Member Profile: J. Randolph (Randy) Ward

	J. Randolph (Randy) Ward Attorney & Mediator 311 Fairfield Lane Cary, NC 27511 Tel: (919) 467-6195 Fax: (919) 465-1914	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location View Available Dates Calendar

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Early Neutral Evaluation

Contract Disputes Personal Injury

Torts Workers' Compensation

Wrongful Death

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Randy served on the Bar Association committee that started Superior Court Mediation and District Court Arbitration in NC. While on the Commission, he successfully lobbied for the authority and resources for Workers' Compensation Mediation and the Commission s Ombudsmen, and organized the 1992 continuing legal education (CLE) program that initiated the Comp system s use of Mediation, which has been instrumental in overcoming the Commission s perennial hearings backlog.

Randy has written 16 CLE manuscripts, book chapters and think-tank papers on alternative dispute resolution (see Printable PDF Resume above), workers' compensation, and other legal topics, as well as articles for periodicals, and speaks to civic and professional groups interested in these topics.

Private law practice 1978-1989 and 1997-present; admitted to Supreme Courts of the United States & North Carolina; av rated attorney (Very High Legal Ability/Very High General Recommendation) since 1988.

EDUCATION:

• Wake Forest University School of Law Juris Doctor, 1978
• Wake Forest University, Bachelor of Arts in History, 1975
• Wingate College, Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, 1973

Memberships & Affiliations

• Chairman, N.C. Bar Association s Trial Practice Curriculum Committee, 2006-08 (member since 2002)
• Medico/Legal Liaison Committee, 2000-05
• Section Council, N.C. Bar Association s Dispute Resolution Section, 2001-04 (Charter Member)
• Charter Member, N.C. Bar Association Workers Compensation Section, 1993-present
• Member, N.C. Bar Association s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Arbitration Subcommittee, 1987-1992
• Arbitrator, 14th Judicial District Court-Ordered Arbitration Program, July 1987-1989
• Member, Judicial Conference of the United States 4th Circuit, 1988-present
• Contract Hearing Officer, N.C. Department of Human Resources, 1986-87
• Chairman, Fair Housing Task Force for City of Durham, 1982-84

J. Randolph (Randy) Ward is a member of our NC chapter, NC Academy of Superior Court Mediators, the state's premier roster of certified attorney-mediators. The NCASCM profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.ncmediators.org/randolph-ward