WORCESTER COUNTY–Attorney Mike Farlow wants to return to the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Farlow, a Democrat, was deputy state’s attorney for eight years under former State’s Attorney Joel Todd and is now seeking election to replace State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby, a Republican.
“I loved the position,” Farlow said last Friday. “I loved helping victims, I loved being able to have so many cases I was responsible for and I loved working with police officers who are outstanding in this county.”
If elected, Farlow will have a few changes for the State’s Attorney’s Office.
“I was to see a more pro-active approach out of the office,” he said. “I think our chief prosecutor should be doing more to prevent crime.”
The prevalence of drug addiction, especially to heroin, is a prime concern.
“In our country and in this county, we have more and more kids addicted to opiates,” Farlow said. “Often, they start with prescription pills they find at home, so using the bully pulpit of the State’s Attorney’s Office to form partnerships with school, doctors, pharmacies and PTAs, we can get the word out to parents to lock prescription pills up.
“We can work to make communities safer. There has been many cases all over the country where prosecutors get actively involved in communities they serve,” he said. “Joel [Todd] found out about drug deals in a part of Berlin not far from his house and he sat out on a bench for hours in the park. He did it randomly.”
Todd’s bench-sitting was an extreme example, Farlow said, of a prosecutor working with people in at-risk communities to make it possible for good, honest, law-abiding people who live there to have their streets back.
Another difference with Oglesby, he said, is a difference of style.
“I think he is the sort of person who doesn’t see the prosecutor’s office involved much before the investigation begins,” Farlow said. I think the prosecutor’s role goes much deeper than that. We have an obligation to people to inform them about what’s happening, to be proactive in crime prevention and to be a resource to people in the community who want to make their community better.”
After graduating from Salisbury University with degrees in political science, history and philosophy, Farlow graduated from Widener University in Wilmington, Del. Later, he taught political scene for about nine years at Salisbury University. He also taught education law, a master’s level course for teachers.
Farlow is an attorney in private practice in Ocean Pines, working in criminal law, family law and estate law. He handles cases in District Court and Circuit Court.
Because many of his clients are young offenders, one of his business cards caters to them. Part of it reads, “Don’t say a ^&!!?*#@! Word!” He has an explanation for people who might be surprised by it.
“As a private attorney, I deal with people who want straight discussions about what their rights are and if you say something in a funny and crude way, people pay attention,” Farlow said. “It was in a language often used by young people who are a good portion of my clients.”
He also has a standard business card for other clients.
Farlow, who grew up in Pittsville, lives in Snow Hill with Michelle, his bride of less than one year.
For more information about Farlow, visit farlowforjustice.com.
Farlow, a Democrat, was deputy state’s attorney for eight years under former State’s Attorney Joel Todd and is now seeking election to replace State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby, a Republican.
“I loved the position,” Farlow said last Friday. “I loved helping victims, I loved being able to have so many cases I was responsible for and I loved working with police officers who are outstanding in this county.”
If elected, Farlow will have a few changes for the State’s Attorney’s Office.
“I was to see a more pro-active approach out of the office,” he said. “I think our chief prosecutor should be doing more to prevent crime.”
The prevalence of drug addiction, especially to heroin, is a prime concern.
“In our country and in this county, we have more and more kids addicted to opiates,” Farlow said. “Often, they start with prescription pills they find at home, so using the bully pulpit of the State’s Attorney’s Office to form partnerships with school, doctors, pharmacies and PTAs, we can get the word out to parents to lock prescription pills up.
“We can work to make communities safer. There has been many cases all over the country where prosecutors get actively involved in communities they serve,” he said. “Joel [Todd] found out about drug deals in a part of Berlin not far from his house and he sat out on a bench for hours in the park. He did it randomly.”
Todd’s bench-sitting was an extreme example, Farlow said, of a prosecutor working with people in at-risk communities to make it possible for good, honest, law-abiding people who live there to have their streets back.
Another difference with Oglesby, he said, is a difference of style.
“I think he is the sort of person who doesn’t see the prosecutor’s office involved much before the investigation begins,” Farlow said. I think the prosecutor’s role goes much deeper than that. We have an obligation to people to inform them about what’s happening, to be proactive in crime prevention and to be a resource to people in the community who want to make their community better.”
After graduating from Salisbury University with degrees in political science, history and philosophy, Farlow graduated from Widener University in Wilmington, Del. Later, he taught political scene for about nine years at Salisbury University. He also taught education law, a master’s level course for teachers.
Farlow is an attorney in private practice in Ocean Pines, working in criminal law, family law and estate law. He handles cases in District Court and Circuit Court.
Because many of his clients are young offenders, one of his business cards caters to them. Part of it reads, “Don’t say a ^&!!?*#@! Word!” He has an explanation for people who might be surprised by it.
“As a private attorney, I deal with people who want straight discussions about what their rights are and if you say something in a funny and crude way, people pay attention,” Farlow said. “It was in a language often used by young people who are a good portion of my clients.”
He also has a standard business card for other clients.
Farlow, who grew up in Pittsville, lives in Snow Hill with Michelle, his bride of less than one year.
For more information about Farlow, visit farlowforjustice.com.