About

Trusted legal counsel for financial institutions, fintech innovators, and the businesses that keep communities moving.

Some firms offer legal opinions. We offer clarity, strategy, and a working relationship grounded in trust. At Farley Law, you’re not handed off to a rotating cast of associates. You work directly with seasoned counsel who understands your business, your market, and the regulatory forces shaping your world. Our clients include community banks, fintechs, business owners, and nonprofit leaders who prefer an advisor who can think three moves ahead without speaking in riddles.


We believe working with an attorney should feel reassuring, not stressful. Every call, every deliverable, every deadline is designed to give you confidence, not confusion.

Our approach: Client assurance

Legal work shouldn’t be mysterious. Client assurance is our commitment to making your experience straightforward, accurate, and anchored in practical next steps.

1. Discussion

You get direct access to an attorney. Most questions can be explored effectively on a brief call.

2. Clarity

We translate complex legal and regulatory issues into guidance you can act on. No smoke. No mirrors. No guessing.

3. Accuracy

If we can’t give you the complete answer at that moment, you receive a prompt follow-up that ties up the loose ends.

4. Real Solutions

Every conversation points toward action with resolutions that protect your institution, your business, and your future.

Meet the team.

Brent M. Farley

Banking & Corporate Law, Founder

Brent brings years of experience helping banks, fintechs, and businesses build legally sound foundations, from structuring bank–fintech partnerships to developing lending programs to guiding regulatory filings and new product launches.

His background includes roles as:

  • Bank Regulatory Counsel and Tax Credit Counsel
  • Compliance Officer & Counsel at Extraco Banks
  • Commercial Lending at Zions Bank

Brent has helped clients:

  • Stand up new financial services and product lines
  • Launch business ventures and acquisitions
  • Navigate complex compliance, account issues, and governance challenges
  • Build community-oriented initiatives and private foundations

When he’s not advising institutions, Brent can be found playing music, participating in soccer, enjoying outdoor activities with family, and rock climbing.

Education:

  • Bachelor Business Administration, Utah State University
  • Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, cum laude
  • Juris Doctor, Baylor Law School

Awards & Professional Recognition:

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019–2021)
  • President, Austin Bar Financial Institution Section (2021–2023)
  • Member, American Bar Association Banking Committee

Ian van Reenen

Banking & Corporate Law, Senior Counsel

Ian spent the bulk of his career at First United Bank, where he was the top legal and compliance official, assisting the bank with all legal, operational and regulatory matters. Ian also spent time at a fintech, where he helped navigate the complex regulatory environment affecting emerging financial services companies, including developing compliant algorithmic lending systems, launching consumer-facing products and strengthening bank partnerships.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts, English, Midwestern State University
  • Master of Business Administration, Texas Tech University
  • Juris Doctor, Texas Tech University

Time Value Guarantee:
We meet our deadlines or you benefit

Your time matters. Your compliance calendar matters. Your business milestones matter.

If a project isn’t completed within the agreed timeframe, we provide a complimentary business strategy consultation (a $2,000+ value). It’s our way of showing that your trust is worth more than a timestamp.

The Farley Law difference.

Independent Firm, Institutional-Grade Insight

You get big-firm expertise without big-firm bureaucracy. We provide continuity, personal attention, and a cost structure that respects your budget and your intelligence. You’ll never wonder who is actually working on your matter.

Transparent Project Billing

Our pricing is straightforward. We carefully scope projects with you at the outset and set expectations on invoicing and results before beginning work. If new complexities arise, you hear about them immediately, not on an invoice after the fact. That means more communication and fewer surprises.

Austin & Boise

We have Texas roots and a national footprint. Our Austin and Boise offices sit in two of the country’s most dynamic markets, enabling us to serve clients across all 50 states with the steadiness of seasoned counsel and the vision of emerging cities.

Our Values

Integrity. Say it, do it, stand behind it.


Community.

Strengthening local economies by supporting the businesses and banks that shape them.

Expertise.

Precise, timely guidance grounded in deep industry knowledge.

Impact.

Long-term structures and enduring growth, not short-term fixes.

Whether you’re navigating a regulatory challenge, launching a new venture, or protecting a business you’ve worked years to build, the first step is a conversation.