Attorney Biographies

William E. Farrior is a Vice-President, Director and Shareholder in the law firm of Barrow & Grimm, P.C. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Mr. Farrior has an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University (B.A. 1971), a law degree from the University of Alabama (J.D. 1976), and a graduate degree in taxation from Southern Methodist University (LL.M. 1977).

Mr. Farrior practices in the areas of taxation and estate planning. He is a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association and the American Bar Association, where he is a member of the Taxation Section. He is the Vice-President in 2006 for the Tulsa County Bar Association.  He also is the 2006 Vice-President of St. Simeon's Episcopal Home, Inc., and serves as a Trustee to the St. Simeon's Foundation (2003-2006).

Mr. Farrior is admitted to practice in the Tenth Circuit, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. District Court, and the Supreme Court of Oklahoma and has several reported cases, including Beacon Realty Investments Co. v. Cantrell, 771 P.2d 602 (Okla. 1989); Mauerman v. Commissioner, 65 T.C.M. 1772 (1993), rev'd. and rem'd. 22 F.3d 1001 (10th Cir. 1994), 69 T.C.M. 2765 (1995); and Fisher v. Commissioner, 64 T.C.M. 1670 (1992), rev'd. and rem'd. 45 F.3d 396 (10th Cir. 1995).

Mr. Farrior is married to Donna Sanders Farrior who is a mathematics professor at the University of Tulsa. They have three children and are active members of St. John's Episcopal Church. Mr. Farrior has served on the Vestry and the Finance Committee. He also serves as a Trustee of the St. Simeon's Episcopal Home and Saint Simeon's Foundation.