Raymond P Ward

Work Experience

• Special Counsel
• Adams and Reese LLP
• 2002 - Present

• Attorney
• Sessions, Fishman & Nathan, LLP
• 1990 - 2002

Education

• Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
• JD - Juris Doctor
• 1990

• Franciscan University of Steubenville
• BA - Bachelor of Arts
• 1980

• St. Mary of the Barrens Seminary
• N/A

Legal Cases

• Phillips v. G & H Seed Co., 10 So.3d 339 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2009)
• Reversed, judgment rendered in defendants' favor

• Brown v. ANA Ins. Group, 994 So.2d 1265 (La. 2008), rev'g 965 So.2d 902 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2007)
• Reversed adverse judgment against client.

• In re Gramercy Plant Explosion at Kaiser, 927 So.2d 492 (La. App. 5 Cir.), writ denied, 929 So.2d 1271 (La. 2006).
• Reversed JNOV, reinstated defense verdict

Associations

• Defense Research Institute, Appellate Advocacy Committee
• Member
• N/A

• American Bar Association Council of Appellate Lawyers
• Member
• N/A

• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Member
• N/A

Languages Spoken

• English

Honors and Awards

• Order of St. Louis
• Archdiocese of New Orleans
• 2008

• President's Law Award
• Franciscan University of Steubenville
• 2005

Publications

• For The Defense (Defense Research Institute)
• The Vampires of Legal Writing
• 2009

• Certworthy
• The Right Tool for the Job
• 2008

• For The Defense (Defense Research Institute)
• Counting Each Shot
• 2008

Speaking Engagements

• Legal Writing Institute 14th Biennial Conference
• Techniques for Emphasis and De-emphasis
• 2010

• Effective Legal Writing
• Counting Each Shot: Techniques for Emphasis and De-Emphasis
• 2009

• Bridging the Gap
• Appellate Practice & Procedure
• 2009