AbbyWard

Abby focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in both federal and state courts. She has represented clients in a broad range of complex civil litigation matters, including antitrust disputes, contract actions, constitutional claims, and class action litigation. Abby has experience handling complex pretrial matters, including discovery, depositions, witness preparation, motion practice, and trial strategy. She maintains an active pro bono practice.

Abby joined the firm after completing a clerkship in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota with the Honorable Judge Nancy E. Brasel. She earned her JD from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she graduated summa cum laude and Order of the Coif. During law school, Abby served as a note and comment editor on the Minnesota Law Review and has published scholarship on public employee First Amendment jurisprudence in the wake of social media as well as criminal expungements.