Henry N. Ware, Jr.

Chair, Litigation Section and Products Liability Group
Shareholder

411 East Franklin Street
Suite 600
Richmond, VA
23219

(804) 697-2090
(804) 697-2190 (fax)

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Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Products Liability, Toxic Torts & Personal Injury
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Coverage and Insurance Litigation
• Automotive Industry Practice

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Henry N. Ware, Jr.

Harry Ware is a trial attorney with over 25 years' experience in litigation and dispute resolution, practicing across the country in federal and state courts. His experience extends over Products Liability and Toxic Torts; Asbestos Litigation Defense; Insurance Coverage; Fire Loss; Business and Contracts; Partnership and Shareholder Disputes; Maritime; Commercial, Financial and Banking; Corporate; Intellectual Property; Probate, Estates and Trusts; and Real Estate and Construction litigation. He has successfully represented clients ranging from individuals and small companies to large, multinational corporations.

Harry defends products liability and toxic tort cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability and property damage in state and federal courts throughout the nation. He has developed comprehensive strategies for handling large numbers of complex cases such as mass multi-jurisdictional toxic tort litigation and has successfully implemented those strategies in the courtroom, serving as national coordinating, regional and Virginia trial counsel for clients in mass tort litigation. He frequently serves as local counsel for out of state firms representing clients in state and federal courts throughout Virginia.

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Education

• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D.) International Academy of Trial Lawyers Trial Advocacy Award (1983); Law Review: Editorial Board, 1982-83
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (B.A., 1977)

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Representative Cases

• Contreras v. Thor Norfolk Hotel, L.L.C., 292 F.Supp.2d 798 (E.D.Va. 2003)
• General Nutrition Corp. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., 173 F.3d 850; 1998 WL 998361 (4th Cir.(Va.) 1998)
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. OfficeMax, Inc., 949 F.Supp. 409, 65 USLW 2504, 42 U.S.P.Q.2d 1194 (E.D.Va. 1996)
• Circle Lanes, Inc. v. Time Inc., 91 F.3d 129, 1996 WL 426866 (4th Cir. (Va.) 1996)
• Miller v. American President Lines, Ltd., 989 F.2d 1450, 61 USLW 2590 (6th Cir.(Ohio) 1993)  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Boyd-Graves Conference
  Member
• Virginia Law Foundation, Committee on Continuing Legal Education
  Member
• Virginia Bar Association
  Past Chair, Civil Litigation Section Council
• Virginia Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
  Chair, Corporate Counsel Section
• Virginia State Bar
  Member
• Bar Association of the City of Richmond
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

Past Employment Positions

• Cook, Ware, Lonnes & Heyward, P.C., 1993 - 2001
• McGuireWoods, 1985 - 1993
• May & Miller, 1983 - 1985

Birth Information

• November, 1954, Richmond, Virginia