Mr. Ford’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including commercial litigation, product liability, and class actions. He also serves clients in the area of government relations.

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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
• Drafting and promoting legislation and administrative rules before the West Virginia Legislature and Executive Branch
• Representing commercial clients in litigation concerning breach of contract, tortious interference, and other business torts
• 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 state institutions 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
• Representing trustees and beneficiaries in trust and estate litigation
• Conducting independent employee investigations for employers

   

Distinctions

• Young Lawyer of the Year Award, West Virginia State Bar, 2024
• Generation Next: 40 under 40, The State Journal, 2023
• Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Commercial Litigation
• Selected for inclusion on the West Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list
• 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, Chemical Subcommittee, Co-Chair
• Former Chairperson, Young Lawyers Division, West Virginia Bar Association
• Former District 8 Representative, Young Lawyer Board, West Virginia State Bar

Publications & Presentations

• Panelist, “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence,” ABA Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts and Products Liability Litigation Joint CLE Seminar, January 2025
• Courtwatch Panel Member, “An Overview of 2023–24 WV Appellate Court Decisions,” West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Summit, August  2024
• Courtwatch Panel Member, “An Overview of 2022–23 WV Appellate Court Decisions,” West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Summit, August 2023
• Moderator, "When Robots Pass the Bar: The Possibilities, Ethics, and Governmental Oversight of Artificial Intelligence," West Virginia Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 2023
• Four Tips for Preparing an Inexperienced—Yet Qualified—Expert Witness in Commercial and Business Litigation, American Bar Association, December 2022
• Executive Research Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 118

Community Involvement

• Fund for the Arts, Board of Directors, 2021-2024
• Community Collaborative Network, Steering Committee, 2020-2022