Scott J. Ward

Scott J. Ward

Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Vienna, VA
Constitutional Law
1945 Old Gallows Road, Suite 650, Vienna, VA 22182

    About Scott J. Ward

    Practice Areas
    • Constitutional Law
    Education
    • Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
      Doctor of Jurisprudence
    • College of William & Mary
      Bachelor of Arts
      • Honors: Valedictorian

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • California
    • Virginia
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, pro hac vice
    • U.S. Tax Court
    Other Affiliations
    • Christian Legal Society
    Past Positions
    • Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Associate, 1992 - 1993
    • United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Law Clerk to the Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer, 1989 - 1990

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Reconceptualizing Establishment Clause Cases as Free Exercise Class Actions, 98 Yale Law Journal 1739 (June 1989)
    • Being a ‘Daniel’ After Obergefell , Outcomes, 2016
    • Religious Liberty: Pursuing the Daniel Option, webinar for Christian Leadership Alliance
    • Religious Identity: Living Prophetically in an Alien Culture, Intensive Training Institute (six hours) for Christian Leadership Alliance Outcomes Conference
    • Religious Liberty in the Trenches, seminar for Christian Leadership Alliance Outcomes Conference
    • Best Practices for Child Protection in Churches and Ministries, webinar co-presented by the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability and the Christian Legal Society Being a ‘Daniel’ After Obergefell (with Stephen H. King), Outcomes, Summer 2016
    • Being a Daniel, Intensive Training Institute (six hours) for Christian Leadership Alliance Outcomes Conference
    • Legal Audits for Religious Ministries, seminar for Christian Leadership Alliance Outcomes Conference
    • Religious Identity, How to strengthen your mission’s religious identity – and why it matters (with Stephen H. King), an article in Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Rescue Magazine (July/August 2016)
    • Legal Strategies for Strengthening Your Mission’s Religious Identity ... and Why It Matters in Court, seminar for Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Annual Convention
    • Religious Protections in Christian Camping, seminar for Christian Camp & Conference Association National Conventions
    • Threats to Religious Liberty: Living Faithfully and Fruitfully in Exile, plenary address to Synod of the Anglican Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic
    • Threats to Religious Liberty: Risk Management for Churches, seminar for Synod of the Anglican Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic
    • Threats to Religious Liberty: Threat Overview, presentation to Common Ground Christian Network Conference
    • Threats to Religious Liberty: Risk Management for Churches, presentation to Common Ground Christian Network Conference
    • Challenges to Religious Liberty: Practical Tips to Articulate Your Ministry’s Identity and Purpose and to Strengthen Your Legal Rights, 2015 webinar
    • Free to Faithfully Serve: Practical Tips to Strengthen Your Mission’s Religious Identity, presentation to Association of Gospel Rescue Missions CEO Summit
    • Affordable Care Act Contraceptive Mandate Developments, phone seminar presented by the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance
    • Key Employment Issues Facing Churches and Nonprofits, webinar presented by the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability
    • Religion in the Secular Workplace, seminar presented at Christian Management Association National Conference
    • Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct in Your Ministry, multiple presentations 2003-present
    • Child Abuse Prevention, Reporting, and Response, multiple presentations 1996-present
    • Child Abuse Prevention & Reporting and the Clergy Privilege, multiple presentations 2005-present

    Office Info

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    Scott J. Ward
    Phone:
    (703) 761-5012
    Website:
    https://www.gg-law.comhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/McLean-VA/Gammon-Grange-PC/119066448124509 (Facebook)
    Address:
    1945 Old Gallows Road, Suite 650, Vienna, VA 22182
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