Ward, Smith & Hill Law Firm Founder Named to Top Litigators List
LONGVIEW, Texas – The publishers of Benchmark Litigation have recognized Ward, Smith & Hill founder Johnny Ward as a top Texas attorney in the publication’s 2018 edition highlighting the nation’s best firms and lawyers, singling him out as a “Local Litigation Star 2018” for his intellectual property work. Read more information about Mr. Ward and […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Attorneys Honored by Texas Super Lawyers
LONGVIEW, Texas – East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC is home to three attorneys selected to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers listing for their work involving intellectual property litigation. Firm attorneys Johnny Ward, Wesley Hill and former federal Judge T. John Ward are individually singled out for their expertise in intellectual property […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Recognized for Three Jury Verdicts in Texas’ Top 100 for 2016
LONGVIEW, Texas – Three intellectual property trial wins Ward, Smith & Hill helped secure against technology giant Apple Inc. have been recognized among Texas Lawyer magazine’s list of the Top 100 Verdicts in Texas for 2016. The top three intellectual property verdicts for the year also ranked second, fourth and 16th among all verdicts. “We […]
Texas Jury Awards $21M Verdict Against Hughes Network Systems for Patent Infringement
MARSHALL, Texas – An East Texas jury has awarded $21.1 million in damages to Elbit Systems Ltd. after finding that Hughes Network Systems, LLC infringed one of its groundbreaking patents related to high-speed satellite communications. The jury also determined the patent is valid in the verdict it delivered on Aug. 7 in the U.S. District […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Lawyers Earn Two of the Top 100 Verdicts in 2016
LONGVIEW, Texas – Two verdict wins by the East Texas law firm of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, are recognized among the nation’s Top 100 Verdicts for 2016, according to VerdictSearch and The National Law Journal. The verdicts occurred within two weeks of each other and both involved patent infringement claims against tech giant Apple […]
Ward Smith & Hill helps Whirlpool Win $7.6 Million Texas Jury Verdict
MARSHALL, Texas – An East Texas jury has awarded Whirlpool Corp. $7.6 million, finding that a California company willfully infringed the patent protecting Whirlpool’s replacement water filters for refrigerators. The jury delivered the verdict against TST Water, LLC, on March 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall. The […]
East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill helps secure win against Motorola
MARSHALL, Texas – An East Texas federal jury has awarded $9.17 million to Plano, Texas-based Saint Lawrence Communications, LLC, after finding that Motorola Mobility, LLC, willfully infringed five patents for HD Voice technology used in its modern mobile phones. Jurors reached their verdict on March 24 after a week-long trial and almost four hours of […]
East Texas Law Firm Ward, Smith & Hill Promotes Brett F. Miller to Partner
LONGVIEW, Texas – High-stakes trial law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, has named attorney Brett F. Miller a partner in the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Mr. Miller, a civil litigator who leads the firm’s family law practice, also represents clients in matters involving oil and gas, commercial disputes, employment law, real estate and […]
Name Partners at East Texas Firm Ward, Smith & Hill Selected to List of Top Litigators
LONGVIEW, Texas – Firm founder Johnny Ward and name partner Wesley Hill of Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, have been named to the 2017 list of top attorneys in Texas by the publishers of Benchmark Litigation. Benchmark named Mr. Ward a “Local Litigation Star” in the Intellectual Property practice area and Mr. Hill […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Adds Complex Commercial Litigation Attorney Andrea Fair
LONGVIEW, Texas – High-stakes commercial litigation and intellectual property law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, announces the addition of attorney Andrea L. Fair, whose experience will bolster the firm’s patent infringement and business litigation work. Ms. Fair comes to the East Texas firm with five years of experience practicing complex commercial litigation in Houston, […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Helps VirnetX Win $302 Million Texas Patent Verdict
TYLER, Texas – For the second time this year, firm founder Johnny Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, has helped a client win a multimillion-dollar patent infringement verdict against technology giant Apple Inc. The $302 million verdict handed down Sept. 30 in favor of VirnetX Holding Corp. follows another verdict from earlier this year […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Helps Client Win $22M Patent Infringement Verdict vs. Apple
LONGVIEW, Texas – Name partner Wesley Hill of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, of Longview recently helped firm client Cellular Communications Equipment, LLC, win a $22 million patent infringement verdict against iPhone manufacturer Apple Inc. The verdict was handed down Sept. 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Tyler. […]