Michael J. Farrell is the Founding Member of Farrell, White & Legg, PLLC, a Huntington law firm. He graduated from Marshall University in 1969 with a bachelor of science degree, and went on to the West Virginia University College of Law where he received a doctorate of jurisprudence in 1974. He served as interim president of Marshall University in 2005. Cumulatively, he served 11 years as a member of the Marshall University Board of Governors and its predecessor, Marshall University Advisory Board.

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