Background
Ballard, Wade E. was born on February 20, 1957 in Tallassee, Alabama, United States.
Ballard, Wade E. was born on February 20, 1957 in Tallassee, Alabama, United States.
Wofford College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1979). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Edwards, Ballard, Bishop, Sturm, Clark and Keim, P.A. (Spartanburg, SC) specializing in Labor Relations, Employment, OSHA, Wage and Hour, Substance Abuse, Employment Benefits, Workers' Compensation, Environmental and Immigration Law. Representing Employers. Admitted to the bar, 1982, North Carolina.
1983, South Carolina. 1984, United States. District Court, District of South Carolina and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1990, United States. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. 1992, United States. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina.
United States. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Editor, The Florida Employment Law Desk Book, Florida Chamber of Commerce, 1986 and 1987. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association.
North Carolina State Bar. South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Supreme Court's Employment and Labor Law Specialization Advisory Board (Past Chairman). (Certified Specialist, Employment and Labor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).
Edwards, Ballard, Bishop, Sturm, Clark and Keim, P.A. represents management exclusively in all aspects of employment, labor, environmental, workplace safety and health, immigration, Workers' Compensation and employment benefits law. The firm also counsels clients in legislative affairs. The firm's national practice is served by two fully staffed offices in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Edwards, Ballard, Bishop, Sturm, Clark and Keim, P.A. is committed to the principles of Total Quality Management in all relationships with its clients.
Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association. North Carolina State Bar. South Carolina Bar (Chairman).
South Carolina Supreme Courts's Employment and Labor Law Specialization Advisory Board (Past Chairman). (Certified Specialist, Employment and Labor Law, South Carolina Supreme Court).