Bell County Attorney’s Office

My name is Neil Ward, and I am very proud to be the Bell county attorney.  I was born and raised in Bell County, where I have spent all of my legal career.  For 19 years I have been putting criminals in jail, while collecting millions of dollars in child support for Bell County parents. Bell County is a place of outstanding beauty in southeastern Kentucky.  In the mountains behind my house, I have identified over 20 species of wildflowers.  America’s most historic natural passageway, the Cumberland Gap, is located in Bell County.  The Gap’s topography provided a gateway to the settling of America’s heartland. Bell County has two treasures in the form of parks.  Pine Mountain State Park and Cumberland Gap National Park, both, are situated...