Practice areas: Appellate, Civil Litigation
Licensed in Texas since: 2022
Education: Tulane University Law School
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, PLLC
1221 McKinney StSuite 2500
Houston, TX 77010 Phone: 713-655-1101 Email: Antonio X. Milton Visit website
Antonio X. Milton is an appellate lawyer originally hailing from Southwest Louisiana. Mr. Milton represents clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts. His representative experience includes Jones Act, RICO Act, breach of contract, professional responsibility, business tort, and personal injury cases on both sides of the “v.”
Prior to joining AZA, Mr. Milton clerked for the Hon. Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for the Hon. Nannette Jolivette Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He utilizes this experience working in judges’ chambers to benefit his clients through efficient and effective advocacy.
Mr. Milton graduated with honors from the Tulane University Law School, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of Volume 96 of the Tulane Law Review. During law school, Antonio’s interest in appellate law developed after he completed internships preparing appeals for individuals convicted by non-unanimous jury verdicts seeking post-conviction relief.
First Admitted: 2022, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://azalaw.com/our-attorneys/antonio-milton/
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Successfully defended a six-figure verdict on appeal in a workplace personal injury case on behalf of a furniture delivery worker., 2025
- Successfully defended dismissal of racial and commercial discrimination claims against large hotel chain and its chief security officer in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2025
- Obtained a reversal and remand of an administrative hearing order denying relief to indigent client in violation of her procedural due process rights., 2025
Educational Background
- B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, Tulane University, 2016-2020
- J.D., Tulane University Law School, magna cum laudeOrder of the Coif 3+3 Law Program Graduate, 2019-2022
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- In this law review article, the author examines a live circuit split applying the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act's heightened pleading requirements to certain securities class actions brought in state court. , Author, Opaque Skies: The Need for Congress to Constrain SLUSA's Preemptive Reach, 56 UIC L. Rev. 205, Securities Class Actions, 2023
Industry Groups
- Gas
- Healthcare
- Maritime
- Oil
- Transportation
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2026