Megan A. Ward

Megan A. Ward was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1986 and the United States Supreme Court bar in 2000. She has served as municipal counsel for Byram, Hardyston, Hopatcong and Sussex Borough, and Special Councel for Sussex County.  

Ms. Ward served as outside counsel to the Resolution Trust Corporation and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in litigation matters in state and federal courts.  

In land use matters, Ms. Ward has extensive experience as the attorney for public utilities,  businesses, developers and individual applicants.  As developer's counsel she obtained approvals for a two phase residential development at Fox Hollow Lake in Sparta Township, a major subdivision in Wantage Township and a condominium project in Sparta Township.  Ms. Ward has represented Sprint (now CenturyLink) in all franchise and land use approvals for facilities throughout northern New Jersey since 1996.  

Ms. Ward also represents businesses and a number of lake communities and homeowners associations handling their general business matters, litigation, and real estate transactions. 

She has litigated matters in New Jersey's municipal courts, the trial and appellate levels of the New Jersey Superior Court and the federal district court of New Jersey.  Her experience as trial counsel includes trials in the Chancery/General Equity and Law Divisions, representing municipalities, businesses and individuals in jury trials on claims including personal injury, fraud, contract, and tort claims against public entities.  As co-counsel to the International Mahavir Jain Mission she successfully pursued a prerogative writ action in state court and federal civil rights litigation for improper use of local zoning regulations in violation of the First Amendment, and ultimately obtained an approval by the municipality's zoning board of adjustment.   

Ms. Ward served as a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee.  She is a member and former President of the Sussex County Bar Association. She was formerly a Director of the Sussex County Community College Foundation, a Board Member of the Sussex County Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Chairperson of the Sussex County Democratic Committee.  She is a former Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Newton, and a former member and Chapter President of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners.