AZA Receives Minority Certification by the City of Houston
AZA was officially selected as a minority certified business by the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council. This represents the culmination of AZA’s 17 year commitment to…
AZA Wins Landmark ERISA Ruling
On October 19, 2009, Joseph Y. Ahmad and Steven J. Mitby successfully defeated Continental Airlines in a major ERISA lawsuit that has garnered national and international media…
AZA Obtains Major Court Victory for Current Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion
After an extensive amount of briefing, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted the motion to dismiss filed by AZA lawyers Debbie Pacholder and…
AZA Files Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Claim Against Industrial Contractor for National Pipeline Company
AZA lawyers Todd Mensing and Steven Mitby have been retained by a publicly traded pipeline company to initiate a multi-million dollar fraud claim against an industrial contractor in…
AZA Partners Named Best Lawyers in America
Joseph Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, and Demetrios Anaipakos have been selected again for inclusion in the prestigious publication, The Best Lawyers in America . Selection to this group is…
AZA Wins Arbitration Against Southwest Airlines
Tiffany Isaac represented a Southwest flight attendant who had been wrongfully terminated based on an inaccurate breathalyzer test. After hearing evidence, at arbitration on June 19,…
AZA Lawyers Receive Prestigious Super Lawyer Designation
AZA lawyers Joseph Ahmad, Amir Alavi, Demetrios Anaipakos and John Zavitsanos have again been voted as “Texas Super Lawyers” by their peers. This distinction is limited to the top 5%…
Joseph Ahmad Named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas
Joseph Ahmad was recently voted as one of the top 100 lawyers in the entire state of Texas by all practicing lawyers as part of the Texas Super lawyer voting process. This is the fifth…
John Zavitsanos Named as one of the Top 100 Regional Lawyers in Texas for Business Litigation
John Zavitsanos has been again voted as one of the top 100 regional lawyers for business litigation by his peers as part of the Texas Super Lawyer process. This is the fourth straight…
Steven Mitby joins AZA
The Firm is pleased to announce that Steven Mitby has joined AZA as an associate. Mr. Mitby was formerly associated with the firm of Baker Botts where he practiced complex commercial…