Posts Tagged ‘awards’
AZA Partner Shahmeer Halepota Awarded Fourth Rising Star Honor in Six Months
HOUSTON – Partner Shahmeer Halepota has once again been honored by a legal group as a rising star in the profession. The National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML), a 30-year-old organization, named Mr. Halepota as its Rising Star Award recipient at the group’s annual conference in Irvine, Calif., this month. The NAML award is […]
AZA and Four Lawyers Ranked Highly by Legal 500 City Elite
HOUSTON – The AZA law firm and four of its leading trial lawyers were among those ranked highly for Houston commercial disputes by Legal 500. John Zavitsanos, Todd Mensing, Tim Shelby and Daryl Moore were all ranked in the award platform’s City Elite rankings. Legal500 has been benchmarking excellence in law since 1987, focusing mainly on global law firms with corporate clients. They have recently […]
Twenty-Five AZA Lawyers Named 2025 Texas Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
HOUSTON – Twenty-five AZA lawyers earned 2025 recognition by Texas Super Lawyers as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars for excellence, largely in business litigation, intellectual property and appellate work. Firm co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were once again listed among the Top 100 lawyers in Texas and in Houston. Mr. Zavitsanos is listed for […]
AZA Partner Monica Uddin Named One of Top National Lawyers for Client Service
HOUSTON – AZA partner Monica Uddin was one of only 240 lawyers nationwide named to the BTI Client Service All-Stars. The list, compiled through a survey of corporate counsel and those who regularly use top-drawer legal services, is largely composed of lawyers at big law firms. BTI specializes in strategic legal market research and has […]
AZA Honored by Best Law Firms for 13th Year and in Multiple Categories
HOUSTON – AZA is being recognized for the 13th year among the Best Law Firms in Houston by The Best Lawyers in America. This year, it is honored as a Tier 1 Houston firm for its appellate work and in five categories of litigation – commercial, intellectual property, employment law for management, construction and personal […]
Benchmark Litigation 2025 Honors AZA and Three Partners for Excellence
HOUSTON – Benchmark Litigation, a legal rating service which has recognized AZA since 2016, once again has honored the firm and partners Joe Ahmad, Jason McManis and John Zavitsanos. Messrs. Ahmad and Zavitsanos are listed as “Litigation Stars,” Mr. Ahmad for his work primarily representing executives in employment issues and Mr. Zavitsanos for his trial […]
For Seventh Year, Prestigious Chambers USA Ranks AZA Among Top Texas Commercial Litigation Firms
HOUSTON – For the seventh year, Houston commercial litigation and intellectual property boutique AZA has been named among Texas’ top general commercial litigation firms in the Chambers USA guide. Four of the firm lawyers are recognized in the 2020 edition individually for their legal prowess. Partners John Zavitsanos and Todd Mensing are ranked for their general commercial litigation experience. Partner Demetrios Anaipakos is ranked for his intellectual property expertise, and partner Joe Ahmad is ranked for his labor and employment work for […]
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