About
Ward F. McDonald brings a wealth of enjoy in real property, banking and commercial regulation to the clients of Meyer Capel. His historical past consists of 13 years as CEO of Lawyers’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc., a identify insurer with multi-kingdom operations, and 25 years as an lawyer in private practice. Over the direction of his career, Ward has handled severa transactions within the $1-100 million variety for commercial and home real property traits, which includes income, acquisitions, refinancing and consolidations.
Ward holds a Bachelor of Science diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of Illinois in addition to his Juris Doctorate. He went directly to take graduate publications at the University of Southern California. Ward is an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Law at the University of Illinois in which he has taught top level guides in actual property for 20 years.
Ward has played an energetic position in severa expert, civic and charitable groups.
He is a member of the American Bar Foundation and a charter member of both the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the Illinois Bar Foundation. In addition, he has served as Chairman of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Section Council and as a member of the Board of Directors of Lawyers’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. He is a beyond President of Arrowhead Council, Boy Scouts of America. Ward additionally served for 7 years as a member of the Mahomet-Seymour (CUSD #three) School Board. He is co-founding father of the Land Conservation Foundation and served at the Board of Directors for Prairie Rivers Network.
Away from the practice of regulation, Ward enjoys trekking, biking and tennis. An avid exterior guy, he and his spouse, Diana, are mainly fond of tending to the timber on their 160 acres of reforested land close to Mahomet and have planted 50,000 timber as a part of their reforestation efforts.
He and Diana, a retired English instructor at Parkland College for 35 years, are individuals of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church.
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- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
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