Samantha S. Cardwell-Ward
International Speaker and Attorney
 
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Contact Samantha S. Cardwell-Ward

Samantha Snow Cardwell-Ward is a dynamic attorney, professional speaker and trainer.  Originally from Galveston, Texas, Samantha received her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1999.   She received a B.A. in Spanish and Political Science from Central Methodist University in 1996.

Speaking, Program Development and Consulting

Samantha has designed curriculum for top-level executives, attorneys, bar associations, law schools, law firms, legal assistants, paralegals, law enforcement, the military, and many more. 

She has developed innovative ways to use cutting edge technology to enhance learning experiences.  Her experience includes curriculum and presentation of live, on-site programs, conferences, telephone seminars, webinars, live webcasting, developing digital libraries, and more. 

She has taught, presented, and consulted for the Austin Women's Small Business Alliance, the New Jersey Institute for CLE, Seattle University Law School, Cumberland Law School at Samford University (Birmingham, Alabama), the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Oklahoma Bar Association, the State Bar of New Mexico, the Association of Continuing Legal Education Professionals (ACLEA), the Missouri Bar, the Missouri Department of Revenue, Central Methodist University, Moberly Area College, and Mineral Area College.

Legal Practice and Interpreting 

She has also interpreted and translated for several Missouri courts and for the Bootheel Migrant Farmworker’s Project.

She recently served as the Assistant Director and CLE Programs Attorney at The Missouri Bar. Samantha practiced law for a number of years in Federal Bankruptcy Court in Missouri and Kansas. 

Samantha's international experience includes a study abroad with Duke University in Spain, and a language exchange in Mexico City, Mexico.  Samantha continues to travel extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia.

Samantha is a licensed attorney in Texas and Missouri.

Publications and Accolades 

She has been published in  the Texas Bar Journal, the Atlanta Lawyer Magazine, the North Carolina Lawyers' Weekly, and Missouri Lawyers' Weekly.  She will be featured in Law Enforcement Technology News and the Memphis Bar Journal in fall of 2008.  Her award-winning Habla Blog was recently included in the ABA Journal's Blog Directory and the Texas Lawyers' Blog Directory.

The American Bar Association is publishing her book, The ABA Spanish Legal Phrasebook.  It is due out summer of 2009.

Ward & Associates is based in Round Rock, Texas.

Contact Samantha S. Cardwell-Ward

Samantha's current clients include:

New Jersey ICLE

Seattle University Law School

Memphis Bar Association

State Bar of New Mexico

Oklahoma Bar Association

State Bar of Wisconsin

Cumberland School of Law at Samford University 

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