-1990
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Member, Roanoke Virginia Bar Association
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Member, Virginia State Bar (Vice Chair, Committee on Publication and Public Relations)
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Member, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
PUBLISHED WORK and PUBLIC SPEAKING:
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501(c) (3) Non Profit Corporations Roanoke Valley Breakfast Lions Club (October 2005)
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HIPAA Compliance - Understanding and Implementing Federal Security and Privacy Regulations, Seminars and Publications (2002)
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Confidentiality of Medical Records in Virginia, Seminars and Publications (1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001)
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Virginia's Medical Malpractice Cap and Doctrine of Substantive Due Process, 23 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 684 (1988)
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: An Overview of Administrative Simplification, co-author with Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow, VADA: The Journal of Civil Litigation, Fall 2002
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Chapter 4: Investigating the Factual Background (Defendant's Perspective), co-author with George W. Wooten, Medical Malpractice Law in Virginia, Virginia Continuing Legal Education, 1997
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Managed care, Electronic Charting and Documentation, Bender's Heath Care Law Monthly, December 1995
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Various speaking engagements on liability issues to doctors and insurance companies.
REPORTED CASES:
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Herndon v. St. Mary's Hospital, Inc., 266 Va. 472, 587 S.E. 567 (2003)
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Shelton v. Overstreet, 244 Va. 488, 422 SE 2d 773 (1992)
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