Ward, Smith & Hill Helps VirnetX Win $625.6 Million Verdict in Eastern District
TYLER, Texas – Attorneys from the East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, helped Zephyr Cove, Nevada-based VirnetX (NYSE MKT: VHC) win a $625.6 million patent infringement verdict against technology powerhouse Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The verdict reportedly stands among the 10 largest jury awards in U.S. history in an intellectual property case. […]
Former Texas Federal Judge T. John Ward Earns Lifetime Achievement Awards
LONGVIEW, Texas – Accomplished attorney and former U.S. District Judge T. John Ward of Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, is being honored by the top two legal publications in Texas based on his decades of work in the legal industry. The Texas Lawbook is recognizing Judge Ward in the publication’s Lions of the […]
Texas Attorneys from Ward, Smith & Hill Named Among Tops in Nation
LONGVIEW, Texas – Acclaimed courtroom lawyers Johnny Ward and Wesley Hill of Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, are being recognized as two of the country’s top attorneys in the 2016 edition of Benchmark Litigation. Mr. Ward was named a Litigation Star by the publication, and Mr. Hill earned the Future Star designation. Both […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Attorneys Earn Selections to 2015 Texas Super Lawyers List
LONGVIEW, Texas – Accomplished East Texas trial lawyers Johnny Ward and T. John Ward of Longview-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, once again are being recognized by their peers in the legal community as two of the state’s top attorneys on the annual Texas Super Lawyers list published in Texas Monthly magazine. Firm founder Johnny […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Helps Client Win $9.25 Million East Texas Patent Verdict
MARSHALL, Texas – Attorneys Wesley Hill of Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, and Christopher Banys of Palo Alto, California-based Banys, P.C., have won a $9.25 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of the surviving family members of Dallas inventor Charles Freeny Jr. Mr. Hill and Mr. Banys represented Mr. Freeny’s three adult sons, […]
DataQuill Wins $31.5 Million Texas Patent Infringement Verdict against ZTE Corp.
Eastern District federal jury says mobile device supplier infringed smartphone patents MARSHALL, Texas – A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall has ordered the fourth-largest supplier of mobile devices in the U.S. to pay $31.5 million for infringing two technology patents owned by DataQuill Ltd. China-based ZTE […]
Ward & Smith Attorneys Named to 2013 Texas Super Lawyers List
LONGVIEW, Texas – Three attorneys from Longview, Texas-based Ward & Smith have been named to the exclusive 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list in recognition of their civil litigation work for clients. Ward & Smith founders T. John “Johnny” Ward Jr. and Bruce Smith earned spots on the annual list based on their work in intellectual […]
Former Federal Judge T. John Ward inducted to International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Longview, Texas – Former federal judge T. John Ward of Longview, Texas’ Ward & Smith has been inducted into the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), one of the world’s most-respected legal organizations. Judge Ward was inducted during the organization’s recent Mid-Year Meeting in Chicago. For almost 60 years, the IATL has cultivated the science of jurisprudence, promoted […]
Two from Longview’s Ward & Smith Among Texas’ Top Young Attorneys
LONGVIEW, Texas – The Texas law firm Ward & Smith is proud to announce that Claire Abernathy Henry and Wesley Hill have been selected to the 2013 Texas Rising Stars listing of the top young attorneys in the state. This marks Ms. Henry’s second selection based on her intellectual property litigation expertise. Mr. Hill earned his third selection based on his business litigation and […]
Texas’ Ward & Smith Helps Defeat Frito-Lay’s Claims of Trademark Infringement, Patent Infringement, Trade Secret Misappropriation
SHERMAN, Texas – Longview’s Ward & Smith, which co-counseled with Armstrong Teasdale LLP of St. Louis, Mo., successfully defended an Arkansas-based tortilla chip manufacturer and its holding company against Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay North America, Inc.’s claims of trademark infringement, patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation, obtaining a complete defense jury verdict in the U.S. District […]
Texas’ Ward & Smith Named Fortune 500 “Go-To” Intellectual Property Law Firm
LONGVIEW, Texas – The Texas law firm Ward & Smith is being recognized in the upcoming listing of “Go-To” law firms for Fortune 500 companies based on the firm’s high-level courtroom work in intellectual property cases. Ward & Smith is one of the few law firms in the nation to be honored in the upcoming 2013 Go-To […]
Attorneys from Longview’s Ward & Smith Honored Among State’s Best
LONGVEW, Texas – Texas attorneys T. John “Johnny” Ward Jr. and T. John Ward, partners in the high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smith, both are being recognized among the state’s top legal counsel in the exclusive 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list. Recognized for his work in intellectual property litigation, the younger Mr. Ward is […]