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AZA Co-founder Joe Ahmad Named a Lawdragon Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer 2026
HOUSTON – Name partner Joe Ahmad, co-founder of AZA, was named once again to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list. The 2026 edition marks the third year Mr. Ahmad has been on this list. He was again cited for his expertise in executive representation. Lawdragon says the Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list is […]
AZA Won Largest 2024 Harris County Jury Verdict in Commercial Litigation
HOUSTON – TopVerdict.com, a surveyor of the highest jury verdicts and bench awards in the nation, found AZA’s $25.9 million jury verdict for a doctor’s group was the largest Harris County 2024 verdict in three categories – commercial litigation, breach of contract and economic loss. The September 2024 case pitted AZA client doctors’ group […]
AZA Wins $25.6 Million Jury Verdict for Healthcare Client
HOUSTON – AZA won a $25.6 million breach of contract jury verdict in Harris County court today in a case pitting AZA client doctors’ group Fondren Orthopedic Ltd. against healthcare giant HCA Healthcare. Fondren and HCA (which took over for Columbia Hospital Corporation) were in a limited partnership that owns and operates Texas Orthopedic Hospital, […]
AZA and Hogan Thompson Win $41.8 Million Jury Verdict
TILDEN, Texas – The AZA and Hogan Thompson law firms teamed up to win their two clients a total of $41.8 million from a South Texas jury in an oil and gas trespass case. A McMullen County jury unanimously found that AZA’s client SilverBow Resources and Hogan Thompson’s client El Dorado Gas & Oil were […]
AZA Adds Veteran Trial Lawyer Chris Hackerman
HOUSTON – AZA has hired seasoned trial lawyer Chris Hackerman whose deep experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants ranges from trade secret and employee misappropriation cases to antitrust violations and fraud claims. Mr. Hackerman has more than 25 years of experience and joins the firm as Of Counsel. He has represented business clients in a […]
Joe Ahmad Named to Lawdragon’s List of 500 Top Corporate Employment Lawyers
HOUSTON – AZA co-founding partner Joe Ahmad has been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide. Mr. Ahmad is honored in the national 2022 list for his representation of executives in labor and employment litigation. The full list is here. Mr. Ahmad has for years been recognized nationally as one of the […]
AZA Selected as a Finalist for National Elite Trial Law Firm 2022
HOUSTON – Trial law firm AZA is being honored as a “highly commended” finalist for the National Law Journal’s National Elite Trial Law Firm awards for a series of jury wins around the country on behalf of emergency room doctors underpaid by insurance companies. The firm and lead lawyer John Zavitsanos were honored in the […]
Daryl Moore and AZA Win Two SCOTX Victories in Cases Argued the Same Day
AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas today handed AZA’s Daryl Moore two victories for client the City of San Antonio in immunity cases he argued back-to-back to the court in the fall of 2021. Both cases filed against San Antonio involved the immunity of law enforcement officers under the Texas Tort Claims Act and […]
AZA and Name Partners Earn Honors in Benchmark Litigation’s 2022 Guide
HOUSTON – AZA and firm partners Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos earned recognition as Litigation Stars for the seventh year in a row from peer-review guide Benchmark Litigation, which honors preeminent litigation practitioners across the U.S. Benchmark makes its selections based on extensive interviews with trial lawyers, dispute resolution specialists and their clients as well as analysis of significant cases and firm developments. The guide for […]
AZA Ranked Among Houston’s 25 Largest Law Firms for 2021
HOUSTON – AZA, which specializes in complex commercial litigation and intellectual property law, has made the ranks of the 25 largest law firms in Houston for 2021. The annual list by the Houston Business Journal is based on law firm surveys at the start of the year. AZA also ranked No. 6 among Houston’s largest intellectual property law firms. AZA’s strong showing among major […]
Three AZA Partners Make Lawdragon’s 500 Top Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List
HOUSTON – Three AZA partners have earned the distinction of being named to Lawdragon’s list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America for 2021. Founding lawyer John Zavitsanos and firm partners Demetrios Anaipakos and Amir Alavi were honored for their representation of plaintiffs in commercial litigation and intellectual property cases. Mr. Zavitsanos and Mr. Alavi were also recognized for their securities litigation work. In announcing the 2021 list, Lawdragon’s editors […]
AZA Named a Top Texas Patent Trial Firm for Seventh Year in a Row by Prestigious International IP Guide
HOUSTON – AZA, for the seventh consecutive year, has been named a top-level Texas patent litigation firm by London-based intellectual property publisher IAM. AZA was rated top-tier, or gold level, with only five other Texas firms, three of them international Big Law firms. Three AZA partners were also recommended by IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2021. The new guide said of […]
Houston Jury Sends U.S. Insurance Companies a Strong Message on Behalf of Emergency Room Doctors
HOUSTON – A Harris County jury awarded $19.1 million to a group of emergency room doctors in the first case in the nation to litigate emergency room physicians’ out-of-network pay from private insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act. The jury awarded physician groups ACS Primary Care Physicians Southwest PA and Emergency Services of Texas, affiliates of non-party physician led TeamHealth, $1.58 million in actual damages and $17.5 million in punitive damages from Molina Healthcare of […]
AZA Recovers $5.1 Million After Four-Week Jury Trial
GALVESTON – After four weeks in trial, AZA’s client, the daughter of a hardworking red snapper fisherman, agreed to a $5.1 million settlement in a probate dispute over revenue from her father’s fishing interests. The settlement reached as jury deliberations were underway amounted to five-times actual damages against the defendants. The defendants had offered $0 to settle the dispute before trial. “The handwriting was […]
AZA’s Rocker-Lawyer Foster Johnson Featured in Texas Lawbook
It seems mind-boggling that a one-time alt-rock musician would wind up a corporate defense lawyer. It’s that incongruity that inspired Texas Lawbook to interview AZA’s Foster Johnson, who performed in his own band for 10 years before practicing law. In an article headlined “For AZA Musician-Turned-Lawyer, the Courtroom Is Just a Different Stage,” Mr. Johnson explains: “There is a performance aspect in common, especially in front of a jury. The very best trial lawyers communicate and entertain. In […]
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