Wesley Hill - Lawyer in Longview, TX

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board ofLegal Specialization, Wesley Hill balances a successful practice inintellectual property and business litigation. With more than 25 trials to hiscredit, including over a dozen patent cases, Mr. Hill brings broad courtroomexperience to every case he handles. Mr. Hills trial successes includesignificant plaintiffs verdicts as well as no-liability findings for defenseclients. Most recently, he obtained substantial damage awards and willfulpatent infringement findings for Saint Lawrence Communications, LLC againstMotorola Mobility and Cellular Communications Equipment, LLC against Apple,Inc. Other recent trial successesinclude a defense jury verdict for Ralcorp Holdings and Medallion Foods,defeating claims by Frito-Lay for patent infringement, trademark infringement,and theft of trade secrets, and a state court victory for a small businessowner sued after a failed business venture.

Outside of trial, Mr. Hill has also successfullylitigated and resolved cases involving franchise operations, businesspartnerships, breach of contract, and fraud. Having assisted clients with the resolution of hundreds of cases, Mr.Hill understands how to identify clients priorities and achieve theirobjectives, whether through litigation, settlement, or trial.

A former briefing attorney to the Honorable T. John Ward,former United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Mr. Hillis chairman of the Eastern District of Texas Local Rules Committee and isintimately familiar with practice in the district. He graduated second in hislaw school class at Texas Tech University (J.D., 2001) and received the TexasYoung Lawyers Association State Moot Court Best Advocate Award. A native EastTexan, Mr. Hill also is a graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler (B.A.,1998).

Practice Areas:

• Patent Litigation
• Oil Gas Litigation
• Business Disputes
• Federal Criminal Defense