Chad Everingham

Chad Everingham is a distinguished patent litigation attorney with a career spanning both the bench and private practice, primarily focused on complex intellectual property disputes in the Eastern District of Texas. He most recently served as Of Counsel at Miller Fair Henry before reportedly retiring from his litigation practice effective November 15, 2025. Prior to that, he was a partner at Ward, Smith & Hill, where he was involved in significant patent infringement cases. Before rejoining private practice in 2011, Everingham served for over four years as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Texas, where he presided over hundreds of intellectual property trials and Markman proceedings, managing a high volume of complex patent matters.

His practice encompasses a broad array of technology areas, including medical devices, computer hardware and software, recreational equipment, advanced electronics, semiconductors, automotive, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. While his tracked appearances include two plaintiff-side patent infringement cases, Headwater Research LLC v. Charter Communications, Inc. among them, his broader experience includes both defending clients against patent infringement claims and prosecuting trade secret misappropriation cases.

During his tenure at Ward, Smith & Hill, Everingham was recognized for his work in high-stakes patent litigation. The firm, with Everingham as a partner, was noted for significant victories, including a $502.8 million patent infringement win against Apple for VirnetX and a $62.7 million award for Solas OLED Ltd. against Samsung Display Company Ltd., with Everingham himself contributing to a $41.8 million patent infringement victory for biotech company Seagen Inc. concerning a cancer treatment pharmaceutical patent. While the firm's practice includes patent reexaminations before the USPTO, specific details regarding Everingham's personal involvement in IPR or PGR proceedings are not detailed in the available sources.

Everingham earned his J.D., cum laude, from Baylor University School of Law in 1993, graduating as the highest-ranking student in his class, and a B.A., cum laude, from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1989. He is admitted to practice in Texas and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Fifth Circuit, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas. He has also been recognized by publications such as Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, Texas Super Lawyers, Chambers USA Guide for Intellectual Property, and Best Lawyers in America.