Combining an ambition to run her own firm and to chip away at gender inequities in the legal industry, the former managing partner of Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Philadelphia and New Jersey offices has struck out on her own.

Jennifer Ward has launched a new insurance defense boutique, bringing with her a team of employment law and professional liability lawyers. The new six-lawyer firm, Ward Law LLC, has offices in Philadelphia; Moorestown, New Jersey; Tampa, Florida; and New York.