Will Oden is the President of Ward and Smith Business Consulting, LLC, since April 2019, where management of daily operations and provision of non-legal management consulting services to clients are key responsibilities. Oden is also a Panel Member for the Employment Panel at the American Arbitration Association since February 2025 and has served as an Attorney, Mediator, and Arbitrator at Ward and Smith, P.A. since September 2004, specializing in employment law for over 20 years. Notably, Oden was among the first six North Carolina management-side employment attorneys to achieve board certification as a specialist in Employment Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization in December 2024. Educational qualifications include a Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additionally, Oden holds senior professional certifications from the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Resource Certification Institute.
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