Background
Ward, Karen I. was born on April 13, 1948 in Ayer, Massachusetts, United States.
Ward, Karen I. was born on April 13, 1948 in Ayer, Massachusetts, United States.
Vassar College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1970). University of Wisconsin Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1973).
Worked at Zeiger & Carpenter (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in General Civil Trial, Appellate and Federal Practice, Banking, Business, Commercial, Employment, Media, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Complex, Class Action and Multi-District Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Wisconsin. 1975, Michigan; 1976, District of Columbia.
1982, United States.
Supreme Court. 1988, Illinois. United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
United States. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits (Not admitted Ohio).
Order of the Coif. Member and Note and Comment Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to the Honorary Albert J. Engel, United States.
District Court, Sixth Circuit, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Honorary Albert Engle, Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1974-1975.
Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1975-1979. Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1978. Associate Solicitor, United States Department of Labor, 1981-1985.
Zeiger & Carpenter was established in 1994 by eight lawyers from the Columbus office of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue.
The Firm is a litigation boutique with an emphasis on class action and complex litigation primarily in the areas of business and commercial law, banking and consumer finance, First Amendment, libel, marketing and franchise law, professional liability defense and products liability.
Member: American Bar Association.