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AZA Named Texas Litigation Department of the Year by Texas Lawyer
DALLAS – Texas Lawyer named AZA as the 2026 Texas Litigation Department of the Year for General Litigation at a Dallas ceremony. This is the fourth time AZA has received this honor, always against tough competition. This year the other finalists included many global firm competitors and a few other boutiques like AZA. They were […]
AZA Named Top Business Litigation Firm by Texas Super Lawyers
HOUSTON – Texas Super Lawyers has named AZA a top business litigation firm, and with good reason: The firm is already 4-0 in the new Texas Business Courts. The Super Lawyers group, a division of Thomson Reuters, announced a 2026 top lawyers and law firms list. AZA co-founders John Zavitsanos and Joe Ahmad have both been named Top 100 in […]
AZA Partner Warren McCarty Named to IAM IP International List of IP Strategists
DALLAS – AZA’s Dallas office managing partner Warren McCarty was named to an international list of 300 professionals known for implementing strategies to maximize the value of intellectual property portfolios. This is his second year to be honored. IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026 is created by IAM IP, an international platform that provides tools and market analysis for businesses […]
AZA Partners Jason McManis and Warren McCarty Earn Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Recognition
HOUSTON – AZA partners Warren McCarty and Jason McManis were selected to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 40 & Under list, which honors the next generation of trial attorneys shaping the profession. Benchmark Litigation each year publishes the 40 & Under List, which recognizes the “best and brightest litigators across the U.S.” Mr. McManis, head of AZA’s Chambers-recognized IP practice group, has an impressive track record of taking on some of the largest companies […]
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.” […]
AZA Partner Kevin Leyendecker Elected to American Board of Trial Advocates
HOUSTON – AZA partner Kevin Leyendecker has been elected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an elite invitation-only group of the country’s leading judges and civil trial lawyers. Mr. Leyendecker is the fifth AZA lawyer to join this group where members are judged for, among other things, strong personal character, honorable reputation and […]
AZA Gets Oilfield Services Client Dropped from Competitor’s Trade Secret Lawsuit in 13 Days
LUBBOCK – Less than two weeks after being retained, AZA extricated its oilfield services client from a contentious lawsuit alleging conspiracy to steal trade secrets, equipment and work from a competitor. AZA client Hondo Resources LLC, which provides water transfer services for drilling and fracking operations, was sued in late May by a direct competitor, Clearwater Resources, and its […]
AZA Wins $61.5 Million at Trial for Commercial Lender Client
HOUSTON – AZA’s commercial lending client won a $61.5 million judgment from a Harris County judge who conducted a bench trial over a set of loan agreements and the debtors slew of contractual and equitable defenses. State District Judge Dawn Rogers issued the June judgment after hearing a May bench trial about the loan initiated in 2018. AZA’s client was awarded full balance on its claims for breach of multiple loan documents. The judge […]
AZA Named the Fastest-Growing Middle-Market Law Firm by Houston Business Journal
HOUSTON – The Houston Business Journal’s rankings of the fastest-growing middle-market businesses in the Houston region named AZA as the fastest-growing law firm. AZA ranked 14th among all area middle-market businesses based on percent of revenue growth for the last two years. The list includes companies in law, construction, design, plastics, architecture, homes, engineering and hotels. See the list […]
AZA Associates Applaud Work Quality & Put Firm in Top 3 Texas Midsized Firms
HOUSTON – AZA associates responding to the Vault Annual Associate Survey anonymously praised the firm for quality work and in doing so raised the firm to top 3 among Texas midsized law firms. Vault is a national organization that offers young lawyers career guidance and industry insights. Each year it conducts anonymous surveys of law firm associates to get […]
AZA Lawyer Thomas Frashier Named Outstanding Young Lawyer
HOUSTON – The Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA) named AZA associate Thomas Frashier as the Outstanding Young Lawyer for 2026. The annual award recognizes a young lawyer in Houston who best demonstrates professional proficiency, service to the profession and service to the community. This is the second time an AZA associate has been awarded this honor. […]
AZA Makes BTI Super Listener A-Team 2026, Ranked by Clients for Best at Business Development
HOUSTON – AZA was named to a national list of the most effective business developers in BTI Super Listener A-Team 2026: Clients Rank Law Firms Best at Business Development. The list compiled by BTI, which specializes in strategic legal market research, is largely populated by national Big Law firms. BTI polls general counsels and other […]
John Zavitsanos Named Again to Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know
HOUSTON – John Zavitsanos, a co-founder of AZA, was named to the Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know 2026 honorees list. He also made this list in 2025. Lawdragon editors said of the awarded lawyers: “They inspire and lead as never before. They are impassioned, inclusive and represent a new era of what it looks like to […]
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