Darron C. Farha

Vice President Darron C. Farha is Valparaiso University’s first General Counsel, joining the University in November of 2009. Prior to joining Valpo, Farha was General Counsel for Pittsburg (Kansas) State University and an associate attorney with the law firm Wheeler & Mitchelson in Pittsburg, Kansas. His areas of practice were in commercial law, civil litigation, corporate law, employment law, taxation, and real estate law.

Farha is licensed to practice law in Indiana and the U.S. District Court – Northern District of Indiana and holds memberships with the Indiana State Bar Association, Porter County Bar Association, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). Farha also serves on the NACUA board of directors, where he is the chair of the subcommittee on investments.

Farha earned a bachelor of business administration from Pittsburg State University, a master of business administration from Washburn University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas.