Attorneys from East Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill Named Among Best in State
LONGVIEW, Texas – Three attorneys from Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, have been named among the best in the state based on their work in intellectual property cases. Firm name partners Johnny Ward and Wesley Hill were named to the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list along with former federal Judge T. John Ward, […]
Ward, Smith & Hill Partner Wesley Hill Earns National Honors for Legal Expertise
Hill among just 29 in Texas named to exclusive listing of country’s top lawyers under 40 LONGVIEW, Texas – Name partner Wesley Hill of Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, has earned selection as one of the nation’s top young attorneys on the 2016 Under 40 Hot List from Benchmark Litigation, a leading legal […]
East Texas Attorney Johnny Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill Earns National Honors
LONGVIEW, Texas – Longtime East Texas lawyer Johnny Ward of Longview’s Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, once again has been named among the country’s top attorneys in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the most respected guides to the U.S. legal profession. This is the second consecutive year that Mr. […]
Former East Texas Federal Judge T. John Ward Named Intellectual Property Icon
LONGVIEW, Texas – Former U.S. District Judge T. John Ward of the East Texas law firm Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, is being recognized by the legal publication Law360 as one of the nation’s Top 25 Icons of Intellectual Property Law. Judge Ward represents clients in patent cases and a variety of complex commercial litigation, […]
T. John Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill Earns National Intellectual Property Honors
LONGVIEW, Texas – Former Federal Judge T. John Ward of Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, is being recognized on The National Law Journal’s 2016 Intellectual Property Trailblazers list as one of the nation’s leading innovators in IP law. Judge Ward earned a place on the annual listing of the country’s most influential intellectual […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]