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During the past 30 years Mark Lanier has earned international recognition as one of the top trial attorneys in the U.S. Motivated by a desire to correct injustices and protect the public, Lanier has secured cumulative jury verdicts of more than $20 billion. High-profile victories include:
• A finding that failures by Walmart, CVS and Walgreens led to the staggering distribution of highly addictive opioid painkillers, leading to a $650 judgment against the retailers.
• An ultimate award of $2.1 billion for 22 women who alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s talc products caused their ovarian cancer.
• Collective awards totaling hundreds of millions of dollars against DePuy Orthopaedics over the faulty manufacturing of Pinnacle hip implants.
• A headline-grabbing verdict of more than $9 billion against Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly over the dangers of the diabetes drug Actos.
• Successive verdicts leading to a $4.85 billion nationwide settlement with Merck over the painkiller Vioxx.
Mark’s success in the courtroom and perspectives on litigation have been featured in major publications and broadcast media. He regularly serves as a lecturer at the nation’s top law schools, while corporate executives call on him for his respected views on national and international issues.
Texas Tech University School of Law
J.D.
1984
David Lipscomb University
B.A.
1981
Best Lawyers – Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
Best Lawyers – Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs (2024 – 2025)
Best Lawyers 2024 – Lawyer of The Year – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Best Lawyers 2024 – Lawyer of The Year – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Best Lawyers 2025 – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Best Lawyers 2025 – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Best Lawyers in America, BL Rankings, 2006-2022
Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Ranking – The Lanier Law Firm, U.S. News/Best Lawyers, 2013-2022
Houston Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2020
Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2021
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, 2017-2022
Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdict, Courtroom View Network, 2019
Top 10 Super Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2007, 2009-2010, 2012-2021
America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA, 2012-2021
Trial Lawyer of the Year, National Trial Lawyers, 2019
National Top Tier Ranking – Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Litigation, The Legal 500 U.S. edition, 2016-2019
Leading Lawyers in Plaintiffs’ Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 U.S. edition, 2018-2019
500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon, 2007-2020
500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2020
Elite Trial Lawyers
National Law Journal, 2015-2019
Houston Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2018
Trial Lawyer of the Year, National Trial Lawyers Foundation, 2018
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Two Lanier Attorneys Named to Lawdragon's "Need to Know" List
This year, legal publication Lawdragon has released its inaugural list of the nation’s 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know.
Intensive two-day trial seminar exclusively for plaintiffs’ lawyers led by accomplished trial attorney Mark Lanier
Two Lanier Attorneys Named to Lawdragon's "Need to Know" List
This year, legal publication Lawdragon has released its inaugural list of the nation’s 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know.
Intensive two-day trial seminar exclusively for plaintiffs’ lawyers led by accomplished trial attorney Mark Lanier