Johnny Ward

Johnny Ward


Law Office of John Ward, Jr.

Recognized since 2016

Longview, Texas

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Having served as a trial attorney in more than 40 jury trials involving a variety of challenging legal issues, Johnny Ward is one of the most distinguished trial lawyers in East Texas. Mr. Ward has successfully tried a wide variety of complex cases to verdict, including numerous patent infringement, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, consumer dispute, personal injury, wrongful death and survival claim, and civil rights cases. In the process, Mr. Ward has secured a string of major courtroom victories against some of the world’s most recognizable companies, including Apple, Samsung, Verizon, and Microsoft.

Mr. Ward’s courtroom work has earned him a national reputation in high-stakes litigation, as evidenced by his AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubble and recognition as a Texas Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine in every year since the existence of the publication. In 2012, at the age of 41, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Ward is frequently called on by law firms throughout the nation to provide his knowledge and skill in complex cases before East Texas juries.

A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a sustaining member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. Ward is admitted to practice before the 5th and 6th Circuit United States Courts of Appeals; and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts. He graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma in 1992 and Texas Tech Law School in 1995 (Magna Cum Laude), before clerking for the Hon. Robert M. Parker (Ret.) with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 2393 H.G. Mosley Parkway
    Building #2, Suite 101
    Longview, TX 75604
Education
  • Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1995
  • University of Oklahoma, B.A., graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Colorado, Colorado State District Courts
Affiliations
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - Member
  • Eastern District of Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Gregg County Bar Association - Member
  • International Society of Barristers - Fellow
  • Northeast Texas Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Member
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • Texas State District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Law Office of John Ward, Jr.

Longview, Texas

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Tyler (2024)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Tyler (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2016-2025
  • Top 100 Super Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth by Thomson Reuters, 2017-2021, 2023
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2003-2024
  • Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers, 2018-2019

  • 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon, 2020-2023
  • World's Leading Patent Professionals by IAM Patent 1000, 2016-2023
  • Largest IP Verdict in Texas in 2016, according to VerdictSearch and Texas Lawyer
  • Litigation Star, Intellectual Property, Benchmark Litigation, 2017, 2021-2023
  • Best Law Firms in IP Litigation, U.S. News/Best Lawyers, 2017-2023
  • Lawyer of the Year for IP Litigation, Tyler, Texas by Best Lawyers in America, 2018
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • AV-Rated by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
  • Member of the Texas Tech University School of Law Board of Barristers
  • AAJ National Mock Trial Team
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • American Jurisprudence Award: Property Law, Medical Malpractice, Consumer Law

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