TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 30, 2020

Memorial services were held last week for Lebanon attorney William Farmer, who passed away on Jan. 19 at the age of 82. Farmer received his law degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1973 and his legal career included appointments as prosecutor for the City of Lebanon and Lebanon City Attorney. He was also the first local attorney for the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Authority. Farmer was a Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer and was actively involved in both state and national Trial Lawyers Associations, serving as president of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers. He also served as president of the Wilson County Bar Association and as a member of the TBA’s House of Delegates. In 2003, the state Senate adopted a resolution in Farmer’s honor to acknowledge his “dedication to his profession, to the Democratic Party, and indeed to all citizens of this State.”