AZA: Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing

Join AZA partners, Jane Robinson and Kelsi Stayart White, and The Texas Lawbook for a CLE Webcast discussing important business cases from the recent term at the Texas Supreme Court! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gMK2NGi8

More than half of AZA's attorneys honored as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch! Fourteen AZA lawyers were named Best Lawyers, and fifteen were named as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, an honor for lawyers who have been practicing for fewer than 10 years. AZA was also “top listed” for having the most Ones to Watch in the Houston market in the commercial litigation category. “To have the most young lawyers recognized for commercial litigation of any Houston law firm is especially gratifying. We work hard to give our young lawyers significant trial opportunities early and let them build on their skills quickly. And it shows,” said John Zavitsanos. Help us in congratulating Joe Ahmad, Shawn Bates, Sammy Ford IV, Foster Johnson, Kevin Leyendecker, Jason S. McManis, Todd Mensing, Daryl Moore, Jane Robinson, Tim Shelby, JoAnn Storey, Monica Uddin, David Warden, John Zavitsanos, Weining Bai, Cameron Byrd, Nathan Campbell, Ward Goolsby, Michael Gorrell, Shahmeer Halepota, Ab Henry, Justin Kenney, Michael Killingsworth, Louis Liao, Alfredo Montelongo, DJ Ringquist, Harrison Scheer, Jordan Warshauer and Kelsi Stayart White! Read more about it on our website: https://lnkd.in/gx8CBxfk

AZA partner, Kevin Leyendecker, named a fellow of the invitation-only Litigation Counsel of America! The Litigation Counsel of America was established to reflect the new face of the American bar. Membership in the group is limited nationally to 3,500 fellows, representing less than one-half of 1% of American lawyers.  Read more about Kevin here: https://lnkd.in/ggpSJTWQ

AZA is proud to be top-rated by Chambers USA for the past 11 years. Watch the video below to hear some of the wonderful things our clients told Chambers about us!

AZA was again selected as one of the top 7 firms in the greater Houston area by the leading lawyer rating service, Chambers & Partners. But, don’t just take their word for it; see what the folks we represent say https://lnkd.in/g-mpkkqc

Located in Austin? Want great food and CLE credit? Join Todd Mensing, Rey Flores, and Jason S. McManis for a CLE with ACC Austin Chapter where they will present how in-house counsel can identify when their litigators are not preparing their case for the realities of the jury trial, and how to chart a course correction before it is too late. In-house counsel can register for free here: https://lnkd.in/gDJXXbTE

AZA yet again named to National Top Verdict List for 2023. The verdict was a $41.8 million win from a South Texas jury in an oil and gas trespass case against Energy Transfer. The McMullen County jury found AZA client SilverBow Resources and Hogan Thompson’s client El Dorado Gas & Oil were damaged by Energy Transfer’s trespass. SilverBow was represented by Todd Mensing, Taylor Freeman, Jane Robinson, Cameron Byrd, Harrison Scheer, Hilary Greene, and Thomas Cooke! Read more about the case and our team here: https://lnkd.in/gqsGs9iS

We are proud to announce we have been ranked in the top 15 midsize law firms in the nation by Vault! We also ranked in the top 5 in quality of work and selectivity, and top 10 in compensation, satisfaction, and diversity. Vault praised AZA, saying, "A true litigation boutique, AZA is a powerhouse of a trial firm—and its lawyers want to win." They also said, "The firm’s culture is a big selling point for associates, who describe it as very social and filled with different personality types."

Six AZA lawyers were named to Lawdragon's 2024 Next Generation of Leading Lawyers! AZA honorees include partners Jason S. McManis, Jordan Warshauer, Kelsi Stayart White, and associates Weining Bai, Michael Gorrell, and Michael Killingsworth. Read more about the award and our attorneys here: https://lnkd.in/gng-p-8s

Working in concert with the federal government for five years, lawyers at AZA saw their whistleblower client receive $3 million of the $15 million settlement of a lawsuit alleging that Houston surgeons were letting unqualified trainees perform parts of heart surgeries while the surgeons billed for two or three concurrent surgeries. “Patients have a right to a surgeon’s undivided attention, especially in a procedure as important and complicated as heart surgery,” said AZA co-founder Joe Ahmad. He developed the case with AZA partner Nathan Campbell and Of Counsel David Warden. “We took this case when we saw it concerned not only double and triple billing to Medicare but also something as serious as heart surgeries,” said Mr. Warden. The heart surgeries in question included coronary artery bypass grafts, valve repairs and aortic repair procedures. Read more about this record settlement on our website: https://lnkd.in/gNVmsKMq