Jackie Ward primarily represents producers and production companies, focusing on rights grants, acquisitions and clearances of all forms, including complex chain of title, life rights and fair use matters. Jackie strives to guide clients through all stages of a production’s life cycle, starting at the development-stage rights acquisition and continuing through distributor delivery. Prior to joining Ramo Law in 2023, she gained substantial experience at a boutique entertainment law firm working as production, financing and distribution counsel for both scripted and unscripted film, television, podcast and digital content productions.

Jackie is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science with a major in Finance. She went on to receive her Juris Doctorate from Belmont University College of Law with an Entertainment and Music Business Law Certificate with Honors. During law school, Jackie was a member of Volunteer Lawyers and Professional for the Arts where she provided pro-bono legal services for low-income entertainment clients.