Mike Farris

Mike Farris

Mike Farris is an entertainment attorney, now retired, and writer in Dallas, Texas. He is the past editor of the State Bar of Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, and past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Section. In addition to writing, he is a book reviewer for the New York Journal of Books and is an adjunct professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Texas at Arlington.

He represented the plaintiff in the Fifty Shades of Grey litigation that was tried before a jury in Fort Worth, Texas, and resulted in a $13.2 million judgment in favor of his client. Mike’s collaboration with his client, Jennifer Pedroza, is now available.

Guest Appearances
August 1, 2024

The Untold Stories of Attorney Clarence Darrow

Lawyers long considered the legendary Clarence Darrow to be an attorney to emulate, but closer examination of his career shows a condemnable pattern of unethical tactics and empty courtroom arguments. To debunk...

February 5, 2019

Lawyer to Author — A Look at Mike Farris’ Interesting Career

Mike Farris talks about his career as an entertainment lawyer and book author.