Anthony L. Farese

Anthony L. "Tony" Farese is 58 years of age and is the President of the firm of Farese, Farese & Farese, P.A. in Ashland, Mississippi. He received a B.PA. from the University of Mississippi in 1983 and his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1985. He was a member of the Moot Court Board and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. He has practiced law for 34 years with the family firm in Ashland. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Mississippi and Tennessee, the United States District Courts for the Northern District and Southern District of Mississippi and the Western District of Tennessee, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Mississippi Association for Justice, the American Association of Justice, the Mississippi Bar and the Tennessee Bar Association. He is a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was a charter member of the Mississippi Attorneys for Constitutional Justice and served as Past President of that organization. He is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a graduate of the Trial Skills Academy at the Institution for Criminal Defense Advocacy at California Western School of Law. He has been listed in the criminal law section of Woodward & White's, Best Lawyers in America, every year since 2003 until the present. He was selected by Best Lawyers in America as Tupelo Criminal Defense: White Collar "Lawyer of the Year" for 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. He was listed as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the field of criminal defense from 2006 until the present covering the states of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. He is actively engaged in the practice of criminal defense in both state and federal courts. He was the recipient of the 2009 Mississippi Association for Justice Least Weasel Award for the fierce representation of his clients and the triumphant fight for justice for all in the courtrooms of Mississippi, 2009. He received the 2014 Chief Judge Award from Chief United States District Judge Sharion Aycock for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi for his generous and talented service on the Court's C.J.A. Panel. He is a Bencher in the William Keady Inn of the American Inns of Court III. He was elected as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation in 2016. He served as a Ms. Bar Commissioner for the Third Circuit Court district from 2007 until 2010. He is also currently serving on The Mississippi State Bar's Character and Fitness Committee. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Marshall Academy and has coached the Marshall Academy High School Mock Trial Team. He is married to Karen H. Farese of Ripley, Mississippi, and they have twins, Katherine and Michael, who are law students at the University of Mississippi. He is a member of the Beech Hill Church of Christ. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Anthony L. Farese included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Listed in Woodward & White- Best Lawyers in America-Criminal Law - Every Year, 2003 - Present Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers (Criminal Law), 2006 - Present Listed in The American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007 - Present Recipient of the 2009 Mississippi Association for Justice Least Weasel Award for the fierce representation of his clients and the triumphant fight for justice for all in the courtrooms of Mississippi, 2009 Selected by Best Lawyers in America as Tupelo Criminal Defense: White-Collar "Lawyer of the Year" for 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 Recipient of the 2014 Chief Judge Award from Chief United States Judge Sharion Aycock for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, 2014 Inducted as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation, 2016 Other Sources of Feedback About Anthony L. Farese Included on the 2025Mid-South Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2007 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• Mississippi
• Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

• American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section (Member)
• Mississippi State Bar (Member)
• Tennessee State Bar Association (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• Mississippi Association for Justice (Member)
• American Association for Justice, Criminal Law Section (Member)
• The Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member)
• Mississippi Attorneys for Constitutional Justice (Charter Member)
• Mississippi Attorneys for Constitutional Justice (Past President)
• William C. Keady American Inn of Court III (Bencher)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Delta Phi