Posts Tagged ‘cameron byrd’
Houston Trial Lawyer Guides Blind Runners
Houston Trial Lawyer Guides Blind Runners June 23, 2025 | Texas Lawyer Houston trial lawyer Cameron Byrd guides blind runners in half-marathons and other competitive races—an experience that has improved his stamina and communication skills in high-stakes courtroom battles. Byrd trains for the Houston Half Marathon and Houston Bar Association 10K each year, along with […]
AZA Wins Jury Victory for KBR in $289 Million Energy Sector Breach of Contract Case
HOUSTON – A Harris County jury ruled in favor of AZA client Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), the global technology and engineering company, in a breach of contract case over $289 million in alleged lost profits and damages on a bid for a Mexican refinery build. This was the second giant nine-figure verdict for an […]
AZA’s $41M Verdict Makes Another National List of Top 100 Verdicts for 2023
HOUSTON – An AZA unanimous jury verdict for a Houston-based energy company was named among the 2023 Top 100 Verdicts in the United States complied by TopVerdict.com. The $41.8 million win from a South Texas jury in an oil and gas trespass case against Energy Transfer was also on The National Law Journal’s Top 100 […]
Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
HOUSTON – Thirteen AZA lawyers were selected to the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys in the state, an honor based on peer nominations and independent research. Partners Cameron Byrd, Nathan Campbell, Taylor Freeman, Edward “Ward” Goolsby, Shahmeer Halepota, Jason McManis, Jordan Warshauer and Kelsi Stayart White were named to the […]
AZA Names Four New Partners
HOUSTON – Cameron Byrd, Nathan Campbell, Jordan Warshauer and Kelsi Stayart White have been named partners at the trial and appellate boutique AZA. “This class of new partners is wildly accomplished and deserving of their promotions,” said AZA co-founder John Zavitsanos. The lawyers will officially become partners on Jan. 1, 2024. Mr. Byrd is […]
Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
HOUSTON – Thirteen AZA lawyers were selected to the 2023 Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys, an honor based on independent research and peer nominations. Partners Taylor Freeman, Edward “Ward” Goolsby, Shahmeer Halepota and Jason McManis were named to the list, which is a part of Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. Associates Weining Bai, […]
Seven Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2023
HOUSTON – Seven lawyers with AZA are being recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America as among the top young attorneys in the U.S. Seven firm lawyers earned the special distinction as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes leading lawyers in practice less than 10 years. Those honorees are […]
Ten AZA Lawyers on Texas Rising Stars List for 2022
HOUSTON – Ten AZA partners and associates were selected to this year’s Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys, an honor based on peer nominations and independent research. Earning recognition for business litigation were firm partners Taylor Freeman and Jason McManis, both on the list for five consecutive years, and associates Cameron Byrd, […]
Eleven AZA Associates Make US List of ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ for 2021
HOUSTON – Eleven associates with trial law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have been named to the list of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which honors attorneys for outstanding professional excellence early in their careers. The honorees are Weining Bai, Cameron Byrd, Nathan Campbell, Justin Chen, Rey Flores, Justin Rowinsky, Neal Sarkar, Monica Uddin, Kelsi Stayart White and Patrick Yarborough, all selected for their commercial litigation work, and Kyril Talanov, chosen […]
AZA’s Cameron Byrd One of Just Six Associates Selected Nationally for Best Client Service
HOUSTON – AZA lawyer Cameron Byrd has been recognized with only five other law firm associates nationwide for providing superior service to clients in BTI Client Services All-Stars 2018. BTI Consulting Group interviewed more than 350 in-house counsel for feedback on attorneys who exhibited high-quality service through responsiveness and a heightened sense of their clients’ […]
Second-Year AZA Lawyers Win Complex Federal Lending Jury Verdict
HOUSTON – In a jury verdict that will mean recovery of $1 million for its insurance company clients, two 2015 University of Texas School of Law graduates prevailed in a complex and relatively uncommon Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) secured credit dispute involving insurance company claims over structured-settlement payments, secured lending investments, and competing judgments. AZA, […]