John Farrey is a member of the firm’s Civil Litigation Practice Group, where his area of focus includes product liability, liquor liability, general liability, premises liability, insurance related litigation, and the London market.
Prior to joining Burns & Farrey, Mr. Farrey was a law clerk at the firm for five years assisting in numerous accident investigations, mediations, trials, and depositions. During law school, he was awarded the Legal Practice Skills Best Oral Advocate Award and the Jurisprudence Award for highest grade in Antitrust. In addition, he was a Walter H. McLaughlin Appellate Advocacy Competition qualifier and participant. Mr. Farrey received a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. from Georgetown University. He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and is a member of both the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Associations. Mr. Farrey resides in Boston, Massachusetts.
Areas of Practice
Attorney Farrey concentrates in the defense of the following types of claims and civil actions:
General Liability
Liquor Liability
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Bar and Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2010
- Rhode Island, 2010
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2011
- U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 2012
Professional Associations/Memberships
- Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association, 2011 - Present, Member
- National Association of Surplus Lines Offices LTD (NAPSLO), Next Generation, Member
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), Future PLUS, Member
- Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS), Young Risk Practitioners Group, Member
Published Works
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"Protect and Defend: Managing Issues of Spoliation in an Electronic Age." NAPSLO’s Next
Generation News, Annual Convention Special Edition. Oct. 2011.