Mr. Ford’s primary areas of practice are commercial litigation and business torts, product liability, and healthcare litigation. He also has represented clients in numerous class action lawsuits, ranging from medical malpractice, fraud, and negligence claims to violations of the West Virginia Wage Payment & Collection Act.

Bar Admissions

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2013
• West Virginia University, J.D., 2016

Significant Accomplishments

Representing employers and commercial clients in deliberate intent, fatality, and serious personal injury litigation

Representing health care clients in a wide variety of litigation

Representing commercial clients in litigation concerning breach of contract, tortious interference, express and implied indemnity, and declaratory judgments

Representing various state entities in litigation

Representing product manufacturers and suppliers in construction litigation

Representing employers and commercial clients in premises liability lawsuits

Representing corporations in matters involving derivative claims, disputed dissolutions, and corporate governance issues

Representing a state institution of higher learning in various matters involving claims made by students and staff members

Representing employers in litigation involving discrimination and harassment

Representing employers in developing employment policies, practices, and procedures

Representing plaintiffs in litigation involving a catastrophic explosion

 

Publications & Presentations

• Executive Research Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 118