Frank Ward is a partner in the Labor & Employment Section at Williams Mullen. He defends employers confronting allegations of discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexual and racial harassment, national origin, age, retaliation and disability. In addition to defending such actions in state and federal courts, he also represents employers facing such charges before various governmental agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the North Carolina and U.S. departments of labor.

Education
New York University, LL.M. in Labor Law
Duke University School of Law, J.D.
Yale University, A.B.

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
- Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Law
- Labor and Employment Law Section

Florida State Bar
- Labor Relations Law Committee

North Carolina Bar Association
- Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section, Former Chair
- Labor and Employment Law Section

North Carolina State Bar

Awards and Honors
Listed in Best Lawyers in America

Listed in Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite"

Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers

Recognized as a leading attorney in North Carolina by North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine

Publications

• "Loose Lips, Continued," Labor & Employment Update, Issue 15, Oct.1, 2003
• "Whistle-Blowing vs. Retaliation," Labor & Employment Update, Issue 15, Oct. 1, 2003
• "Loose Lips Sink Ships," Labor & Employment Update, Issue 14, Sept. 25, 2003
• "Supreme Court Simplifies Discrimination Lawsuits for Employees," Labor & Employment Update, Issue 4, June 18, 2003
• "Fourth Circuit Finds No Constitutional Right to Display Confederate Flag at Work," Labor & Employment Update, Issue 3, June 11, 2003
• "'Partners' as 'Employees,'" Labor & Employment Update, Issue 2, June 4, 2003

Representations

• Successfully representing employers before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in cases alleging constitutional violations and discrimination based on a variety of claims, including race, age, retaliation, racial harassment and wrongful discharge
• Successfully moving for summary judgment in all federal courts in North Carolina and South Carolina, securing dismissal of claims alleging discrimination based on religion, disability, race, gender, age, wrongful discharge, retaliation, racial and sexual harassment, and denial of constitutional rights
• Successful representation of a large number of companies with regard to a comprehensive variety of claims of discrimination in charges brought before the EEOC, including race, age, sex, religion, disability, retaliation, and sexual and racial harassment
• Successfully representing employers in numerous mediations that resulted in resolution of a wide variety of claims of discrimination
• Representing employers in negotiating the severance of high-level employees and the drafting of the corresponding releases

Community Involvement
Cameron Art Museum
- Board of Directors

Civil Rights Reviewing Authority of the U.S. Department of Education (1985 - 1989)

North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
- Board of Directors

North Carolina State University Friends of the Library
- Board of Directors
- President

Wake County SPCA
-Board of Directors
- President