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Ward, Smith & Hill Partner Wesley Hill Earns National Honors for Legal Expertise

August 29, 2016

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 publisher focused on lawyers and…

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East Texas Attorney Johnny Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill Earns National Honors

August 15, 2016

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. Ward has earned selection to…

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Former East Texas Federal Judge T. John Ward Named Intellectual Property Icon

July 12, 2016

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, including handling mock patent trials…

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T. John Ward of Ward, Smith & Hill Earns National Intellectual Property Honors

June 2, 2016

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 property lawyers for his work…

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Ward, Smith & Hill Helps VirnetX Win $625.6 Million Verdict in Eastern District

February 4, 2016

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. Ward, Smith &…

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