Having served as a trial attorney in more than 40 jury trials involving a variety of challenging legal issues, Johnny Ward is one of the most distinguished trial lawyers in East Texas. \u00a0Mr. Ward has successfully tried a wide variety of complex cases to verdict, including numerous patent infringement, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, consumer dispute, personal injury, wrongful death and survival claim, and civil rights cases. \u00a0In the process, Mr. Ward has secured a string of major courtroom victories against some of the world’s most recognizable companies, including Apple,\u00a0Samsung, Verizon, and Microsoft.<\/p>\n
Mr. Ward’s courtroom work has earned him a national reputation in high-stakes litigation, as evidenced by his AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubble and recognition as a Texas Super Lawyer<\/em> by Super Lawyers magazine in every year since the existence of the publication. \u00a0In 2012, at the age of 41, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. \u00a0Mr. Ward is frequently called on by law firms throughout the nation to provide his knowledge and skill in complex cases before East Texas juries.<\/p>\n A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a sustaining member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Ward is admitted to practice before the 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> Circuit United States Courts of Appeals; and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts. \u00a0He graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma in 1992 and Texas Tech Law School in 1995 (Magna Cum Laude), before clerking for the Hon. Robert M. Parker (Ret.) with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t Having served as a trial attorney in more than 40 jury trials involving a variety of challenging legal issues, Johnny Ward is one of the most distinguished trial lawyers in East Texas. \u00a0Mr. Ward has successfully tried a wide variety of complex cases to verdict, including numerous patent infringement, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":302,"parent":6,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-bio.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPractice Areas\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nPatent Infringement
\nIntellectual Property
\nAuto Accidents
\nProducts Liability
\nInsurance Claims
\nBusiness Torts
\nBreach of Contract
\nCommercial Disputes
\nDeceptive Trade Practices
\nFederal Tort Claims
\nWill Contests
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\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProfessional Honors and Distinctions\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nAV Rated by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
\nTexas Super Lawyers<\/em>, 2003-2022, Thomson Reuters
\nLitigation Star, Intellectual Property, Benchmark Litigation, 2017, 2021-2022
\nBest Lawyers in America, 2017-2023
\nAmerican Jurisprudence Award: Property Law, Medical Malpractice, Consumer Law
\nMember of the Texas Tech University School of Law Board of Barristers
\nAAJ National Mock Trial Team, 1993-1994
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\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tCourt Admissions\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nTexas State District Courts, 1995
\nU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 1997
\nU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1996
\nU.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2001
\nColorado State District Courts, 2016
\nU.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1999
\nU.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1998
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\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEducational Background\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nTexas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1995, magna cum laude
\nUniversity of Oklahoma, B.A., 1992, with distinction
\nPhi Beta Kappa<\/p>\n
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tProfessional Affiliations\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nAmerican College of Trial Lawyers
\nInternational Society of Barristers – Fellow
\nAmerican Board of Trial Advocates
\nTexas Bar Foundation
\nTexas Trial Lawyers Association, 1997-present
\nAmerican Association for Justice, 1997-present
\nNortheast Texas Bar Association
\nGregg County Bar Association
\nEastern District of Texas Bar Association
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