A. Ward McKeithen

Ward McKeithen's 50-year career in civil ligation has included extensive trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts spanning a wide range of cases. He has served as lead trial counsel in both the successful prosecution and defense of major antitrust and class action securities lawsuits, and he has led trial teams and negotiated settlements of countless commercial and business disputes. Ward also has significant experience in mediation and dispute resolution.

• Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Ayscue Professionalism Award, 2016
• North Carolina Bar Association Litigation Section, Advocate’s Award, 2013
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Retired Fellow
• The Best Lawyers in America, appellate practice, arbitration, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, mediation, 1983-2015; Charlotte Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year, 2014 
• North Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 100 North Carolina Super Lawyer, 2008-09; business litigation, 2010-12, 2014, 2017-20
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, litigation, 2003-14
• Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, litigation, 2006, 2008-09
• Benchmark Litigation, North Carolina leading litigation attorney
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

• Mecklenburg Bar Association, President, 1993-94

• Queens University of Charlotte, Board of Trustees, 1974-2013
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, Member, 1976-88
• Charlotte Nature Museum, Past President
• Arts & Science Council, Past Director
• 1st Lt., USAR, active duty, 1964-65