Monica Uddin

Monica Uddin


Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2024

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2021-2022

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Monica Uddin is a trial lawyer and the hiring partner for AZA. She is a skilled trial lawyer who has represented energy companies and other businesses and individuals in a variety of complex commercial matters including contract disputes, partnership break ups, and trade secrets. With a computer science background from Stanford University, she has also been active with AZA’s intellectual property and patent litigation team.

A University of Chicago Law School graduate, Ms. Uddin excels at framing her clients’ stories in a successful manner for juries and judges. She was named to the 2021 and 2022 lists of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for commercial litigation and the 2023-2025 lists of Best Lawyers. She was also selected on the Texas Rising Stars’ lists for the 2013-2020 for her excellence in business litigation. These lists name the best Texas lawyers age 40 and younger or those who have practiced no more than 10 years.

She has tried cases in civil and bankruptcy courts, helped obtain favorable jury verdicts, won summary judgment in a multimillion-dollar case, and blocked TROs.

In addition to her focus on commercial litigation, Ms. Uddin has devoted significant time to helping the less fortunate. She’s worked on immigration cases in Houston, served at the Mississippi Center and clerked with the Chicago Legal Assistance Foundation.

A native of San Antonio, prior to attending law school, she worked in IT support for a company that provides technological solutions for medical and rehabilitative problems.

Location
  • 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2500
    Houston, TX 77010
Languages
  • Bengali
  • French
Education
  • University of Chicago, J.D., graduated 2010
  • Stanford University, B.S., graduated 2007
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
Affiliations
  • South Asian Bar Association of Houston - Board Member
  • Houston Bar Association, Gender Fairness Committee - Co-Chair
Court Admissions
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2021-2022 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation - 2022
  • Commercial Litigation - 2021
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2026

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2023-2026

  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2024-2025

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2021-2022

  • Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2013-2022

  • Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

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