Michael Farris (lawyer)
| Michael Farris | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1951 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vickie Farris |
| Alma mater |
Western Washington University Gonzaga University (J.D.) University of London (LLM) |
| Religion | Baptist |
Michael "Mike" P. Farris (born August 27, 1951) is an American constitutional lawyer. He is a founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and Patrick Henry College, both in Purcellville in Loudoun County in northern Virginia. He currently serves as CEO and General Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom.
Farris graduated magna cum laude with a degree in political science from Western Washington University (formerly Western Washington State College). He received a law degree and graduated with honors from Gonzaga University School of Law. Farris received an LLM in public international law (with merit) from the University of London in 2011.
He married in 1971 and has ten children and eighteen grandchildren.
In 1983, Farris founded the HSLDA, of which he served as chairman and general counsel. His efforts resulted in a number of court rulings and policy changes favoring home schooling. In 1993, Farris hired Timmy Teepell, then a homeschooled 18-year-old, to run the Madison Project, a political action committee that raised campaign funds for Christian conservatives. Teepell later became a Republican political consultant in both his native Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Alexandria, Virginia.
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