Woodrow W. Ware III was born in Albany, Georgia and grew up in Aiken, South Carolina.  He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2006.

Woodrow graduated magna cum laude with a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business in 2000.  Woodrow was a brother and pledge educator for the Beta Zeta chapter of the national co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.  

Before becoming an attorney, Woodrow worked for two years as a payroll and time management consultant, assisting Kraft Foods, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Carpenter Co., and other large and medium-sized companies to implement the SAP HR software suite.  

Woodrow graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2006.  During this time, Woodrow served first as a member of the Editorial Board and later as a Notes Editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.  He authored a note that was published in the Journal entitled "Lord of the Reels: Can Georgia Learn from Canada's Success to Rescue Its Film Industry?" [34 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 519 (2006)].  He also served as a third-year practice attorney for the Family Violence Clinic, assisting victims of family violence in Athens, Georgia to obtain temporary protective orders. 

Woodrow worked for Lambert, Reitman, and Abney, LLC in Madison, Georgia for two years, first as a law clerk and later as an associate.  He clerked for Chief Judge John M. Ott of the Alcovy Judicial Circuit for over three years.  He cofounded Shannahan & Ware, LLC in 2010 to assist clients in Monroe, Georgia.  Woodrow left Shannahan & Ware, LLC to form his own solo practice in 2012, opening his first office in Monroe, Georgia.  Woodrow opened a second office in Watkinsville, Georgia in 2018 to also serve the Athens / Oconee community he calls home.

Woodrow focuses on family law, both at the trial and appellate court levels.