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Don W. Ward 
St. Louis, Missouri
Partner
phone (314) 231-6700
fax (314) 231-4656
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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
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
Education:
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1989
J.D.


Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1986
B.A.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
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


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


Past Employment Positions:
Pessin, Baird, Wells & Ward, Belleville, Illinois


Bonaldi and Clinton, P.C., Belleville, Illinois