
Bad Faith Litigation , Commercial Litigation , Construction Law , Environmental Law , Insurance Coverage , Premises Liability , Property Insurance
Thomas B. Ward practices in a wide variety of litigated matters dealing primarily with insurance coverage and damage to real and personal property, including construction defect claims, where he calls on prior contracting experience. His practice focuses on first- and third-party coverage litigation, property claims, extracontractual claims and bad faith, in which he has taken coverage disputes and first-party claims from initial coverage opinions through judgment following jury and bench trials. Mr. Ward also routinely handles environmental cases in the federal, state and administrative courts, ranging from mold and lead cases, CERCLA liability and water runoff litigation. In addition, he has extensive experience advising clients in coverage matters, bond and surety claims, collections and contract disputes.
Mr. Ward joined Swift Currie in 2008 after gaining experience at another Atlanta firm in a broad range of litigated matters, including those involving construction law, environmental law, premises liability, ERISA and insurance coverage disputes. He practices in the property insurance litigation section of the firm. Mr. Ward graduated from Mercer University School of Law, where he served as the articles editor for the Mercer Law Review. Mr. Ward graduated, magna cum laude, from Georgia State University with a B.B.A. in finance.
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