Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Ward concentrates his practice in civil litigation defense including products liability toxic torts. Mr. Ward does trial work in the Circuit Courts of Southern, Central and Northern Illinois, including Madison, St. Clair, Peoria and Cook County as well as the City of St. Louis. Mr. Ward has defended a variety of clients from heavy industry to retail establishments throughout the state of Illinois from Chicago to Southern Illinois in toxic torts, products liability, and workers' compensation claims. Mr. Ward's toxic torts practice includes asbestos, benzene and welding rod cases.

Mr. Ward is a member of the bars of the State of Illinois, State of Missouri, the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois. Mr. Ward earned his J.D. degree from Southern Illinois University in 1989, and his A.B. degree from St. Louis University in 1986.

Mr. Ward was an Adjunct Instructor in the Paralegal Studies Department for Belleville Area College from 1997 to 2000, where he taught federal and state civil procedure and evidence in a litigation course. Mr. Ward is active in the Illinois State Bar Association, is a past and current Assemble delegate for St. Clair County, Illinois, past chair of the Standing Committee on Bar Services and Activities and past chair of the Young Lawyer's Division Law Student Committee. Mr. Ward is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the St. Clair County Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker on behalf of the Illinois State Bar Association to law schools on employment issues. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ward practiced with Pessin, Baird, Wells and Ward and Bonaldi and Clinton, P.C. in Belleville, Illinois.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Toxic Torts
• Asbestos Litigation
• Benzene Litigation
• Welding Rod Litigation
• Products Liability Defense
• Personal Injury Defense
• Business & Commercial Law
• Workers' Compensation Defense
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Defense, Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Workers' Compensation Defense, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1990
• Illinois, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association, 1994 - 1996 (Assembly Delegate)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 1994 - 2003 (Member, Bar Services and Activities Committee)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (Chair, Bar Services and Activities Committee)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1994 - 2000 (Attorney Member, Law Student Committee)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1996 - 1999 (Chair, Law Student Committee)
• The Missouri Bar (Member)
• St. Clair County Bar Association, 2000 - 2002 (Board of Directors)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 2003 - 2006 (Assembly Delegate)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Instructor, Federal and State Civil Procedure and Evidence in Litigation Course, Paralegal Studies Department, Belleville Area College, 1997 - 2000
• Frequent Speaker, Law Schools on Employment Issues, Illinois State Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

• Pessin, Baird, Wells & Ward, Belleville, Illinois
• Bonaldi and Clinton, P.C., Belleville, Illinois

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1989
  J.D.
• Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1986
  B.A.

Address

100 North Broadway
14th Floor
St. Louis, MO 63102-2728

Phones

(314) 231-6700

Faxes

(314) 231-4656

Emails

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Websites

http://www.herzogcrebs.com