Two Miller Fair Henry Cases Highlighted Among Biggest Verdicts of 2024 by Texas Lawbook
Miller Fair Henry is proud to announce that two cases the firm assisted with have been highlighted among the Biggest Texas Verdicts of 2024 by The Texas Lawbook. The article features the top 10 jury results in the state, with cases involving Miller Fair Henry ranked in the number one and number eight spots. Listed […]
Miller Fair Henry Earns Top-Tier Rankings by Best Law Firms
Firm recognized for excellence in intellectual property, patent litigation LONGVIEW, Texas – Boutique trial firm Miller Fair Henry celebrates the firm’s Tier 1 rankings in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms, a distinguished legal guide published by The Best Lawyers in America. The firm achieved top-tier recognition for outstanding intellectual property and patent litigation practices in East […]
Miller Fair Henry Attorneys Earn National Recognition by TopVerdict.com
$166 million jury result against AT&T ranked among nation’s largest for 2023 LONGVIEW, Texas – Attorneys at Miller Fair Henry, a trial firm formerly known as Ward, Smith & Hill, secured a national top verdict for 2023, according to an analysis of court records reported by TopVerdict.com, which publishes annual lists of the largest financial […]
Ward, Smith & Hill is Now Miller Fair Henry
The partners of Ward, Smith & Hill announce that effective October 1, 2024, current named partners Johnny Ward, Bruce Smith, and Wesley Hill will be ending their trial practices and beginning new endeavors. Partners Brett Miller, Andrea Fair, and Claire Henry will become the named partners in the firm, renamed Miller Fair Henry PLLC beginning […]
Andrea Fair Named Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year Finalist by Texas Legal Awards
Honors celebrate those with ‘indelible mark on the legal landscape of Texas’ LONGVIEW, Texas – Trial lawyer Andrea Fair of Miller Fair Henry, PLLC, has been selected as a finalist by the Texas Legal Awards for Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year. The Texas Legal Awards, published by American Lawyer Media, celebrates trailblazing attorneys who […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Trial Lawyers Earn Top Verdicts Honors in IP Litigation
Firm secures fifth, sixth largest intellectual property verdicts for 2022; both rank in top 20 overall LONGVIEW, Texas – The trial lawyers at Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC secured the state’s fifth and sixth largest intellectual property verdicts in 2022, according to an analysis by Texas Lawyer magazine and the National Law Journal. A $41.8 […]
Trial Lawyer Claire Abernathy Henry Earns Top Plaintiffs Lawyers Recognition
LONGVIEW, Texas – Trial Lawyer Claire Abernathy Henry has earned placement on the 2023 edition of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers for her expertise in commercial and antitrust litigation. With vast experience in the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, Ms. Henry has represented plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes, False Claims Act cases, anti-trust […]
Intellectual Property Attorney, Former Judge Chad Everingham Joins Ward, Smith & Hill
East Texas law firm adds seasoned patent trial lawyer as partner LONGVIEW, Texas – Trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill is pleased to announce that intellectual property attorney and former U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles “Chad” Everingham IV is joining the firm as partner. Mr. Everingham comes to Ward, Smith & Hill from Akin Gump […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers in America for 2019
LONGVIEW, Texas – Four attorneys with East Texas trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, have been selected to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2016, firm co-founder Johnny Ward makes the top attorney list for his work in intellectual property litigation. He is joined by […]
Texas Attorney Johnny Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill Earns Best Lawyers Honors
LONGVIEW, Texas – Accomplished attorney Johnny Ward of the East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, is being recognized as one of the nation’s top Intellectual property lawyers by earning selection to The Best Lawyers in America for 2016. This is the first time that Mr. Ward has been chosen for the annual […]
East Texas’ Ward & Smith Adds Longtime Partner to Firm Name; Now Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
LONGVIEW, Texas – Ward & Smith, one of East Texas’ leading trial law firms, is adding longtime firm partner Wesley Hill to the firm name. Ward & Smith Law Firm is now Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC. Mr. Hill has been a partner at the Longview-based firm since 2009, trying almost a dozen of his […]
Ward & Smith Helps Smartflash Win $532.9 Million Patent Infringement Verdict Against Apple
Federal jury finds Smartflash patents valid TYLER, Texas – A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has awarded Tyler, Texas-based Smartflash LLC a $532.9 million verdict after finding that technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) infringed a series of Smartflash patents in order to produce and sell Apple’s popular […]