Taylor Freeman is a fearless, creative and tough trial lawyer who thrives on battling for his clients. He has done so in complex disputes for more than a decade, taking on challenges sometimes mid-stream when others have failed where he could win. He has vast successful experience in commercial, intellectual property, trade secret, employment, personal injury and multidistrict litigation cases.
For example, by creating a novel defense he disposed of a $260 million claim in summary judgment for an energy sector client, and he defeated an onslaught of motions and stall tactics to eventually obtain a $12.2 million award from a federal judge for another energy sector client defraud by former employees. One of his cases was on The National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts of 2023 when a jury awarded his client $41.8 million in a natural gas case.
An experienced lead counsel in state and federal courts around the nation, Mr. Freeman has distilled difficult cases for juries and judges in a variety of industries including for multinational oil and gas businesses, financial institutions and software developers.
Because of his efficiency, flexibility, and cost consciousness he was named AZA’s partner-in-charge of firm AI implementations, policies, and strategies. He is piloting the firm through new litigation management and e-discovery technologies.
Mr. Freeman has been recognized for his commercial and business litigation prowess. He’s been named to the list of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” for commercial litigation and he was repeatedly named as a Texas Rising Star for excellence in business litigation.
He received his law degree from New York University and his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining AZA, Taylor served as a volunteer prosecutor for the City of Houston, where he managed criminal dockets and prosecuted misdemeanor jury trial cases for Houston Municipal Court.
Taylor Freeman is a fearless, creative and tough trial lawyer who thrives on battling for his clients. He has done so in complex disputes for more than a decade, taking on challenges sometimes mid-stream when others have failed where he could win. He has vast successful experience in commercial, intellectual property, trade secret, employment, personal injury and multidistrict litigation cases.
For example, by creating a novel defense he disposed of a $260 million claim in summary judgment for an energy sector client, and he defeated an onslaught of motions and stall tactics to eventually obtain a $12.2 million award from a federal judge for another energy sector client defraud by former employees. One of his cases was on The National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts of 2023 when a jury awarded his client $41.8 million in a natural gas case.
An experienced lead counsel in state and federal courts around the nation, Mr. Freeman has distilled difficult cases for juries and judges in a variety of industries including for multinational oil and gas businesses, financial institutions and software developers.
Because of his efficiency, flexibility, and cost consciousness he was named AZA’s partner-in-charge of firm AI implementations, policies, and strategies. He is piloting the firm through new litigation management and e-discovery technologies.
Mr. Freeman has been recognized for his commercial and business litigation prowess. He’s been named to the list of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” for commercial litigation and he was repeatedly named as a Texas Rising Star for excellence in business litigation.
He received his law degree from New York University and his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining AZA, Taylor served as a volunteer prosecutor for the City of Houston, where he managed criminal dockets and prosecuted misdemeanor jury trial cases for Houston Municipal Court.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
- Obtained a $12.2 million federal court judgment in fraud scheme case for international energy sector company See details here
- Served as lead counsel for plaintiffs in securing jury verdict for 100% of requested damages and legal fees in contract dispute case
- Obtained defense jury verdict win for motel client accused of negligence in premises liability case See details here
- Experience drafting a wide array of pleadings, pre- and post-trial motions, and other briefing in state and federal court
- Advised clients on intellectual property matters with a focus on the licensing and use of open source software
- Experience taking and defending depositions involving both fact and expert witnesses
- Served as lead counsel in multiple consumer credit and Fair Credit Reporting Act disputes
- Provided trial preparation, logistics, and support for trial, including creation of pre-trial submissions, proposed jury instructions, witness outlines, and trial demonstratives
- Conducted multiple jury trials to verdict as volunteer prosecutor, achieving class-leading conviction rate
EDUCATION
- J.D., New York University School of Law
- Moot Court Board (a journal at NYU), Competitions Staff Editor
- Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society, Member
- B.S., Texas A&M University
- President’s Endowed Scholarship for Leadership and Community Service
- Director’s Excellence Award for Academics
ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2022 list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- 2018-2024 Texas Rising Star honors for business litigation, a list compiled by Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business
- 2018 Fellow for the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation
PRESENTATIONS
- The Dos and Don’ts of Preparing Executives to Testify, Association of Corporate Council Oil & Gas Section, San Antonio, February 2019.
- The Heightened Developments in D&O Liability Exposure: Important Highlights Uncovered!, The Knowledge Group webinar, July 2017.
IN THE NEWS
- AZA’s $41M Verdict Makes Another National List of Top 100 Verdicts for 2023
- Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
- AZA and Hogan Thompson Win $41.8 Million Jury Verdict
- Ten AZA Lawyers on Texas Rising Stars List for 2022
- Twelve Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2022
- Eleven AZA Lawyers Make the 2021 Texas Rising Stars List
- Nine AZA Lawyers Earn 2020 Texas Rising Stars Accolades
- Ten AZA Lawyers Earn 2019 Texas Rising Stars Accolades
- National Oilwell Varco Wins $12 Million After Discovering Ex-Employees’ Fraud
- Fourteen AZA Lawyers Earn 2018 Texas Rising Stars Accolades
- Jefferson County Jury Clears Beaumont Motel in Premises Liability Case
- 9 Reasons We Are Even Stronger
- Obtained a $12.2 million federal court judgment in fraud scheme case for international energy sector company See details here
- Served as lead counsel for plaintiffs in securing jury verdict for 100% of requested damages and legal fees in contract dispute case
- Obtained defense jury verdict win for motel client accused of negligence in premises liability case See details here
- Experience drafting a wide array of pleadings, pre- and post-trial motions, and other briefing in state and federal court
- Advised clients on intellectual property matters with a focus on the licensing and use of open source software
- Experience taking and defending depositions involving both fact and expert witnesses
- Served as lead counsel in multiple consumer credit and Fair Credit Reporting Act disputes
- Provided trial preparation, logistics, and support for trial, including creation of pre-trial submissions, proposed jury instructions, witness outlines, and trial demonstratives
- Conducted multiple jury trials to verdict as volunteer prosecutor, achieving class-leading conviction rate
- J.D., New York University School of Law
- Moot Court Board (a journal at NYU), Competitions Staff Editor
- Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society, Member
- B.S., Texas A&M University
- President’s Endowed Scholarship for Leadership and Community Service
- Director’s Excellence Award for Academics
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
- 2022 list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
- 2018-2024 Texas Rising Star honors for business litigation, a list compiled by Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business
- 2018 Fellow for the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation
- The Dos and Don’ts of Preparing Executives to Testify, Association of Corporate Council Oil & Gas Section, San Antonio, February 2019.
- The Heightened Developments in D&O Liability Exposure: Important Highlights Uncovered!, The Knowledge Group webinar, July 2017.
- AZA’s $41M Verdict Makes Another National List of Top 100 Verdicts for 2023
- Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
- AZA and Hogan Thompson Win $41.8 Million Jury Verdict
- Ten AZA Lawyers on Texas Rising Stars List for 2022
- Twelve Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2022
- Eleven AZA Lawyers Make the 2021 Texas Rising Stars List
- Nine AZA Lawyers Earn 2020 Texas Rising Stars Accolades
- Ten AZA Lawyers Earn 2019 Texas Rising Stars Accolades
- National Oilwell Varco Wins $12 Million After Discovering Ex-Employees’ Fraud
- Fourteen AZA Lawyers Earn 2018 Texas Rising Stars Accolades
- Jefferson County Jury Clears Beaumont Motel in Premises Liability Case
- 9 Reasons We Are Even Stronger
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