Texas Supreme Court Rules for AZA Client in Downtown Lease Case
HOUSTON – The Supreme Court of Texas ruled in favor of AZA’s client in a dispute over appraisals and the eventual rent for space at the Bank of America Center in downtown Houston. The…
AZA Opens Dallas Office in January 2026
DALLAS – AZA in January 2026 will break its 32-year tradition and open a second office. The 64-lawyer Houston trial boutique is branching out to Dallas with offices in the downtown…
AZA Wins First Texas Business Court Trial
AZA successfully represented Marathon Oil Company (recently acquired by ConocoPhillips) in the first trial held in the newly established Texas Business Courts. After a five-day trial,…
AZA Partner Shahmeer Halepota Awarded Fourth Rising Star Honor in Six Months
HOUSTON – Partner Shahmeer Halepota has once again been honored by a legal group as a rising star in the profession. The National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML), a 30-year-old…
AZA Honored by Best Law Firms for 14th Year and in Multiple Categories
HOUSTON – AZA is being recognized for the 14th year among the Best Law Firms in Houston and nationally by The Best Lawyers in America. This year, it is honored as a Tier 1 Houston firm…
Texas Lawbook: AZA to Open Dallas Office in January
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, the trial boutique that has operated in Houston for more than 32 years, will open its first satellite office on Jan. 1. This week, John Zavitsanos…
AZA and Four Lawyers Ranked Highly by Legal 500 City Elite
HOUSTON – The AZA law firm and four of its leading trial lawyers were among those ranked highly for Houston commercial disputes by Legal 500. John Zavitsanos , Todd Mensing , Tim…
The Top 10 Trial Mistakes That You Didn’t Know Were Mistakes
OCTOBER 6, 2025 | BY JOHN ZAVITSANOS Many trial-centric CLEs set forth the traditional top 10 tips for a successful trial presentation. Examples include: Don’t ask a question to which…
Jury Awards AZA Client $78.5 Million in Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung
MARSHALL, Texas – After a five-day trial, a federal jury awarded AZA’s client Anonymous Media Research Holdings the full $78,512,999 requested from Samsung Electronics Co. for…
AZA Once Again Named a National Most Feared Law Firm in Client Survey
HOUSTON – A national survey of general counsel and top-level legal counsel consumers once again put AZA on the list of BTI Consulting’s Most Feared Law Firms. The list compiled by BTI,…