The record.

$157 million jury verdict; judgment for more than $55 million to the client

Complex breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition case, resulting in a judgment for a direct award of derivative damages to the client of more than $55 million.

Laura Elizabeth Yosowitz v. Martin Lee Kay et al., No. 2018-37750, 334th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Feb. 21, 2023).

Disqualification of opposing counsel upheld by the Supreme Court of Texas

Obtained disqualification of opposing counsel and his law firm based on a side-switching legal assistant, upheld on mandamus review by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas.

In re Zaidi, 732 S.W.3d 525 (Tex. 2026) (orig. proceeding); Apex Katy Physicians, LLC v. Zaidi, No. 2009-02578, 61st District Court, Harris County, Texas (July 20, 2023).

$2.2 million judgment reversed; take-nothing judgment rendered

Reversal and rendition for a pastor in a suit alleging transmission of a sexually transmitted disease, establishing that expert testimony is required to prove causation in disease-transmission cases, after defeating the plaintiff’s post-judgment turnover and receivership motion.

West v. D.C., 718 S.W.3d 331 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] June 26, 2025, pet. filed).

Petition for writ of certiorari defeated in the Supreme Court of the United States

Successfully defended, as lead counsel, against certiorari review of the Nevada Supreme Court’s finding of personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant.

Ralph Lewis v. Power Research, Inc., No. 21-494 (U.S. Mar. 7, 2022).

$7 million arbitration award; take-nothing award on all counterclaims

Direct award to the clients on breach of fiduciary duty claims against company managers and officers after a nine-day arbitration.

Salim v. Cochinwala, AAA Case No. 01-19-0003-9665 (Nov. 22, 2021).

Favorable arbitration award before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre

Breach of contract and breach of warranty claims against an international pharmaceutical company and its Texas representatives.

Texas Minerals & Chemicals LLC v. India Glycols Limited, No. ARB093/23/BRP (July 19, 2024).

Unanimous jury verdict in a suit to quiet title, as solo lead counsel

Pena v. Benavidez, No. 1113772, Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 (Jan. 22, 2020).

Bench-trial judgment enforcing a setback restriction against a developer

Overcame challenges to standing, restriction interpretation and applicability, and defenses of waiver and abandonment.

Havel Family Investments, L.L.C. v. Sims, No. 19-CV-1751, 56th District Court, Galveston County, Texas (Aug. 12, 2020).

Counterclaims dismissed; approximately $362,000 summary judgment for the plaintiff

Suit for breach of a promissory note against the purchaser of a business and its owner-guarantor.

Supplement Technologies, LLC v. Campanella Holdings, LLC, No. 2023-28858, 127th District Court, Harris County, Texas (June 27, 2024).

Fifth Circuit reversal of summary judgment; favorable settlement obtained

FMLA retaliation claims against a municipality.

Murillo v. City of Granbury, No. 22-11163, 2023 WL 6393191 (5th Cir. Oct. 2, 2023) (per curiam).

Defamation claims dismissed; fees and costs awarded

Dismissal of a congressional candidate’s defamation claims against his opponent.

Moore v. Reed, No. 14-20-00463-CV, 2022 WL 1180116 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Apr. 21, 2022, no pet.).

Special appearances reversed as lead appellate counsel; petition for review defeated

Reversal of orders granting special appearances of defendants residing or incorporated in California, Nevada, and Greece (2020), and successful defense of the petition for review (2021).

Power Research Inc. v. Lewis, No. 14-19-00012-CV, 2020 WL 5200913 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Sept. 1, 2020).

Petition for writ of prohibition defended in the Supreme Court of Nevada

Defended against a petition seeking reversal of an order denying a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Lewis v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, 478 P.3d 872 (Nev. Apr. 5, 2021).

Fiduciary-duty and trade-secret claims resolved; dismissed with prejudice

Claims against a former office manager and her start-up company in a suit seeking injunctive relief.

Maintenance of Way Equipment Services, LLC v. Garcia, No. 24-DCV-321736, 434th District Court, Fort Bend County, Texas (Nov. 26, 2024).

Injunction barring a competitor formed by former officers from contacting customers

Power Research, Inc. v. Newport Fuel Solutions, Inc., No. CV18-02401, Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Nevada (Mar. 11, 2019).

All claims dismissed against an internationally known recording artist and his label

Suit alleging vicarious liability and negligent hiring for a sexual assault allegedly committed by the artist’s bodyguard.

Brown v. Raimi, No. 2025-39188, 189th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Mar. 20, 2026).

Negligence and vicarious liability claims dismissed for an online entertainment group

Claims arising from an alleged assault at a fan-convention after-party.

Doe v. Kerley, No. D-1-GN-24-005617, 98th District Court, Travis County, Texas (Aug. 18, 2025).

Take-nothing summary judgment for a professional boxer

Negligence, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims arising from an altercation at a house party.

Reyes v. Charlo, No. 22-DCV-293677, 434th District Court, Fort Bend County, Texas (Feb. 10, 2025).

Take-nothing summary judgment on sexual assault claims against a company

Jones v. Arias, No. 2018-21247, 190th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Oct. 21, 2019).

Opposing spouse’s tort and personal-injury claims struck and dismissed with prejudice

Rulings in a divorce proceeding leading to a mediated settlement agreement on terms favorable to the client.

In re Marriage of Rydin, No. 24-DCV-320377, 387th District Court, Fort Bend County, Texas (Apr. 14, 2026).

Favorable settlement of UCC, warranty, and fraud claims against a manufacturer

Claims arising from delivery of nonconforming product.

Beauty Elite Group, Inc. v. Above Aerosol Labs, No. 2025-80806, 55th District Court, Harris County, Texas (July 16, 2026).

Injunction ordering a political party to place a judge’s name on the primary ballot

Obtained the injunction and defeated challenges in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas.

Powell v. Schechter, No. 2019-88409, 234th District Court, Harris County, Texas (Jan. 8, 2020).

Fee award and expedited dismissal of claims against an estate, defended in the Supreme Court of Texas

Claims by a decedent’s ex-wife alleging fraudulent concealment of assets during the couple’s divorce.

Collins v. Collins, No. 01-17-00817-CV, 2018 WL 1320841 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 15, 2018).

Trial court judgment defended on appeal

Sportscapers Constr., Inc. v. Mitchell, No. 01-17-00432-CV, 2018 WL 3651620 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Aug. 2, 2018).

Federal cocaine-conspiracy charges dismissed after an unlawful search

Dismissal of federal charges alleging conspiracy to possess more than 50 kilograms of cocaine, on the ground that the search that produced the evidence was unlawful.

Federal prosecution, 2024.

Federal fraud and kickback charges declined against a physician

A physician under federal investigation in the Northern District of Texas for health-care fraud and receiving kickbacks. The government declined to bring charges.

Federal investigation, Northern District of Texas, 2024.

Motion to suppress granted in a federal methamphetamine prosecution

Evidence suppressed in a federal prosecution involving approximately 30 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Federal prosecution, 2024.

Charges dismissed on the day of trial in a child sexual-abuse prosecution

Multiple counts of sexual abuse of a child. The charges were dismissed on the day the case was called for trial.

2024.

No charges brought after a multi-year federal PPP fraud investigation

The client was the target of a multi-year federal investigation into Paycheck Protection Program fraud. The government declined to prosecute.

Federal investigation, 2024.

No-bill from the grand jury in a fifteen-year-old cold-case murder

The grand jury declined to indict in a murder investigation reopened after fifteen years.

2022.

Federal counterfeit-goods indictment dismissed

Dismissal of an indictment charging conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and trafficking in counterfeit goods, arising from alleged imports of counterfeit server and computer components.

Federal prosecution, 2022.

Federal health-care fraud investigation closed without charges

A physician under federal investigation for medical fraud and kickbacks. After two years of negotiation and meetings with federal officials the investigation was closed with no charges brought.

Federal investigation, 2021.