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Joseph A. (Jay) Ford

Member | Co-Chair, E-Discovery Practice Group | Vice Chair, Associate Program

Charleston, WV

office 304.720.5650

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Community Involvement

Resources

Results

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.

Education

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

Experience

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

Deliberate Intent Litigation Insurance Insurance Defense Litigation Product Liability Litigation Toxic Tort Litigation

Distinctions

Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Commercial Litigation
JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Class Action Law, 2021
JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Product Liability Law, 2020
Order of the Coif
CALI Excellence Awards – Natural Resources, Bankruptcy, Sales & Secured Transactions, Contracts II
2015 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence

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

Memberships

West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws, Commissioner
American Bar Association, Litigation Section:
- Commercial & Business Litigation Committee, Expert Witness Subcommittee, Co-Chair
- Products Liability Committee, Newsletter Editor
Chairperson, Young Lawyers Division, West Virginia Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
District 8 Representative, Young Lawyer Board, West Virginia State Bar

Publications & Presentations

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

Community Involvement

Fund for the Arts, Board of Directors
Community Collaborative Network, Steering Committee, 2020-2022

Spilman Attorney Ford Appointed to WV Commission on Uniform Laws Numerous Spilman Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers, Lawyers of the Year, Ones to Watch 2023 COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Volume 3, Issue 3 COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 2 Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 1 Spilman Elects Two New Members Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 17 COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 16 COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 15 COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Volume 2, Issue 13 Early Settlement Saves Retail Client Significant Defense Costs Hospital Dismissed Without Prejudice Spilman Negotiates Settlement of Complex Deliberate Intent & Workers' Comp Matters

Experience

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

Distinctions

Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Commercial Litigation

JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Class Action Law, 2021

JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Product Liability Law, 2020

Order of the Coif

CALI Excellence Awards – Natural Resources, Bankruptcy, Sales & Secured Transactions, Contracts II

2015 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence

Memberships

West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws, Commissioner

American Bar Association, Litigation Section:

Commercial & Business Litigation Committee, Expert Witness Subcommittee, Co-Chair
Products Liability Committee, Newsletter Editor

Chairperson, Young Lawyers Division, West Virginia Bar Association

Defense Research Institute

District 8 Representative, Young Lawyer Board, West Virginia State Bar

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