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| Born: |
Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Raised: |
Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Education: |
BS (Economics): Santa Clara University
JD: Santa Clara University cum laude
MBA: Cornell University - Johnson School of Management
Expected MA (Professional Communication): University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
| Associations: |
State Bar of Alaska
State Bar of California
State Bar of Washington
Licensed to practice law in State and Federal Courts - and Federal Claims Court
Member, Alaska and American Bar Associations
American Association for Justice (AAJ) - President's Club Member
Faculty, American Association For Justice
Former Director, San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
Director, Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers
Certified Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA);
Alaska State Coordinator, National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA);
Graduate, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College (TLC) 2003
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Email: |
ward@merdes.com |
Community Service: |
Various local boards, including Fairbanks Downtown Association
Continues to teach legal courses at University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Alaska Jury Project (Sponsor)
Slow Down Alaska (Co-founder)
Merdes Kids Club (Co-founder)
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| Practice Areas: |
Automobile, Airplane, and Motorcycle Crashes
Wrongful Death, Medical and Professional Malpractice
Commercial Trucking Crashes
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims
Unsafe Premises and Industrial or Workplace Injuries
Probate Claims and Will Contests
Contract, Partnership and Property Claims |
| Interests: |
Lori (my wife), martial arts, weight lifting, amateur radio (KL7IXW),
1956 Ford F-100 truck restoration, Datsun 240Z restoration |
Favorite Quotes: |
"If what you're doing doesn't work, do something else... anything else." {R. Bandler}
"I believe in the soul..." {Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), "Bull Durham"}
"The revolution begins Monday at 8:00 a.m." {Thunder}
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| About Ward: |
I represent living, breathing people. I fight for people who have been injured or had it stuck to them by others. I level the playing field. I'm here to help the guy next door. I stop insurance companies from running over the little guy a second time. I run a revolutionary law practice: We sue people who screw people.
See: Why I became a lawyer.
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