AZA Appears on Good Morning America
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, Joseph Ahmad appeared on Good Morning America in connection with a high profile case filed by Continental Airlines against nine of its pilots. The airline…
AZA Files High Profile Lawsuit for NCAA Basketball Coach
Demetrios Anaipakos was recently selected from among lawyers across the country to be lead counsel for Billy Gillispie, the former head basketball coach for the University of Kentucky…
AZA is Retained to Represent Current Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion Chad Dawson
AZA lawyers Debora Pacholder, Michael Murphy, and John Zavitsanos were retained by Chad Dawson, the current light-heavyweight boxing champion, to represent him in federal court in…
John Zavitsanos Accepted for Membership to the American Board of Trial Advocates
Trial Advocate membership (the highest level of membership) in ABOTA is limited to those few lawyers who have tried at least 50 civil jury trials and who have demonstrated high…
Michael Murphy Joins AZA
AZA is proud to announce the hiring of Michael Murphy, a 2005 Harvard Law School graduate. Mr. Murphy was formerly associated with the Firm of Vinson & Elkins. His primary area of…
AZA Obtains Favorable Verdict in Month-Long Trade Secrets Trial
Three months prior to the scheduled trial date, the Firm was retained by A&B Valve and Supply (“A&B”) to act as lead trial counsel in a $30 million “bet the company” trade…
Todd Mensing Wins Unanimous Defense Verdict for Owners of Lancaster Hotel
On March 3, 2008, Todd Mensing and Scott Upchurch obtained a unanimous defense verdict in favor of the owners of the Lancaster Hotel in Harris County District Court before the…
Todd Mensing Wins Substantial Jury Verdict in Age Discrimination Suit on Behalf of Former Seismic Company Executive
Todd Mensing and John Zavitsanos represented Gaines Watkins, a former manufacturing manager for Input/Output, a publicly traded seismic company. Input/Output terminated Watkins in…
Joseph Ahmad Secures Venue Transfer for National Oilfield Services Company in Multi-Million Dollar Suit
The firm has also been selected for high stakes litigation when accused of corporate fraud. When a leading oilfield services company was sued in a jurisdiction in which it did not…
AZA Lawyers Recognized as Texas Super Lawyers for Sixth Consecutive Year
AZA lawyers Joseph Ahmad, Amir Alavi, Demetrios Anaipakos, and John Zavitsanos were again recognized as Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly magazine. AZA lawyers have been included in…