T. Morgan "Morgan" Ward, Jr.

T. Morgan "Morgan" Ward, Jr.


Stites & Harbison, PLLC

Recognized since 2013

Louisville, Kentucky

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Real Estate

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Real Estate
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Morgan Ward is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Service Group. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, regulatory litigation (including the laws and regulations pertaining to real estate professionals and the banking industry), constitutional law, real estate litigation, commercial lease litigation, condemnation and eminent domain, trust and estates litigations, title insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage litigation for both insureds and insurers, bad faith litigation, trial practice, arbitration, mediation, and appellate practice.

Morgan has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeals. He has tried numerous cases to jury and bench verdicts.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Morgan serves the community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society (where he previously served as Board Chair), and as a Trustee for the Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Louisville. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Louisville Bar Association, and currently serves on an LBA committee to monitor the integrity of judicial elections. Morgan coordinates much of the firm's pro-bono work in the Louisville office, and has been recognized as an Outstanding Volunteer Lawyer by the Legal Aid Society. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition. Morgan is a graduate of Leadership Kentucky (2003) and the Bingham Fellows Program of Leadership Louisville (2015).

Location
  • 400 West Market Street, Suite 1800
    Louisville, KY 40202-3352
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Kentucky, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Davidson College, BA, graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
  • Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • Louisville Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky

96 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Real Estate
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Louisville (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers (2007, 2012)
  • Legal Aid Society's Outstanding Volunteer Lawyer (1998)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

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