David L. Ward, Jr.
1001 College Court
New Bern, North Carolina
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Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 867
New Bern, North Carolina
28563-0867

Phone: 252-672-5448
Fax: 252-672-5477
Email: dlw@wardandsmith.com

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 is included in The Best Lawyers in America, is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame, and has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective fields of law.  He is recognized in "Legal Elite," a list of the best attorneys in the state by Business North Carolina, and is a member of the Legal Elite Hall of Fame in the field of Corporate Counsel.  Mr. Ward is also recognized in "Super Lawyers," a list of top North Carolina attorneys by North Carolina Super Lawyers.  He is one of only 113 attorneys nationwide and the only attorney in North Carolina included in the BTI Client Service All-Star Team.

Practice Groups
Business
Financial Institutions
Government Representation
Housing Authorities
Labor and Employment

Practice Specialties
Antitrust
Bank Holding Companies
Banks and Other Financial Institutions
Community College Law
Corporations
Estate Planning
Mergers and Acquisitions

Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1962

Court Admissions
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

Education
J.D., Duke University, 1962. Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, Vice President, Duke Bar Association.
B.S. in B.A. (Accounting), Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957

Memberships
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
Hall of Fame of the General Practice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina Bankers Association
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Business Law; Senior Lawyers Division
North Carolina Chamber

Publications
Business
Financial Institutions
Government Representation
Labor and Employment

 

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