Member | Chair, Associate Program | Co-Chair, E-Discovery Practice Group
Charleston, WV
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.

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