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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 […]

Ward & Smith Helps Win Two of Texas’ Top 2011 Verdicts

Ward & Smith Helps Win Two of Texas’ Top 2011 Verdicts Courtroom awards rank among top 10 largest intellectual property wins in state LONGVIEW, Texas – The high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smith is being recognized for its role in helping win two of the largest verdicts in Texas during 2011. […]

Ward & Smith’s T. John Ward Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

International intellectual property magazine recognizes work of former judge LONGVIEW, Texas – Former U.S. District Judge T. John Ward, a shareholder in the high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smith, recently was honored with a lifetime achievement award presented by the publishers of Managing IP during the magazine’s 5th annual North America Awards. Appointed […]

Ward & Smith Helps Tickets.com Secure Summary Judgment Defense Win in Texas Patent Infringement Lawsuit

TYLER, Texas – The high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smithrecently helped firm client Tickets.com secure a summary judgment defense victory in a Texas patent infringement lawsuit filed by Tyler, Texas-based CEATS Inc. Ward & Smith’s Wesley Hill served as co-counsel for Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Tickets.com. In the lawsuit filed in April 2010, […]

Ward & Smith’s Johnny Ward Earns Induction to American College of Trial Lawyers

LONGVIEW, Texas – The high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smith is pleased to announce the induction of founding partner T. John “Johnny” Ward Jr. as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The invitation-only American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) is an honorary association of experienced courtroom attorneys who have mastered the […]

Ward & Smith Adds Accomplished Texas Attorney Claire Abernathy Henry

LONGVIEW, Texas – The high-stakes business litigation and intellectual property law firm of Ward & Smith is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished attorney Claire Abernathy Henry in the firm’s Longview office. She focuses her practice on patent litigation, commercial disputes, and employment law. Ms. Henry joins the firm after serving as a briefing attorney to former federal […]

Noted Texas Federal Judge T. John Ward Joins Ward & Smith in Longview

LONGVIEW, Texas – The law firm of Ward & Smith in Longview, Texas, is pleased to announce the addition of former U.S. District Judge T. John Ward, who will lead the firm’s new mediation practice. Judge Ward, who retired on Sept. 30 after 12 years of service on the federal bench in the Eastern District of Texas, has […]