Todd W. Mensing
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77010
Firm:
Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.
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Firm
Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.
Years In Practice
Mr. Mensing focuses on complex commercial litigation. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a distinction reserved for Texas trial lawyers with a high degree of trial experience and expertise. During the last ten years, an average of fewer than ten attorneys per year statewide has earned the distinction.
He is recognized among the top US lawyers for commercial litigation in the 2014-2020 editions of The Best Lawyers in America. And Mr. Mensing is recognized as a leader in Texas General Commercial Litigation in 2014-2018 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He was elected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an elite group of the country’s leading judges and civil trial lawyers.
Mr. Mensing has tried cases in virtually every arena, including in the areas of commercial and intellectual property disputes, executive employment litigation, defense of catastrophic personal injury cases, and complex family law matters and criminal trials.
Mr. Mensing is on the Texas Super Lawyers list and was put on the list in only his fifth year of practice and was one of the youngest attorneys in Texas to be named to Super Lawyers. He has been named to the “Who’s Who in Energy” lists of energy industry leaders in several major U.S. cities.
Prior to joining Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., Mr. Mensing graduated with honors and in the top ten percent of his class at the University of Texas School of Law. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Stanford University.
Here are some of Mr. Mensing’s recent results for his clients:
Sentinel Integrity Solutions, Inc. v. MISTRAS Group, Inc. Defended at trial a Houston petrochemical inspection company in a $10 million trademark infringement suit in federal court in Houston. At the close of the evidence, the Court dismissed the plaintiff’s trademark infringement claim against Mr. Mensing’s client. The jury then deliberated on Mr. Mensing’s client’s counterclaim for invalidation of the plaintiff’s trademark. The jury awarded a verdict in Mr. Mensing’s client’s favor by invalidating the plaintiff’s trademark after an hour of deliberations.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation f/k/a Exxon Corporation, et al. Defended an international gas storage and pipeline company in a $100 million environmental suit brought by the State of New Jersey against Mr. Mensing’s client and two other major energy companies. After several years of litigation, the State released Mr. Mensing’s client for less than one-percent of its original demand.
Wade Brady v. LeaAnne Klentzman and Carter Publications, Inc. d/b/a The West Fort Bend Star, Inc. Obtained a $1.1 million jury verdict, including $1 million in punitive damages, against a Houston-area newspaper. The verdict represents one of the largest defamation verdicts against a newspaper in Texas history.
Devin Manning, as Next Friend of Byron Marquis Randon, II v. Eloise Angulo. Achieved a defense verdict for a Houston medical group in a malpractice trial in which the parents of the child patient alleged that negligent care resulted in severe and long-term injuries.
Al Mamounia, Inc. and Jean Soussan v. Charles M. Lusk, III, d/b/a Guzman Interests, et al. Obtained defense verdict for the owners of the Lancaster Hotel located in downtown Houston in a commercial real estate dispute. At the conclusion of the two-week trial, the jury deliberated for only two hours before unanimously rejecting each of the plaintiff’s claims. The jury also found against the plaintiff on counterclaims for statutory theft and conversion, and also entered a finding of malice.
Bader Malallah, Ph.D. v. Noble Logistic Services f/k/a Dedicated Services, Inc. Successfully defended at trial the Chief Financial Officer of a publicly-traded company. The CFO’s former employer sued Mr. Mensing’s client for breach of fiduciary duty and sought punitive damages, claiming the CFO had participated in an embezzlement scheme, engaged in self-dealing, and conspired to bring litigation against the company while still an officer. The jury delivered a unanimous defense verdict.
Gaines Watkins v. Input/Output, Inc. Successfully represented at trial an executive of a seismic equipment manufacturer claiming age discrimination. The jury returned a verdict that the employer discriminated against Mr. Mensing’s client when it terminated him, and did so willfully, resulting in a $1.5 million judgment that was the second-largest employment verdict in Texas that year.
State of Texas v. John Doe. Obtained acquittal at trial of a Houston university professor prosecuted for sexually assaulting a female student. After deliberating for less than an hour, the all-female jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
Ho v. Eckerd Corp et al. Achieved defense verdict for drug provider alleged to have caused severe and long term injuries by virtue of providing incorrect drug to the plaintiff.
Harris County v. Shell Chemical, LP. Represented Harris County in a lawsuit against an international chemical company that resulted not only in a historic fine against the company, but also a series of groundbreaking concessions requiring the company to provide notice of pollution events to Harris County.
Plains Marketing, L.P., et al. v. Prairie Pipeline Contractors, Inc. Represented a national pipeline company where the plaintiff contractor alleged Mr. Mensing’s client owed it more than $20 million. After pursuing a fraud counterclaim, Mr. Mensing’s client settled the matter for less than five percent of the plaintiff’s original demand.
In the Interest of Xochitil Trejo Whetzel, A Child. Mr. Mensing successfully represented the mother of a minor child in a lengthy and complex child custody jury trial. The Court-appointed attorney representing the minor child, as well as the father of the child, opposed the relief sought by Mr. Mensing’s client. Mr. Mensing’s client nevertheless prevailed on all issues. The trial was the Court’s longest of the year. Mr. Mensing stepped into the case ten days before trial.
Hedges Industrial Enterprises, Inc. v. Rio Tinto PLC v. Motion Industries. Defended a national automotive manufacturing company in a trade secret dispute filed in Arizona federal court in which the plaintiff sought over ten million dollars in damages. After successfully asserting theories against the co-defendant and the plaintiff, the case settled for less than two percent of the plaintiff’s original demand.
H.E.Y. Ltd. and Aquaduct LLC v. Millennium Interests, Ltd. Represented a large Houston real estate developer in a breach of fiduciary suit in which the plaintiffs sought $30 million in damages. The case settled for less than three percent of the plaintiff’s original demand.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company v. Columbia Gulf Transmission Company. Defended against a $150 million breach of contract lawsuit related to the joint operation of a pipeline system located in offshore Louisiana. A national energy corporation brought the case against Mr. Mensing’s client, a multi-state pipeline company. Mr. Mensing’s client achieved a walk-away settlement.
Mr. Mensing was born in Modesto, California. In 1994, he earned an A.B. in English, with Honors, from
He is recognized among the top US lawyers for commercial litigation in the 2014-2020 editions of The Best Lawyers in America. And Mr. Mensing is recognized as a leader in Texas General Commercial Litigation in 2014-2018 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He was elected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an elite group of the country’s leading judges and civil trial lawyers.
Mr. Mensing has tried cases in virtually every arena, including in the areas of commercial and intellectual property disputes, executive employment litigation, defense of catastrophic personal injury cases, and complex family law matters and criminal trials.
Mr. Mensing is on the Texas Super Lawyers list and was put on the list in only his fifth year of practice and was one of the youngest attorneys in Texas to be named to Super Lawyers. He has been named to the “Who’s Who in Energy” lists of energy industry leaders in several major U.S. cities.
Prior to joining Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., Mr. Mensing graduated with honors and in the top ten percent of his class at the University of Texas School of Law. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Stanford University.
Here are some of Mr. Mensing’s recent results for his clients:
Sentinel Integrity Solutions, Inc. v. MISTRAS Group, Inc. Defended at trial a Houston petrochemical inspection company in a $10 million trademark infringement suit in federal court in Houston. At the close of the evidence, the Court dismissed the plaintiff’s trademark infringement claim against Mr. Mensing’s client. The jury then deliberated on Mr. Mensing’s client’s counterclaim for invalidation of the plaintiff’s trademark. The jury awarded a verdict in Mr. Mensing’s client’s favor by invalidating the plaintiff’s trademark after an hour of deliberations.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation f/k/a Exxon Corporation, et al. Defended an international gas storage and pipeline company in a $100 million environmental suit brought by the State of New Jersey against Mr. Mensing’s client and two other major energy companies. After several years of litigation, the State released Mr. Mensing’s client for less than one-percent of its original demand.
Wade Brady v. LeaAnne Klentzman and Carter Publications, Inc. d/b/a The West Fort Bend Star, Inc. Obtained a $1.1 million jury verdict, including $1 million in punitive damages, against a Houston-area newspaper. The verdict represents one of the largest defamation verdicts against a newspaper in Texas history.
Devin Manning, as Next Friend of Byron Marquis Randon, II v. Eloise Angulo. Achieved a defense verdict for a Houston medical group in a malpractice trial in which the parents of the child patient alleged that negligent care resulted in severe and long-term injuries.
Al Mamounia, Inc. and Jean Soussan v. Charles M. Lusk, III, d/b/a Guzman Interests, et al. Obtained defense verdict for the owners of the Lancaster Hotel located in downtown Houston in a commercial real estate dispute. At the conclusion of the two-week trial, the jury deliberated for only two hours before unanimously rejecting each of the plaintiff’s claims. The jury also found against the plaintiff on counterclaims for statutory theft and conversion, and also entered a finding of malice.
Bader Malallah, Ph.D. v. Noble Logistic Services f/k/a Dedicated Services, Inc. Successfully defended at trial the Chief Financial Officer of a publicly-traded company. The CFO’s former employer sued Mr. Mensing’s client for breach of fiduciary duty and sought punitive damages, claiming the CFO had participated in an embezzlement scheme, engaged in self-dealing, and conspired to bring litigation against the company while still an officer. The jury delivered a unanimous defense verdict.
Gaines Watkins v. Input/Output, Inc. Successfully represented at trial an executive of a seismic equipment manufacturer claiming age discrimination. The jury returned a verdict that the employer discriminated against Mr. Mensing’s client when it terminated him, and did so willfully, resulting in a $1.5 million judgment that was the second-largest employment verdict in Texas that year.
State of Texas v. John Doe. Obtained acquittal at trial of a Houston university professor prosecuted for sexually assaulting a female student. After deliberating for less than an hour, the all-female jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
Ho v. Eckerd Corp et al. Achieved defense verdict for drug provider alleged to have caused severe and long term injuries by virtue of providing incorrect drug to the plaintiff.
Harris County v. Shell Chemical, LP. Represented Harris County in a lawsuit against an international chemical company that resulted not only in a historic fine against the company, but also a series of groundbreaking concessions requiring the company to provide notice of pollution events to Harris County.
Plains Marketing, L.P., et al. v. Prairie Pipeline Contractors, Inc. Represented a national pipeline company where the plaintiff contractor alleged Mr. Mensing’s client owed it more than $20 million. After pursuing a fraud counterclaim, Mr. Mensing’s client settled the matter for less than five percent of the plaintiff’s original demand.
In the Interest of Xochitil Trejo Whetzel, A Child. Mr. Mensing successfully represented the mother of a minor child in a lengthy and complex child custody jury trial. The Court-appointed attorney representing the minor child, as well as the father of the child, opposed the relief sought by Mr. Mensing’s client. Mr. Mensing’s client nevertheless prevailed on all issues. The trial was the Court’s longest of the year. Mr. Mensing stepped into the case ten days before trial.
Hedges Industrial Enterprises, Inc. v. Rio Tinto PLC v. Motion Industries. Defended a national automotive manufacturing company in a trade secret dispute filed in Arizona federal court in which the plaintiff sought over ten million dollars in damages. After successfully asserting theories against the co-defendant and the plaintiff, the case settled for less than two percent of the plaintiff’s original demand.
H.E.Y. Ltd. and Aquaduct LLC v. Millennium Interests, Ltd. Represented a large Houston real estate developer in a breach of fiduciary suit in which the plaintiffs sought $30 million in damages. The case settled for less than three percent of the plaintiff’s original demand.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company v. Columbia Gulf Transmission Company. Defended against a $150 million breach of contract lawsuit related to the joint operation of a pipeline system located in offshore Louisiana. A national energy corporation brought the case against Mr. Mensing’s client, a multi-state pipeline company. Mr. Mensing’s client achieved a walk-away settlement.
Mr. Mensing was born in Modesto, California. In 1994, he earned an A.B. in English, with Honors, from
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Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2014-2020
- Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers, 2015-2019
- Recognized as a leader in Texas General Commercial Litigation in the 2014-2018 editions of Chambers USA
- Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2004, 2013-2019
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, whose members include attorneys who have secured verdicts in excess of one million dollars. Fewer than one percent of U.S. lawyers are members, and Mr. Mensing is one of the youngest attorneys in Texas to earn this distinct
- Who's Who in Energy, by 7 business journals including Houston Business Journal, 2011-2013
- AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Education
University of Texas - Austin, J.D.
Graduated 1999
Stanford University, AB
Graduated 1994
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (713) 655-1101
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77010
Houston, Texas 77010
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