Posts Tagged ‘Kelsi Stayart White’
Seventeen AZA Lawyers Named 2027 Lawdragon Leading Litigators
HOUSTON – Seventeen of AZA’s experienced trial lawyers were honored on The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list, which aspires to name “outstanding advocates who … made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles.” Lawdragon uses submissions, research and vetting from firms large and small to create this list. “The U.S. trial bar is without peer throughout the world. And these are its […]
Jury Grants Client Every Cent Requested in Another AZA Business Court Victory
HOUSTON – A jury granted SmartDisk, a Houston-based deposition and video production company, a breach of contract win over the private equity firm that purchased national court reporting service Lexitas. The jury awarded SmartDisk $6.4 million in damages for breach of the agreement and $3.5 million in legal fees, with a provision to pay another $230,000 for an appeal. The jury found that Lexitas, which had been purchased by a series of private equity firms, promised to exclusively use SmartDisk for its […]
22 AZA Lawyers Named 2027 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
HOUSTON – Twenty-two AZA lawyers were named to the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists. These awards honor the top 5% or less of attorneys in private practice in the U.S. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers says its process “is designed […]
Partners Cameron Byrd and Kelsi White Named to National Rising Stars List
HOUSTON – AZA partners Cameron Byrd and Kelsi Stayart White were included in Law360’s 2026 Top Attorneys Under 40. Each was named in the top five or six of their legal specialties – trial for Mr. Byrd and appellate for Ms. White. Law360 says it reviewed more than 1,100 submissions and that winners’ “legal accomplishments belie their age.” […]
Prestigious Chambers USA Ranks AZA for 13th Year and Honors Eight Firm Lawyers
HOUSTON – Chambers USA, the gold standard of legal ratings, gave AZA top 2026 ratings in Texas for three practice areas and ranked eight firm lawyers; three of them in the top Band One level. This is the 13th year AZA was rated by Chambers. This year AZA is praised for its general commercial litigation, […]
AZA Appellate Win Negates $18.3 Million Decision in Penile Implant Trade Secret Case
HOUSTON – AZA’s appellate team reversed an $18.3 million judgment in a California case over trade secrets in a cosmetic penile implant case. “There were no secrets here to be kept. Multiple patents had already put all the ideas claimed as “secret” in the public domain so the jury finding was properly overturned,” said AZA partner Kelsi Stayart White, who represented all but one defendant in the case with AZA with […]
AZA Beats Natural Gas Provider’s $200 Million Bid for Damages from Pipeline Co. in New Texas Business Court
HOUSTON– After a full trial on the merits, a judge in the new Texas business court ruled that although Antero Resources Corp., one of the largest U.S. suppliers of natural gas, had won earlier rulings against a West Virginia pipeline owner, Stonewall Gas Gathering L.L.C., Antero would take only $1 of the $200 million it […]
Texas Supreme Court Rules for AZA Client in Downtown Lease Case
HOUSTON – The Supreme Court of Texas ruled in favor of AZA’s client in a dispute over appraisals and the eventual rent for space at the Bank of America Center in downtown Houston. The high court reversed and remanded the case to the trial court. At issue was whether a third–party appraiser hired as a neutral had a duty to disclose that one of the parties had contacted him about […]
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 Wins $140 Million Victory for Houston Bank
HOUSTON – A former executive for Houston-based Cornerstone Capital Bank capitulated during a Harris County trial and agreed to take nothing on his $140 million demand for payment of frivolous discrimination claims. Manuel Valdes was terminated in January 2023 for various breaches of his fiduciary duties to Cornerstone. Cornerstone filed a lawsuit to enforce the […]
Fourteen AZA Lawyers Named 2026 Lawdragon Leading Litigators
HOUSTON – Fourteen of AZA’s trial lawyers were recognized on The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, a list that aspires to name “the best litigators the U.S. has to offer.” “The outstanding advocates recognized here have made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles. They have changed […]
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 […]
Jury Gives Maverick a Multimillion-Dollar Win Over ExxonMobil Subsidiary
HOUSTON – AZA client Maverick Natural Resources won a $5.6 million breach of contract victory over ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Energy, which had asked for $33 million but took nothing. The jury heard three days of testimony in Harris County Judge Donna Roth’s court regarding back-and-forth claims that the two companies owed each other millions from […]
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