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1001 College Court
New Bern, North Carolina 28562
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P: 252.672.5448
F: 252.672.5477
dlw@wardandsmith.com
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 867
New Bern, North Carolina
28563-0867
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David L. Ward, Jr.
Mr. Ward's practice experience encompasses antitrust, banking, labor, personnel, litigation, trusts and estates, and all phases of business law. He has represented banks, bank holding companies, housing authorities, and community colleges on a multitude of issues. Mr. Ward is a member of the American Bar Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. He also served on the Medlin Commission on the Future of the Courts in North Carolina and chaired its Technology Committee. Mr. Ward has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law.
Practice Groups
Business
Financial Institutions
Government Representation
Housing Authorities
Labor and Employment
Practice Concentration
Antitrust
Bank Holding Companies
Banks and Other Financial Institutions
Community College Law
Corporations
Estate Planning
Mergers and Acquisitions
Admitted to Practice
North Carolina, 1962
All state courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Honors and Distinctions*
The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-2010
BTI Client Service All-Star Team, 2007 and 2009
"Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2002-2003
"Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, Hall of Fame, Corporate Counsel, since 2004
North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame, Inducted in 1999
"Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006-2010
"Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 100, 2009
Education
J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1962. Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, Vice President, Duke Bar Association.
B.S. in B.A. (Accounting), Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957
Professional and Community Affiliations
American Bar Association — Section: Law Practice Management
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Carolinas Council of Housing, Redevelopment and Codes Officials - past
Craven County Bar Association (past president, 1973-1974)
Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
North Carolina Bankers Association
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Senior Lawyers Division
North Carolina Chamber
United States District Court Magistrate Judge Panel (chair, 2005)
Publications
Business
Antitrust Laws: Avoid Harmful Behavior Before It Occurs
Financial Institutions
Major Issues for Financial Institutions in 2005
Government Representation
Labor and Employment
Litigation
Antitrust Laws: Avoid Harmful Behavior Before It Occurs
*Please see the following websites for an explanation of the standards of membership for the listings above:
www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.
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