Texas Rising Stars Honors Ward, Smith & Hill Attorney Brett F. Miller
LONGVIEW, Texas – Ward, Smith & Hill trial attorney Brett F. Miller has earned selection to the 2022 edition of Texas Rising Stars for his expertise in civil litigation. The listing highlights the best young attorneys in the state. Mr. Miller’s expertise involves business and employment disputes as well as cases involving non-competes and trade […]
Texas Bar Foundation Honors T. John Ward with Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award
LONGVIEW – Trial lawyer and former federal Judge T. John Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill is among five recipients to earn the 2022 Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award. The Texas Bar Foundation honor is given to attorneys who have practiced law for more than 50 years and who adhere to the […]
East Texas Law Firm Ward, Smith & Hill Earns 2022 Best Law Firms Honors
LONGVIEW, Texas – Trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill has earned recognition as a leading intellectual property and patent litigation firm by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America, making the 2022 Best Law Firms listing. The firm received top honors in the Tyler metro area for expertise in intellectual property and patent litigation with additional recognition for the firm’s work representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury […]
National Law Journal Recognizes Ward, Smith & Hill in its Verdicts Hall of Fame
LONGVIEW, Texas – The National Law Journal has recognized high-stakes trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill in its Verdicts Hall of Fame, a list of the nation’s largest jury verdicts between 2016 and 2020. The Longview-based law firm was recognized by the publication for its role in securing verdicts for software and technology company […]
Benchmark Litigation Honors Ward, Smith & Hill Partners Johnny Ward, Wesley Hill
LONGVIEW, Texas – High-stakes trial attorneys Johnny Ward and Wesley Hill are recognized as Litigation Stars in the 15th edition of Benchmark Litigation, a legal guide spotlighting the nation’s leading litigators and law firms. The two East Texas attorneys have been repeatedly recognized for their knowledge and expertise in intellectual property and patent law, with […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Founder Earns Top 100 Honors in Texas Super Lawyers 2021 Guide
LONGVIEW, Texas – Ward, Smith & Hill founder Johnny Ward has earned a spot among the Top 100 attorneys in Dallas-Fort Worth in the Texas Super lawyers 2021 guide, an honor he has received since 2003. The guide honors six firm attorneys in this year’s listing. Name partner Wesley Hill, Of Counsel T. John Ward, […]
Legal Guide Recognizes Ward, Smith & Hill Trial Lawyers Among Best in Nation
LONGVIEW, Texas — National legal guide The Best Lawyers in America has recognized six Ward, Smith & Hill attorneys in its 2022 listing for their intellectual property, patent and personal injury litigation work. Best Lawyers is the oldest and one of the most prestigious peer review legal guides in the nation, selecting honorees based on […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Listed Among Top IP Firms in 2021 International Legal Guide
LONGVIEW, Texas – Global legal Guide, IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2021 has recognized East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill for its highly successful trial litigation. Firm partners Johnny Ward, Wesley Hill and Chad Everingham are also honored for their work in patent litigation. Described by the international legal […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Partner Chad Everingham Earns Chambers USA Honors for Intellectual Property
LONGVIEW, Texas – Chambers USA, a distinguished independent legal guide, has honored Ward, Smith & Hill partner Charles “Chad” Everingham IV for his expertise in intellectual property litigation in Texas. Published by London-based Chambers and Partners, the Chambers USA 2021 guide is widely considered the gold standard for business law firms. Selections are based on […]
Two Ward, Smith & Hill Partners Earn 2021 Texas Rising Stars Honors
LONGVIEW, Texas – High stakes litigation firm Ward, Smith & Hill is proud to announce that firm partners Andrea L. Fair and Brett F. Miller have been named among the state’s top young lawyers in the 2021 edition of Texas Rising Stars. For the second year in a row, Ms. Fair is among the Rising […]
East Texas Jury Awards Nearly $63M, Finds Samsung Infringed on Phone Screen Display Patents
MARSHALL, Texas – An East Texas jury has awarded $62.7 million to Ireland-based Solas OLED Ltd. after finding Samsung Display Company Ltd. willfully infringed on two screen display patents used in Samsung Galaxy phones. The six-day trial resulted in a verdict that Samsung had infringed on U.S. patent numbers 7,446,338 and 9,256,311 related to active-matrix […]
Ward, Smith & Hill helps Secure VirnetX $502.8M Patent Win Against Apple
TYLER, Texas – An East Texas jury has awarded $502.8 million to software and technology company VirnetX (NYSE: VHC) for damages the company suffered from Apple’s unauthorized use of its patented network security technology. In reaching its damages verdict, the jury determined that Apple owed VirnetX $0.84 in damages for each Apple device used since […]