About
Ron Ward’s highest privilege is assisting his clients in recovering fair, just and significant auto, personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death settlements and verdicts.
His career is one marked by dedicated service, exceptional leadership, national recognition and outstanding achievement.
Our commitment to integrity, professionalism and excellence are our guarantee. We pride ourselves on a demonstrated record of success and honor. We welcome opportunities to work smarter, achieve more, and care well for our clients.
Successful Client Recoveries
- $4.30 million for a female corporate executive with permanent brain damage from a parking arm gate that struck her in the head
- $5.775 million for a 17-year-old minor, sudden cardiac arrest wrongful death arising from a sports environment
- $12.025 million for a young man arising out of a motorcycle/auto crash
- $7.15 million for a Northwest family in a wrongful death claim resulting from an auto/semi-truck collision.
- $1.32 million in a wrongful death case on behalf of the surviving spouse of a Washington resident who was the victim of a defective drug in a pharmaceutical product liability case.
- $500,000 in a medical malpractice action/negligent surgery on a 12-year-old girl.
- $1 million settlement for a young woman injured as the result of a defective go-cart.
- $750,000 for two minor children for the wrongful death of their mother during a motor vehicle collision.
Career Highlights
- President, Washington State Bar Association (WSBA). Ron was the first African-American to serve as WSBA President in the organization’s then 114 year history.
- “Super Lawyers” designation (2003-Present): An honor only 5% of Washington lawyers are selected for, “Super Lawyers Washington Top 100 Lawyers” honoree (2006)
- Voted one of Seattle’s Top Lawyers – Seattle Magazine (2007-Present)
10/10 “Superb” Avvo Rating - Received Washington State Bar Association’s highest honor, the Award of Merit (2008)
- Founded Washington Leadership Institute (WLI). The Institute provides leadership training for diverse lawyers with 3-10 years experience from traditionally underrepresented groups such as attorneys of color and women (2005).
- WLI was awarded the national American Bar Association Partnership Award (2005), Lexis Nexis Martindale Hubbell Legal Fellowship (2006) and Law Fund of Washington’s President’s Award (2019).
Notable Distinctions
- Former three-term member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates
- Selected as one of the “Top Attorneys in Washington” by Seattle Met Magazine (2010-Present)
- Loren Miller Bar Association of Washington renamed its President’s Award, the Ron R. Ward President’s Award (2006)
- Washington State Trial Lawyers President’s Award (2006)
- Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Outstanding Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Award (2006)
- Washington State Association for Justice Carl Maxey Diversity Award (2009)
- President of the Washington State Bar Foundation–the first person of color in the Foundation’s history to serve in that capacity (2008-2011)
- Assistant Monitor, United States District Court Monitoring Team—regarding Consent Decree in United States v. Seattle, mandating police reform of the Seattle Police Department (2012-2025)
- President, Washington Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates (2013)
- Loren Miller Bar Association of Washington Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)
- Sally L. Savage Philanthropy Award – Washington State Bar Association (2014)
