Jessica L. Farley is an attorney in the firm's Litigation Practice.
Representative Matters and Experience
- Recently assisted with briefing and preparation of successful defeat of preliminary injunction in a patent case pending in the Western District of Wisconsin’s “Rocket Docket”
- Member of trial team in multi-patent biotechnology case pending in the District of Delaware (and related state law action on appeal in California)
- Member of trial team in related multi-patent suits involving lithium-ion battery technology, pending in the U.S. District courts for the E.D. of Wisconsin and N.D. of Georgia
- Drafted brief in support of motion in opposition to motion to re-open then-stayed patent case in the E.D. of Texas
- Researched Federal Circuit case law regarding patent licensing issues in an arbitration between a biotechology company and a private university
- Assisted in winning summary judgment for a large Wisconsin financial institution by co-drafting a summary judgment memorandum
- Gave presentation to a large Milwaukee journal regarding Wisconsin libel law and defamation
- Argued and won motion in opposition to motion for default judgment
- Defending and taking depositions
Publications
- "Wisconsin Open Records Law After WIREdata: Still Viable to Protect Public Access to Information?," 93 Marq. L. Rev. 1189 (2010).
Accolades
Justice of National Competitions, Marquette Moot Court Association
Quarter-finalist, National Moot Court Regional Competition
Second Place, Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition
CALI Awards- Advanced Legal Research: Taxation, Criminal Punishment
Virgil C. Blum, S.J. Award
Wisconsin State Debate Champion (Novice Division)
Affiliations/Memberships
- Wisconsin Bar Association
- Eastern District Bar Association
- Marquette Law Review, Associate Editor
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- Pi Gamma Mu
- Pi Delta Phi
- Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic
- Marquette Upward Bound & Educational Opportunity Programs
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Marquette University Law School
- B.A., summa cum laude, Marquette University