Walter A. Ward

Walter A. Ward was a founding Member of the firm in 1984 after 18 months as a contract trial lawyer for the state of Kentucky and 10 years with a prominent Louisville insurance defense firm. He has been devoted to litigation of workers’ compensation claims, representing insurers, self-insured companies, third-party administrators and professional employer organizations. He covers every type of claim including traumatic injury, cumulative trauma, all occupational diseases, toxic exposure, mental health conditions, coverage disputes, subrogation, medical expense issues and bad faith at all stages from trial through Supreme Court appeal.

He is a frequent presenter at attorney seminars sponsored by the University of Kentucky Law School, Kentucky Bar Association and at seminars for employer administrators, human resource experts and safety engineers sponsored by employer organizations, health insurance and insurance carriers. He is also invited to serve as faculty for Administrative Law Judge training sessions and American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians.