Mary Margaret Scharf Farren is a lawyer who works for the prestigious Skadden, Arps law firm in Washington, D.C.
She married J. Michael Farren, a former American advocate who represented as Deputy White House Counsel in the Office of Counsel, on May 3, 1997, in Washington, D.C.
Michael also represented as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Commerce Department and as Director of the International Trade Administration under George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1992.
Her ex-husband is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for the attempted murder of his then-wife.
Who Is Mary Margaret’s Husband J. Michael Farren?
J. Michael Farren was born to his parents, Elizabeth and Joseph Farren. His father was the captain of the Naugatuck, Connecticut police department.
He worked as a sales clerk for Breen’s Inc. in Naugatuck, Connecticut, from 1968 to 1971. He worked as a Laborer for the Currier Electric Company in Naugatuck in 1972 and 1973. He worked as a local reporter for the New Haven Register in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1973.
From 1983 to 1985, J. Michael was the Director of the US Department of Commerce’s Office of Business Liaison.
The former lawyer was appointed Counselor to the United States Secretary of Commerce in 1985. He was Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for the International Trade Administration from 1985 to 1988.
He was an advisor to the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for the International Trade Administration in 1988 and later to the Republican National Committee. He also worked as an associate at the New Haven law firm Wiggin & Dana and later as a consultant to the United States Secretary of Commerce.
On January 6, 2010, he was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of his wife, Mary Margaret. He was found guilty of attempted murder and endangering a child by a jury in July 2014.
Farren was later sentenced to 15 years in prison after the judge ordered that he have no contact with his two daughters again.
Who Is Mary Margaret’s Daughter?
Mary Margaret and her ex-husband had two daughters. On Monday, January 4, 2010, Margaret served divorce papers on her husband.
On Wednesday, January 6, she attempted to discuss the divorce with her husband. Her husband, Farren, wanted to reconcile, but she refused due to his volatile temper.
Their two daughters were seven years old and four months old at the time. Mary’s oldest daughter is now 19 years old, and her youngest is 13.
Mary raised her daughters as single parents and is grateful for their presence in her life.
She prefers not to reveal any information about her daughters in public, and their daughters appear to be living their best lives with their adoring mother.
Mary Margaret’s Net Worth: How Rich Is She?
Mary Margaret’s net worth is over $750,000, and she appears to be living a comfortable life due to her legal career.
The lawyer lives at 388 Wahackme Road in New Canaan, Connecticut, in a 4,300-square-foot mansion with a swimming pool on a heavily wooded lot.
Margaret appears to be living a lavish lifestyle with the money she has earned as a lawyer thus far. Her current residence is estimated to be worth $4.8 million.
A lawyer in the United States typically earns around 178,000 USD per year.
After a five-day Connecticut jury trial in December 2013, her ex-husband was ordered by a panel of judges to pay her $28.6 million in damages for attempting to kill her.