Farris & Thomas Law

Attorney Allen G. Thomas, Sr.

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1961
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1962
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1962
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1962

Education:

• University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1961
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • B.S. - 1959
• Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
  
  • 1957
  • Honors: Dean's List

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• North Carolina State Bar, Member
• North Carolina Bar Association, Member
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member

Attorney Robert A. Farris Jr.

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1971
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Tax Court

Education:

• University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1971
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • B.A. - 1968
  • Major: History

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Wilson County Bar Association, Former President
• Seventh Judicial District Bar, Former President
• North Carolina Bar Association
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice (formerly North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association)
• American Bar Association
• American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
• Downtown Redevelopment, Wilson, North Carolina, Former Board of Directors and Executive Board
• Wilson Educational Opportunities, Inc. - Hattie Daniels Day Care Center, Board of Directors
• Loyal Order of the Moose
• Loyal Order of the Elks
• Knights of Columbus
• PAD Legal Fraternity
• Wilson OIC Board of Directors, Charter Member
• Wilson OIC Board of Directors, Chairman, 1983
• OIC of America, National Executive Board of Directors, 1984 to 2008
• OICA, Regional Vice Chairperson, 1990 to 2000
• St. Therese Catholic Church, Wilson, NC
• Parish Advisory Council, Former Chairman
• St. Therese Catholic School, Wilson NC, School Advisory Committee, 2008
• North Carolina Education Lottery Commission, 2005
• North Carolina Education Lottery Commission, Chairperson, 2009
• Sallie B. Howard Charter School, Board of Directors

Attorney Albert S. Thomas, Jr.

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1975
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1978
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1978
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2001

Education:

• University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1975
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • A.B. - 1971
  • Honors: Honorary Journalism Society
  • Major: Journalism

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Board of Directors, Executive Board, Wilson YMCA
• Governor's Crime Commission, 1997 to 2002
• Governor's Crime Commission, 2005 to 2009
• Governor's Crime Commission, Executive Board, 1998 to 2000
• State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice, 1999 to 2001
• North Carolina Supreme Court Custody Mediation Subcommittee, 1999 to 2003
• North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, 1999 to 2001
• Conference of District Court Judges' Juvenile Justice Committee, Chairman, 1996 to 2000
• Governor's Juvenile Code Revision Committee, 1977 to 1979
• Guardian Ad Litem Advisory Committee, 1994 to 2000
• Governor's Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice, Code Advisory Committee, 1997 to 1998
• Wilson YMCA Board, 2003
• Y.O.U.T.H. of Wilson, Founding Board
• Wilson Families in Action, Founding Board
• Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1988 to 1991
• Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, 1989 to 1991
• St. Therese Catholic Church, Member, 1986 to 1988
• Parish Advisory Council, Member, 1986 to 1988
• Wilson County 4-H and Youth Advisory Board, 1979 to 1980
• Wilson 2000 Board, 1987 to 1988
• Wilson Police Project Turnaround Board, 1996 to 1997
• Wilson Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board, 1995 to 2001
• Nash Community College Criminal Justice Curriculum Review Committee, 1998 to 2000
• Wilson County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, 1991 to 2001

Attorney Tartt B. Thomas

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1997
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2006

Education:

• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1997
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • B.S. - 1991
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Board, The ARC of Wilson, Present
• Board, YOUTH of Wilson, Present
• Human Rights Board, Eastern NC School for the Deaf, Present
• Member, NC Advocates of Justice, Present

Attorney Julie Turner Williams

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

Education:

• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1989
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • B.S. - 1986
  • Major: Math Education

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• North Carolina Bar Association, Member, 1989
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member, 1989
• Board, Eastern Carolina Legal Services
• Board, Triangle East Community Penalties
• Member and former Instructor Trainer, Wilson Co. Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Habitat for Humanity, Wilson Co
• Wilson Crisis Center

Attorney Catherine Thomas Andrews

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 2003

Education:

• Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 2003
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  
  • B.A. - 2000

Attorney Eliot F. Smith

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1998

Education:

• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1993
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  
  • A.B. - 1983
  • Honors: Dean's List (1982,1983)
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Chair Elect, Wilson on the Move, Present
• Board of Directors, Wilson 20-20, Present
• Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce NC Eastern Region, Present
• Boy Scouts of America, Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 6, Wilson, NC, Present
• North Carolina Bar Association, Member
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
• Chairman, Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman, Triangle East Community Penalties
• Board, Diversified Opportunities, Inc.
• Board, YOUTH of Wilson
• Past Chair, Wilson on the Move

Attorney William MJ Farris

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 2001

Education:

• North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 2001
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • B.A. - 1997
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• North Carolina Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Wilson County Bar Association, Vice President
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member
• North Carolina Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member
• Fair View Nursery, Inc. (now DBL Investments Inc.), Board of Directors
• Mediation Center of Eastern North Carolina, Board Member
• Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Wilson, Board Member
• Loyal Order of the Elks
• St. Therese Catholic Church, Wilson, NC
• Knights of Columbus (Catholic Church Service Organization), Member
• Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board, 2011

Attorney Page Thomas Smith

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1992

Education:

• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 1992
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  
  • B.S. - 1986
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Diversified Opportunities, Chairman, Board of Directors, 1998 to 1999
• Wilson Technical Community College, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, 1998 to 1999
• Wilson Chamber of Commerce, Member, Wilson Downtown Development

Attorney J. Christopher Price

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 2021

Education:

• Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina
  
  • J.D. - 2021
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
  
  • B.S. - 2017
  • Honors: cum laude

Languages Spoken:

• English