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Phone: (713) 655-1101

Address: 1221 Mckinney St Ste 3460, Houston, TX 77010

Howell Sandy

Family Law

Divorce

Criminal Law

Wrongful Death
Examples of the firm’s work for individuals include a 2024 wrongful death case for a man whose heirs were awarded $21.5 million, with an eight-figure net to the family. In 2023, AZA obtained another substantial award for the family of a man killed in a motor vehicle crash, and in 2023 in a completely confidential settlement, heirs of a man who died in a helicopter crash received a net eight-figure amount after legal fees.
Fraud
The settlement is with Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine and Surgical Associates of Texas P.A. The government said it is the largest settlement on record for Medicare fraud over concurrent surgery claims.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
We also represent healthcare and pharmaceutical providers, and private equity groups, in all types of matters. This includes partnership and corporate governance disputes; payer and provider litigation; restrictive covenant claims; False Claims Act litigation and investigation; vendor and service provider disputes; and in government investigations.
Business Disputes
Represented a gas pipeline group in an ad hoc arbitration against an international natural gas compression company involving major contract disputes and obtained an eight-figure settlement on the eve of the hearing before a panel of three former judges.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
AZA’s IP group is known for its unique ability to take on its clients’ most complex patent infringement disputes. We excel at explaining highly technical concepts to judges and juries around the country—no matter the industry or technology. Because of that, publications like Chambers USA and IAM Patent 100 have consistently ranked AZA as a top intellectual property litigation firm.

Employment Law

Employment Contract
We also have extensive experience defending class and collective actions, including putative collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in federal courts across the county. Unlike many defense firms, we fight class certification with targeted discovery at the outset of a case to narrow the scope of the class as much as possible. This approach has resulted in favorable rulings and, and a result, early settlements that are significantly less than the total exposure. We also consult with clients to revamp their employment agreements and Master Services Agreements to reduce the risk of future wage and hour class and collective actions.
Employment Litigation
Joseph Ahmad, one of AZA’s founding partners, is nationally recognized for his knowledge and experience in executive employment law. He’s frequently quoted by national media outlets on executive employment issues. His executive employment blog is Legal Issues in the Executive Suite.
Severance Agreement
AZA is known for assisting company executives and officers in preparing and negotiating their employment agreements. AZA also assists executives with negotiations over severance packages when exiting their positions. Our work in preparing executive employment agreements for many multinational companies and C-suite executives and representing those same companies when exiting executives makes our firm uniquely qualified to assist executives in these negotiations.
Sexual Harassment
“This should never have happened, and it was handled badly by the fire department and the city at the time. The city re-victimized her by being blasé. It failed to investigate, leaders said they didn’t do sexual harassment cases, they didn’t think people viewing the video mattered, and they refused to work with her to find a more suitable place to work,” Mr. Ahmad said.

Property Law

Real Estate Litigation
AZA represents property owners, engineers, developers, and contractors in a variety of construction-related matters. Our construction matters usually involve large-scale industrial or commercial projects, including pipeline systems, port facilities, and large residential development projects. We also represent property owners in real estate matters, including business disputes and condemnation actions. Our real estate clients include large companies as well as prominent members of the Houston community.
Construction Litigation
In a complex six-week trial in 2023 involving construction defects and delays arising out of the construction of a large mixed-use development in Midtown Houston, a Harris County jury awarded AZA’ client $32.5 million.

Health Law

Personal Injury
AZA in 2024 was recognized by Best Law Firms for excellence in the Houston area in personal injury work for plaintiffs. Though the firm may be better known for its huge commercial case wins, AZA for years has successfully handled catastrophic personal injury cases for individuals as well.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
AZA’s commercial lending and bankruptcy practice focuses on commercial loans and bankruptcy litigation involving creditors, debtors, committees, and trustees. In state court, federal court, arbitration, and bankruptcy court, AZA has handled over $500 million in claims involving...
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