Patent litigation attorney
Andrea Fair
32 tracked appearances — 28 plaintiff · 4 defendant.
Specialty & background
Summary — Andrea L. Fair, Patent Litigation Practice
Specialty / focus. Fair is an intellectual-property trial lawyer whose tracked docket is concentrated in patent infringement litigation before Texas federal courts — overwhelmingly in the Eastern District of Texas. Her cases skew toward wireless-communications and networking standards (Headwater Research's Wi-Fi/data-usage patents; General Access Solutions' beamforming and hotspot patents; IOT Innovations, Atlas Global, Cobblestone, Wirelesswerx), with additional exposure to semiconductor-device technology (Marlin Semiconductor/Longitude Licensing against TSMC, Apple, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and Lenovo), internet advertising software (AlmondNet v. Amazon), and optics/consumer electronics (Ingeniospec). Firm materials describe her practice as high-stakes IP trial work, frequently as local/trial counsel for out-of-state lead firms in East Texas, handling jury selection, witness examination, and openings/closings.
Side preference. Fair works predominantly for plaintiffs/patent owners: 28 of her 32 tracked appearances are plaintiff-side, almost all for NPEs and technology-licensing entities (Headwater Research, AutoConnect Holdings, General Access Solutions, Marlin, Ingeniospec, Atlas Global, Piney Woods). Her four defendant-side appearances (e.g., Samsung's IPR-related defense posture against Headwater, Unified Patents, Hisense v. Light Guide Innovations, Ford v. AutoConnect) are secondary. Within plaintiff engagements she frequently serves as East Texas local counsel (17 tracked local-counsel roles) rather than lead, typically partnering with Russ August & Kabat or Mintz Levin teams.
Firm context. Fair is a name partner at Miller Fair Henry, PLLC (Longview, TX), the trial boutique formed October 1, 2024, when Ward, Smith & Hill's founders wound down their trial practice; Fair joined Ward, Smith & Hill in 2016 and was promoted to partner in 2019. Before that she spent roughly five years in Houston handling complex commercial litigation, including patent infringement and insurance-defense work; the Houston firm is not identified in reliable sources. A 2024 notice in a Wilus v. HP case shows her of-counsel-style appearance with Miller Fair Henry alongside Russ August & Kabat, and the Mintz Levin-tracked Marlin Semiconductor matters show her as the local filing attorney on the district-court campaign.
Notable cases / outcomes. Fair's recent tracked results, verified through firm releases and Reuters/Law360-style coverage, include: the $847 million verdict in General Access Solutions v. Verizon (2024, ED Tex.) on beamforming/hotspot patents — ranked among the year's top verdicts; the $121.95 million AlmondNet v. Amazon ad-tech verdict (W.D. Tex.); the $278.8 million Headwater v. Samsung verdict (April 2025, Marshall, Judge Gilstrap); the $175 million Headwater v. Verizon verdict (July 2025); and combined $524 million in two Samsung verdicts in late 2025. She was a 2024 finalist for IP Attorney of the Year (Texas Legal Awards), and in 2025 was inducted into the International Society of Barristers and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
PTAB / IPR. Fair does not appear to be a regular PTAB oral-advocate; her IPR exposure is indirect — e.g., the Unified Patents IPR database matter and Samsung's IPR of Headwater's '811 patent arose in her tracked district-court cases, where she served as local counsel navigating parallel IPR/stay issues. Her practice is essentially district-court jury trial work.
Bar / education. Texas-bar licensed (No. 24078488), admitted to all four Texas federal districts and the Fifth Circuit; J.D. (high honors) and B.A. from the University of Texas, 2011 and 2007, with Order of the Coif and Texas Law Review service.
Firms
Roles
- local counsel13
- lead counsel5
- Local Counsel4
- trial counsel2
- Lead Counsel, Local Counsel1
- Counsel1
- attorney for plaintiff1
- Attorney for Plaintiff (District Court Litigation)1
- Lead Counsel1
- counsel1
- Partner, likely Lead/Trial Counsel1
- Of Counsel1
Cases (32)
- π plaintiffAtlas Global Technologies LLC v. TP-Link Corporation Limited et al.Ward, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Ford Motor Co.Miller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Ford Motor CompanyMiller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. General MotorsMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffAutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Toyota Motor CorporationMiller Fair Henry · counsel
- π plaintiffCobblestone Wireless LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al.Ward Smith & Hill · local counsel
- Δ defendantFord Motor Company v. AutoConnect Holdings LLCMiller Fair Henry · Attorney for Plaintiff (District Court Litigation)
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. AT&T Inc. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Comcast Cable Communications LLCMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Supercell OyWard, Smith & Hill · trial counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Tencent Holdings LimitedMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Verizon (Verizon Wireless)Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffHeadwater Research LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al.Miller Fair Henry · Lead Counsel, Local Counsel
- Δ defendantHisense USA Corp. v. Light Guide Innovations LLCMiller Fair Henry · Counsel
- π plaintiffIngeniospec LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.Miller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffIngeniospec LLC v. UnknownMiller Fair Henry · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffIOT Innovations LLC v. Fortinet, Inc.Ward, Smith & Hill · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffMarlin Semiconductor Limited et al. v. Lenovo et al.Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo · lead counsel
- π plaintiffPiney Woods Mobility LLC v. Verizon Communications, Inc.Ward, Smith & Hill · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffProxense, LLC v. LG ElectronicsWard, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- π plaintiffRFCyber Corp. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.Ward, Smith & Hill · local counsel
- Δ defendantSamsung Electronics Co Ltd v. Headwater Research LLCMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- Δ defendantUnified Patents PTAB Data v. Headwater Research LLCMiller Fair Henry · Local Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · local counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · attorney for plaintiff
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · Lead Counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · trial counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseMiller Fair Henry · lead counsel
- π plaintiffUntitled caseWard, Smith & Hill · Of Counsel
- π plaintiffWirelesswerx IP LLC v. VerizonWard, Smith & Hill · Partner, likely Lead/Trial Counsel