Kelley, Brown and Breeding was founded in 1978 by F. Preston Farmer, who was joined in 1981 by John F. Kelley, Jr. Although engaged in a general civil practice on a statewide scale, the firm specializes in insurance defense matters, including automobile negligence, worker's compensation, product liability, civil rights, property insurance, personal injury and insurance coverage disputes. The firm also handles a wide variety of corporate and business litigation matters. Firm attorneys are very active in professional, civic, charitable and religious affairs.