Atty. Jason McManis
Jason S. McManis is a partner at AZA and the head of AZA’s intellectual property group.
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Jason McManis is a ip attorney based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing. They have 13+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2013. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas (2013). Educated at University of Virginia (J.D., 2013) and Dartmouth College (B.A., 2008). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2024-2026 (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jason S. McManis is a partner at AZA and the head of AZA’s intellectual property group
- He is a skilled trial lawyer with extensive experience in front of the jury in courtrooms across the United States
- IAM Patent 1000 ranks Mr. McManis as a leading patent litigator and highlights that he “is often brought in to take over cases from previous counsel” while commending his ability to “adapt to changing circumstances with alacrity.” Mr. McManis represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high stakes patent infringement and trade secret disputes, and his history of success includes cases involving all types of technologies, including wireless networking, financial services, digital media, data security, oilfield services, app development, and medical devices
- From his successes across a diverse array of technologies and legal issues, Mr. McManis has learned how to simplify complex and often highly technical issues for judges, juries, and clients
- IAM Patent 1000 emphasizes that “he easily resonates with a jury through distilling down complex technical details and understands the finer details of patent law to steer a case in his favour.” Over the course of his career, Mr. McManis has taken on some of the largest companies in the world, helping to secure some of the largest plaintiff’s jury verdicts in the country in recent years, including over $1 billion in patent infringement verdicts against Apple, a $62.65 million verdict against United Healthcare, and a nearly $9 million verdict for a client protecting its trade secrets
- Many of these verdicts have been recognized in the Texas Lawyer Verdicts Hall of Fame and among the Top 100 verdicts in the country by VerdictSearch and the National Law Journal
- In addition to his patent and trade secret work, Mr. McManis handles complex commercial disputes across the oil and gas, healthcare, commercial and residential real estate, automotive, and aviation industries
- He also represents plaintiffs and defendants in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases
- Specifically recognizing his trial prowess, Law360 named Mr. McManis as one of only five Rising Stars for Trials in the entire country in 2022 out of more than 1,350 nominations
- Numerous other independent publications have recognized Mr. McManis for his trial and intellectual property success, including Lawdragon, Best Lawyers in America, IAM Patent 1000, and Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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