AZA Wins Settlement for Black High School Students Told to Cut Their Natural Hair
HOUSTON – A six-figure settlement was reached for two male Barbers Hill students who were penalized for having long hair and whose widely publicized discriminatory experience inspired the Texas Crown Act. AZA lawyers were on the pro bono team that represented De’Andre Arnold, Kaden Bradford and De’Andre’s mother Sandy Arnold, who sued the school district […]
AZA Named to Best Law Firms for 15th Year In a Row
HOUSTON – AZA was recognized for the 15th consecutive year among the Best Law Firms in Houston and nationally by The Best Lawyers in America. This year, AZA is ranked as a Tier 1 Houston firm for its appellate work and in four litigation categories – commercial, intellectual property, construction and personal injury defense. […]
AZA Wins East Texas Pipeline Easement Fight for Chemical Company
LUFKIN, Texas – Following a bench trial, AZA convinced a judge hearing an East Texas pipeline easement dispute that its chemical manufacturing client should not have to shut down or dig up part of its pipeline. With the judge’s ruling, AZA’s client Westlake Chemical owes nothing to a business that initially claimed up to […]
AZA Wins Trifecta of Major Litigation Awards
HOUSTON –The Texas law firm of AZA (Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing) In September, has earned honors as a Texas Powerhouse by Law360, a Most Feared Law Firm by BTI Consulting and the Texas Litigation Department of the Year in General Litigation by Texas Lawyer. “These honors give us a terrific September trifecta,” said John Zavitsanos, […]
AZA Named Texas Litigation Department of the Year by Texas Lawyer
DALLAS – Texas Lawyer named AZA as the 2026 Texas Litigation Department of the Year for General Litigation at a Dallas ceremony. This is the fourth time AZA has received this honor, always against tough competition. This year the other finalists included many global firm competitors and a few other boutiques like AZA. They were […]
AZA’s Patent Victory Over Samsung Named a National Top 100 Verdict
HOUSTON – AZA’s more than $78 million jury win over Samsung Electronics Co. has made another national top verdict list for 2025. TopVerdict.com found this victory, which grew to more than $92 million by the final judgment, was the 67th highest in the nation. Topverdict.com recognizes U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained the […]
AZA Again Named to National List of the Most Feared Opponents for 2027
HOUSTON – AZA again was named among law firms that general counsel and top-level legal counsel consumers fear the most in BTI Consulting’s list “Clients Single Out the Most Feared Law Firms in Litigation.” As BTI put it, a fearsome reputation “starts working before the lawyers do. … This is fear as a litigation asset.” […]
AZA Secures Early-Stage Dismissal of Case Against Brown & Root
HOUSTON – When a Houston-based industrial service provider came after an AZA client for the third time, AZA associate Brittainie Zinsmeyer led the summary judgment briefing that quickly convinced a business court judge to toss the case. CAM Industrial Solutions first tried a petition in Harris County for pre-suit depositions, but that was tossed out […]
AZA Again Named a Texas Powerhouse Law Firm by Law360
HOUSTON – National legal publication Law360 has again named AZA one of only five Texas powerhouse law firms which it says drive legal trends in Texas. The firm is profiled by Law360 here: Texas Powerhouse: Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing (subscription required). The 2026 Regional Powerhouses (subscription required) lists the state’s top five firms handling multimillion- […]
AZA Named Top Business Litigation Firm by Texas Super Lawyers
HOUSTON – Texas Super Lawyers has named AZA a top business litigation firm, and with good reason: The firm is already 4-0 in the new Texas Business Courts. The Super Lawyers group, a division of Thomson Reuters, announced a 2026 top lawyers and law firms list. AZA co-founders John Zavitsanos and Joe Ahmad have both been named Top 100 in […]