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D . C ., and his roommate was hired by the FBI and Judge Farfante by the Justice Department . Thus , he began his career as a trial attorney in the DOJ ’ s Tax Division , the most litigation-intensive division at DOJ . During his five-and-a-half years of government service , he obtained the depth of trial experience he sought by litigating a |
In 2003 , with two children in tow , Judge Farfante and his pregnant wife returned home to Tampa . There , Judge
Farfante joined the Commercial Litigation section at
Fowler White Boggs PA , later merging with Buchanan
Ingersoll & Rooney , PC . Straddling multiple practice areas , he focused on commercial litigation , creditors ’
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