Law Office of April L. Woodward, LLC

12/02/2025

🎉 Celebrating 5 Years of Advocacy in Equine Law & Education Law! 🎉

Today, we proudly celebrate five years of serving riders, trainers, farm owners, families, students, and educational institutions with dedication, clarity, and unwavering commitment.

From the barn to the college campus, our mission has remained the same: to protect our clients, champion fairness, and provide knowledgeable, compassionate legal guidance when it matters most.

🐴 To our equine community: thank you for trusting us with your contracts, liability questions, legal disputes, insurance negotiations and the wellbeing of the horses and businesses you work so hard to protect.

📘 To our students, parents, educators, and administrators: thank you for allowing us to stand beside you as you navigate school policies, Title IX matters, student rights, and the complex world of education law.

To our colleagues and community partners—your support and collaboration have helped us grow stronger each year.

As we celebrate this milestone, we look forward to continuing our work with the same passion and purpose that inspired us from the start.

✨ Cheers to 5 years—and many more dedicated to the equestrians, the students, administrators and the communities we proudly serve! ✨

01/28/2025

Starting a new year of competitions with 2025, please make sure to review the rules for each contest as some have changed for 2025. All rules can be found under each contest page at horse.osu.edu.

12/14/2024

🎉🎉 I am a little late posting, but we recently celebrated *4 amazing years* at the Law Office of April L. Woodward LLC! 🎉🎉

We are incredibly grateful to all of our clients for trusting us with your legal needs and allowing us to be part of your journey. Your support and confidence in our work mean the world to us, and we wouldn’t be here without you.

Here’s to continuing to serve our community with dedication, integrity, and care for many more years to come! 💼✨

Thank you for being a part of our story. Cheers to the next chapter! 🥂

05/04/2024

Eventing phenom and lawyer-to-be Klugman successfully piloted Bronte Beach through her first five-star event at the 2024 Kentucky Three-Day.

05/01/2024

Scenes from the University of Kentucky’s National Conference on Equine Law this morning…lots of great panels and materials this week. Very excited to bring this new information back for my clients and use in my practice!

01/04/2024

Need help with your small business?

As a fellow entrepreneur (for even longer than I’ve been an attorney), I get it! Sometimes the struggle is real. We offer a multitude of services for small businesses to help reduce risk, eliminate stress, and plan for the future. Let us know what we can do for you!

12/14/2023

Happy national day of the horse! Here’s a few of our favorite photos of some of the horses we have been lucky enough to know over the years. Feel free to share some of yours in the comments below!

Did you know that it is estimated that horses contribute $122 billion dollars annually to the United States economy? This is why it’s so important to have representation that understands the ins and out of this business, and the huge impact these animals have on our lives and livelihoods.

April has been an equestrian for over 20 years and has operated a family business for more than 15 years, with hands on experience in equine boarding, training, sales, and competing in multiple disciplines, giving her unique perspective and a thorough understanding of the challenges facing equestrians and equine business. Call for a free consultation today (440) 834-2162.

12/06/2023

12/06/2023

In celebration of the holiday season, and the beginning of our fourth year of business, I will be offering 20% equine legal services now through the end of this year. These services include:

*boarding agreements
*equine purchase/sale agreements
* liability and photo releases
*consignment/training agreements
*syndicate formation
*LLC formation
*dispute resolution for sales, leasing, and boarding
*litigation services

If you have been thinking of reaching out, now is the time to get on the schedule at a reduced rate. Please call our office at (440) 834-2162 today, and mention this post for a FREE consult.

11/06/2023

A quick reminder to all my contacts who are college students or have kids in college:

My firm represents college and university students affected by Title IX and sexual harassment, as well as various student discipline matters on a national basis.

I am always happy to take a few minutes to talk through a situation with a student, provide some insight and, of course, representation/advising where needed!

Please keep us in mind if you or someone you know needs help navigating these processes, or advice on their legal rights in such situations. We are here to help. The right counsel can be life changing.

03/07/2023

If you know me, you know that I’m not the biggest fan of self promotion. But this happened recently, and I thought I’d share!

Many of you know that I practice equine law and employment law, but education law is actually an integral part of my background and current practice, and I was recently nominated and accepted as a “2023 Lawyer of Distinction” in Education Law.

2023 is looking to be a huge year for growth at Woodward Law, so look for more updates to come. ❤️ 🍾 🎉

09/26/2022

An older, but fascinating ruling out of a California Court of Appeals. After a farrier was tragically killed while catching a client's horse in a field courts dismissed his widow's wrongful death lawsuit finding the owner was not responsible for restraining the horse once the farrier accepted his working conditions.

Equine industry professionals can refuse to provide services in unsafe or unsatisfactory working conditions. Contracts, clear and concise communication, and ongoing public education efforts can help your clients better understand what you expect when you arrive and why it's important to prioritize your safety at all times.

On a fall Southern California day in 2009, Pat Barrett set out to do what he had done thousands of times over more than 45 years — trim horses' hooves.