Ward and Smith, P.A.'s David L. Ward, Jr. Recognized for Client Service

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce that David L. Ward, Jr. is among the 176 attorneys nominated in The 2009 BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms. BTI Client Service All-Stars are identified by clients — unnamed and unprompted — for providing outstanding client service. This exclusive group of attorneys is recognized for their extraordinary legal skills, superior attention to client needs, and exceptional responsiveness. The BTI Consulting Group is the leading provider of strategic market research to law firms.

Mr. Ward is one of the founding members of Ward and Smith, and his practice experience encompasses many areas of law, including antitrust, banking, labor, personnel, litigation, trusts and estates, and all phases of business law. He has represented banks, bank holding companies, housing authorities, and community colleges on a multitude of issues. Mr. Ward is a member of the American Bar Foundation and chairman of the board of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. He also served on the Medlin Commission on the Future of the Courts in North Carolina and chaired its Technology Committee. Mr. Ward is included in the 1983-2009 editions of the publication The Best Lawyers in America,* is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association Hall of Fame, and has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his fields of law. He has been in the "Legal Elite"* edition published by Business North Carolina from 2002-2003 and has been a member of the Legal Elite Hall of Fame in the field of Corporate Counsel since 2004. Mr. Ward also has been recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers* since 2006.

* Please see the following websites for an explanation of the standards of membership for the listings above: www.bestlawyers.com; www.businessnc.com/legalelite; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.