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2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Phone: (816) 292-2000
Email: wford@lathropgage.com

Admitted to Bar in Missouri 1985
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

EDUCATION
Villanova University, J.D., cum laude, 1985
University of Kansas, B.A., 1982

EXPERIENCE
Mr. Ford has a wide range of litigation experience in products liability, environmental and general business litigation. He has successfully represented several national clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in environmental cost recovery litigation. He has also represented numerous corporations as PRPs in various NPL and other hazardous waste sites in negotiations with government agencies, allocation proceedings, PRP searches and remediation coordination.
Mr. Ford has extensive experience in underground storage tank litigation and administrative proceedings with governmental remediation funds. He has experience with both hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment issues, Cleanwater Act Section 404, dredge and fill permits, Supplemental Environmental Projects submissions and alleged Oil Pollution Act violations. In general business litigation Mr. Ford has represented business interests of both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous multi-million dollar lawsuits. Mr. Ford's business litigation includes substantial experience representing government contractors in litigation arising out of operations and deactivation of Army Ammunition Plants.
In the products liability area, Mr. Ford has worked on cases involving alleged multiple chemical sensitivity, carcinogenic chemicals, explosives and other retail and wholesale goods.

HONORS
• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006
• Selected as "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers USA, 2006
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating
• Environmental Studies Honors Program, University of Kansas
• Order of the Coif
• Villanova Law Review, Member and Editor

PUBLICATIONS
• Author, Kansas Environmental Law Handbook, Solid Waste Chapter, Government Institutes, 1990
• Author, Alcohol Suppliers Liability in Missouri, 45 J.Mo. Bar No. 3, 193 (1989)
• Author, State and Federal Regulations of Hidden Camera and Microphone Reporting in the States of Kansas and Missouri, Media and the Law Seminar, 1989, University of Missouri—Kansas City, School of Law

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
• Trustee, The Nature Conservancy of Missouri, 1998-2003, Chairman, 1999-2002
• Mentor for at risk youth, Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance, 1997-2001
• General Counsel for Cradles & Crayons® Daycare Center for Special Needs Children, 1993-95
• Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions Leadership, Member, 1988-89
• Adjunct Professor at University of Kansas, 1990-1993
• Adjunct Professor at Central Missouri State University, 2003

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