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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 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 […]
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 […]
Case Against AZA Client Turkey Leg Hut Dismissed
HOUSTON – A nearly $650,000 lawsuit against the Turkey Leg Hut restaurant and its co-owner and founder, Nakia Price, has been fully dismissed. All that remains of the case are $230,000 in counterclaims against the man who originally sued. Ralph Thomas, a onetime business associate of Nakia Price in another restaurant before she founded the Turkey Leg Hut, […]
Houston City Council Settles Fire Department Discrimination Lawsuit, Agrees to Federal Consent Decree
HOUSTON – The Houston City Council has settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by Houston firefighter Jane Draycott in a case that started in 2009 when racist and sexist slurs were scrawled across her belongings, including on a photo of her dead daughter. Ms. Draycott received $275,000 from the city as part of the settlement, […]
Vault Career Guide Puts AZA among Top 20 Midsize Firms in US, Top 5 in Texas
HOUSTON – AZA is ranked among the top 20 midsize law firms for 2021 by Vault, the widely respected career guide and job-ranking service that relies on surveys of law firm associates. In Texas, the firm ranked No. 4 among midsize law firms. Nationally, the firm ranked 19th. As one of the best firms to work for, AZA made the top 10 list in the categories of career outlook […]
Sammy Ford IV is Named AZA Partner
HOUSTON – Sammy Ford IV has been named a new partner at AZA. A highly acclaimed lawyer, Mr. Ford has tried more than two dozen cases before judges, juries and arbitrators around the United States. He has successfully represented businesses and individuals, both plaintiffs and defendants, in a wide range of civil litigation including in cases worth more than $40 million. “Sammy is a superb lawyer, bringing intelligence, creativity and deep experience to every […]
John Zavitsanos Earns Recertification by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
HOUSTON – AZA co-founder John Zavitsanos has been recertified in civil trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy after completing a rigorous review process. Mr. Zavitsanos is also board certified in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The state and national certifications are awarded based on a review process that results in only a small percentage of lawyers earning certification. The national trial advocacy board’s screening criteria includes demonstration of substantial trial experience; submission of judicial […]
AZA Beats the Odds for Energy Company in Tragic Oklahoma Explosion
McALESTER, Okla. – Following three weeks of grisly testimony about a tragic 2018 oil rig explosion that killed five, jurors nevertheless found that AZA client National Oilwell Varco (NOV) was only 10 percent responsible. The jury found other companies that had already settled out of the case for significant amounts were 90 percent at fault. The devastating accident was the industry’s deadliest since the Deepwater Horizon explosion […]
AZA Wins Another Appellate Ruling for Businesswoman Defamed and Threatened by Facebook Posts
HOUSTON – In a significant ruling upholding the ability of courts to protect individuals from threatening online speech, the Texas First Court of Appeals affirmed an earlier decision by a Harris County judge ordering two defendants to delete social media posts that had encouraged violence against a Houston businesswoman and her family. The ruling stems from a temporary injunction obtained by AZA in August 2018 on behalf of a Vietnamese-American businesswoman who was […]
AZA Named to Best Law Firms List for Eighth Year by US News – Best Lawyers
HOUSTON – For the eighth year in a row, commercial litigation and intellectual property firm AZA is being recognized among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. One of the firm’s clients, the general counsel of a global manufacturer, called the AZA team “the very […]
AZA Wins First Amendment Appellate Ruling for Client Defamed on Facebook
HOUSTON – The Texas First Court of Appeals ruled that a Harris County judge properly refused to dismiss a Facebook defamation case on First Amendment grounds. The appeals court sent the case back to the trial court for further proceedings. The two defendants in a defamation suit filed by AZA’s client had appealed the Harris […]
AZA, Three Firm Partners Honored by Benchmark Litigation Fifth Year in a Row
HOUSTON – Houston complex commercial litigation and intellectual property law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, and three firm partners have earned recognition in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a peer-review guide to top lawyers and firms. AZA received Benchmark’s “Recommended” rating for the fifth time as a firm. Name partners Joe Ahmad, […]
AZA Named Among Best-Performing Law Firms in IPR Patent Work Nationally
HOUSTON – AZA has been ranked the 12th best-performing law firm in the nation in a study of more than 900 law firms active in inter partes review (IPR) patent cases over the past five years. The analysis was conducted by Patexia Inc., a global community of intellectual property professionals. Patexia used federal databases to […]
Texas Super Lawyers Again Honors Seven AZA Lawyers; Three Are Top 100
HOUSTON – Seven lawyers with the commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, earned selection to the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers listing. AZA founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos are recognized again among Super Lawyers’ Top 100 attorneys both in Texas and in Houston. Partner Demetrios Anaipakos is again listed among the Top […]
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