Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, is recognized for the firm’s expertise in patent trials in the recently released 2026 Best Law Firms rankings from the publishers of The Best Lawyers in America.
The publishers of the annual Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Rising Stars rankings once again have selected a group of experienced attorneys from Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush for their work in high-stakes intellectual property trials and nationwide antitrust cases involving pharmaceutical patents. Firm founder Michael Heim has earned selections in Super Lawyers rankings every
Read moreSix experienced attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush in Houston are recognized in the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America rankings based on their years of successful work for clients in intellectual property, patent, antitrust, and business lawsuits. Named partners Michael Heim, Leslie Payne, and Russell Chorush are joined in this year’s rankings by
Read moreA dozen attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush are highlighted in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including firm founder Michael Heim, who once again has been named the city’s Patent Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Fellow firm partner Alden Harris was Houston’s top lawyer for patent trials last year, and Mr.
Read moreHeim, Payne & Chorush has added experienced attorney Kyle Friesen as Senior Counsel. Mr. Friesen focuses on patent disputes before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and federal district courts in Texas and across the United States. Mr. Friesen’s track
Read moreHeim, Payne & Chorush is once again recognized among the top legal shops locally and nationally in the 2025 Best Law Firms list by the publishers of The Best Lawyers in America.
Six attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush have earned repeat selections in the 2025 edition of the prestigious Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators guide. The recognition reinforces the firm’s deep expertise in complex and frequently groundbreaking patent and intellectual property disputes. Lawdragon recognized firm founders Michael Heim, Leslie Payne, and Russell Chorush based on their work
Read moreFour experienced attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush have been selected among the best in the state in the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers rankings published by Thomson Reuters. Heim, Payne & Chorush partners Michael Heim, Leslie Payne, Russell Chorush, and Eric Enger have earned multiple selections in the annual guide to Texas’ leading lawyers based
Read moreTen attorneys from the Houston intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have earned selections in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Heim, Payne & Chorush partner Alden Harris is named Houston’s 2025 Lawyer of the Year for Patent Litigation. Firm founder Michael Heim claimed the same title last year in
Read moreAcclaimed intellectual property attorney Michael Heim of Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has earned a spot on the 2024 IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders list, which recognizes “the world’s top private practice experts in the field of patents.”
