About Eunice
Eunice Ward trained first as an educator before turning to law. She earned a B.S. and an M.A. in Education from Ohio State University in Columbus. After teaching and working in education, she returned to school and received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Her legal career has been based in Illinois. She became a partner at Nottage and Ward, LLP in 1988 and has practiced there for decades. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and holds memberships that include the Federal Trial Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, both dating back to the early 1980s.
Ward’s professional affiliations are extensive and longstanding. She belongs to the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She has been a fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation since 2010. She also serves on the board of Project Kesher, a position she has held since 1994. Since 2009 she has participated in the Domestic Relations/Family Law Group of the International Network of Boutique Law Offices.
Her practice spans family law and federal litigation. The memberships and court admissions listed on her record indicate work in domestic relations and appearances in federal court. Colleagues describe her approach in court as methodical and precise. Outside the courtroom she has been active in bar activities and professional networks that connect boutique practitioners and trial lawyers.
At Nottage and Ward, LLP she continues to handle cases in family law while maintaining a practice in federal trial matters. She remains involved in professional organizations and community work alongside her legal practice. Her current practice concentrates on family law and federal trial work.
