Using Trial Experience to Avoid
the Trial Experience



Welcome to Ward ADR.

After almost 30 years of working as a trial lawyer, Johnny Ward decided to leave the courtroom to assist lawyers and clients in resolving their disputes prior to trial. While his law practice initially was focused on personal injury matters and other civil disputes, Mr. Ward spent the majority of his career trying intellectual property disputes. He appeared as an attorney of record in over 500 patent infringement cases, and tried close to 60 cases to a jury verdict. While some trials can’t be avoided, Mr. Ward believes that the vast majority of lawsuits can and should be resolved prior to trial. Please contact us if you’d like to schedule a mediation or if you’d like more information about Mr. Ward’s mediation practice.

Experience

Education

  • University of Oklahoma, B.A. Economics, 1992
  • Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1995

 

Experience

  • Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC ‘03-’24
  • Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert M. Parker, ‘95-’96

Affiliations/Recognition

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow, International Society of Barristers
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2024
  • Leading 500 Litigators 2024, Lawdragon
  • Texas Super Lawyers, 20 years
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Top 100

Contact Us

2393 H.G. Mosley Parkway
Bldg. #2, Suite 101
Longview, Texas 75604
Tel: (903) 600-5220

 

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