Farrah Fielder serves as chief of operations and legal affairs at NAPEO. In this role, she manages the association’s people and facility and also focuses on federal and state legislation and regulation, including the IRS PEO certification program, retirement and healthcare issues, workers’ compensation policy and other matters affecting the PEO industry.
With over twenty years of experience in the legal field, Farrah has served as chief legal officer and general counsel for several national PEOs and a recordkeeper and third-party administrator specializing in the PEO multiple employer plan (MEP) space.
Before entering the PEO and retirement industry, Farrah defended corporate clients regarding employment matters, medical malpractice and products liability during her tenure at Ledbetter, Cogbill, Arnold & Harrison, LLP and also was an adjunct instructor at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. She is admitted to practice law in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia.