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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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Former Texas Federal Judge T. John Ward Earns Lifetime Achievement Awards

November 16, 2015

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 Bar series,…

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Texas Attorneys from Ward, Smith & Hill Named Among Tops in Nation

October 26, 2015

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 were…

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