T. Morgan "Morgan" Ward, Jr.

T. Morgan "Morgan" Ward, Jr.

Louisville, KY recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013
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98 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Insurance Litigation - Real Estate Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Biography

Morgan Ward is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Service Group. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, regulatory litigation (including the laws and regulations pertaining to real estate professionals and the banking industry), constitutional law, real estate litigation, commercial lease litigation, condemnation and eminent domain, trust and estates litigations, title insurance defense litigation, insurance coverage litigation for both insureds and insurers, bad faith litigation, trial practice, arbitration, mediation, and appellate practice.

Morgan has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeals. He has tried numerous cases to jury and bench verdicts.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Morgan serves the community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society (where he previously served as Board Chair), and as a Trustee for the Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Louisville. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Louisville Bar Association, and currently serves on an LBA committee to monitor the integrity of judicial elections. Morgan coordinates much of the firm's pro-bono work in the Louisville office, and has been recognized as an Outstanding Volunteer Lawyer by the Legal Aid Society. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition. Morgan is a graduate of Leadership Kentucky (2003) and the Bingham Fellows Program of Leadership Louisville (2015).

Stites & Harbison PLLC

98 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English

  • University of Kentucky, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Davidson College, BA, graduated 1985

  • Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • Louisville Bar Association - Member

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  • English
  • Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • Louisville Bar Association - Member
  • University of Kentucky, J.D., graduated 1989
  • Davidson College, BA, graduated 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Real Estate
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Real Estate, Louisville (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated
  • Kentucky Super Lawyers (2007, 2012)
  • Legal Aid Society's Outstanding Volunteer Lawyer (1998)

Case History

Cases
  • Litigation
  • Serves as lead litigation counsel to defend a law firm against RESPA claims filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in pending litigation before the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
  • Successfully represented commercial real estate firms and brokers in a variety of contract and business tort litigation matters.
  • Commercial Real Estate Litigation
  • Won rulings on behalf of commercial real estate brokers and investors in a series of constitutional challenges under the Commerce Clause, which resulted in federal court rulings to invalidate "turf state" laws that restricted interstate brokerage and impaired the national market for commercial real estate. See Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Inv. Brokerage Co. v. Skeeters, 395 F. Supp. 2d 541 (W.D. Ky. 2005); River Oaks Mgmt. v. Brown, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65286 (W.D. Ky. 2007); GLOBE STREET, "Marcus & Millichap Wins 'Turf State' Lawsuit" (September 13, 2007)("The entire industry is expected to benefit from the victory in a federal lawsuit challenging Kentucky's law prohibiting cooperation with out-of-state brokers").
  • Successfully represented commercial real estate firms and brokers in a variety of contract and business tort litigation matters.

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