Andrea L. Fair

Professional Summary: Andrea L. Fair

Date: 2026-05-13

Andrea L. Fair is a partner at the Longview, Texas-based litigation boutique Miller Fair Henry PLLC, where her practice centers on high-stakes intellectual property trials. Her work primarily involves representing patent holders in infringement litigation against large technology companies. The provided case list and public reports show a focus on software, e-commerce, and wireless communications technologies, with representative clients including Almondnet, Datonics, and Atlas Global Technologies in cases against defendants like Amazon, Apple, and Walmart.

Ms. Fair's practice is exclusively plaintiff-oriented, as reflected in her eight tracked appearances, all of which are on the plaintiff side. She frequently serves as local counsel in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a prominent venue for patent litigation. Her career includes a transition from a major Houston-based firm to Ward, Smith & Hill in 2016, which was later renamed Miller Fair Henry. She became a name partner at the firm, which continues the legacy of its predecessor in complex IP litigation.

Ms. Fair has played a significant role in several notable plaintiff verdicts. In the tracked case Almondnet, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., she served as local counsel in a trial that resulted in a jury verdict of nearly $122 million for patent infringement related to internet advertising technology. Beyond the tracked cases, Ms. Fair has been involved as local counsel in other major patent victories, including verdicts against Samsung totaling over $524 million and a significant verdict against Verizon. No significant record of appearances in IPR or other PTAB proceedings was found.

Admitted to the Texas bar in 2011, Ms. Fair is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law (J.D., High Honors) and the University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Highest Honors).