Matthew P. Farmer

Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination and Environmental Protection

Matthew P. Farmer

Farmer represents clients across a broad spectrum of law including civil rights, employment discrimination, environmental protection and criminal defense. Farmer also represents citizens falsely accused of crimes and victimized by the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.

Peer Review Rating: AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
* AV® Preeminent™ is a certification mark used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment Discrimination; Environmental Protection; Criminal Law; Trial Practice

University: Princeton University, A.B., cum laude, 1983

Law School: University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1988

Admitted: 1989, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Born: Chicago, Illinois, April 19, 1961

Reported Cases: United States v. To(Pham), 144 F.3d 737 (11th Cir. 1998); Beauchamp v. State, 742 So.2d 431 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); Boswell v. Russell, 819 So.2d 925 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)

Farmer is a 1983 Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University, where he was a multiple All-Ivy League selection, team captain and school record holder in track and cross country. He is a 1988 honors graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, where he served as a Public Service Law Fellow at the Center for Governmental Responsibility and obtained book awards for achieving the highest grade in four courses.