(Main Office)

Since 1990, The Lanier Law Firm has worked very hard to earn the trust and respect of our clients, whether they are lone individuals or major corporations. We have realized that goal by being zealous advocates and ethical practitioners of the law. Our experience and advocacy in the courtroom has resulted in some very positive outcomes for our clients, as well as the respect of our peers and recognition by the news media.

Our attorneys have decades of experience representing individuals and businesses in a broad array of practice areas. They have taken on much larger institutions, such as insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, and other corporate giants. Our reputation as one of the most tenacious and technically skilled law firms in America is hard-won and we believe well-deserved.

Statement of Practice

Products Liability, Pharmaceutical Liability, Commercial Litigation, Toxic Exposures, Personal Injury, Maritime Law, International Arbitration and Disputes, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation, Medical Malpractice.

Address

6810 FM 1960 West
Houston, TX 77069, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-659-5200
Fax: 713-659-2204

Website

http://www.lanierlawfirm.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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C. Jason Lindamood (Attorney) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., Political Science, 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: C. Jason Lindamood

Lauren H. Ware (Attorney) born Lubbock, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Management, 2004); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.

Matthew McFarlane (Attorney) born Houston, Texas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 2004); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.

Kevin P. Parker (Associate) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Frank W. Elliot Award for Excellence in the Study of Texas Civil Procedure, Texas Tech University. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate Section). (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance; Appellate; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin P. Parker

Becky J. Lanier (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., International Trade, 1984; M.A., Spanish, 1986); University of Texas (J.D., 1991). Regional Finalist, Moot Court, American Bar Association, 1990. Semi-Finalist, National Moot Court, American Bar Association, 1991. Member: Houston and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Contract; Corporate; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury; Appellate.

Robert E. Leone (Associate) born Englewood, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., 1974; M.A., 1976); United States International University (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 1982); Texas Wesleyan University (J.D., 1993). Master Alumnus, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Order of the Barristers. Member, Texas Wesleyan Law Review. President: Student Bar Association, 1990; Moot Court, 1992. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Robert E. Leone

Patrick N. Haines (Associate) born Austin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). National Merit Scholar. Member: State Bar of Texas; The American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury; Toxic Tort; Employer Liability.Email: Patrick N. Haines

Charles F. Herd, Jr. (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1983, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; 1984, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1985, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., English, 1978); University of Louisville (J.D., 1983); Tulane University (LL.M., Admiralty Law, 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to: Hon. Judge Lansing Mitchell, Eastern District of Louisiana. Author, West's Federal Practice Manual (various chapters), 1985. Former Partner: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., 1985-1996; Fowler, Rodriguez & Chalos, 1996-2002. Member: State Bar of Texas; Louisiana State Bar Association; Kentucky Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Houston Maritime Arbitration Association; American, Louisiana, Texas and Kentucky Associations for Justice; Christian Trial Lawyers Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Association. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Commercial Transactions; Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Asbestos Litigation.Email: Charles F. Herd, Jr.

Lawrence P. Wilson (Associate) born Kittery, Maine; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Lubbock Christian College (B.S., 1983); University of Texas (J.D., 1987). National Champion, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mock Trial, 1986. Formerly with: Fulbright & Jaworski; Goforth Lewis Sanford Wilson, LLP. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Jones Act; Commercial Litigation.Email: Lawrence P. Wilson

Eugene R. Egdorf (Associate) born Oceanside, New York; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with honors, 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Named as "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly, 2005, 2006. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Antitrust; Patent Litigation; Airplane Crash Litigation; Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice.Email: Eugene R. Egdorf

Edward W. Fudge (Associate) born Lester, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1968); University of Houston (J.D., 1988). Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Personal Injury.Email: Edward W. Fudge

Dara Grisbee Hegar (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1995); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., M.A., International Relations, 1998). Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1997. Briefing Attorney to Justice Richard H. Edelman, The Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1998-1999. Listed, "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly 2005, 2007 and 2008. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Dara Grisbee Hegar

C. Taylor Campbell (Associate) born Huntsville, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2006, Michigan. Education: Kilgore College (A.A., 1992); Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Michigan; The American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Litigation; Personal Injury; Toxic Tort.Email: C. Taylor Campbell

Angela Barmby Greenberg (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2007, Michigan. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1992); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1996). Order of the Barristers. Recipient, Eric B. Jensen Scholarship. Named as "Texas Rising Star," Texas Monthly 2006 and 2008. Member, Editorial Board, Energy Law Journal, 1996. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Christian Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Litigation; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Angela Barmby Greenberg

R. Craig Bullock (Associate) born Sweeny, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Economics, 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Asbestos Litigation.Email: R. Craig Bullock

Judson A. Waltman (Associate) born Lufkin, Texas; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Judson A. Waltman

Maura Kolb (Associate) born East Chicago, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Northeast Missouri State University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Houston (J.D., 1995). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The American Association for Justice; Christian Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Liability.Email: Maura Kolb

Weston Casey Harris (Associate) born Beaumont, Texas; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.S., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Christian Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Toxic Torts.Email: Weston Casey Harris

Kenneth S. Soh (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1989); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Kenneth S. Soh

D. Bryan Hughes (Associate) born Quitman, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Tyler (B.B.A., cum laude, 1992); Baylor University (J.D., 1995). Best First Year Brief, Dawson & Sodd Intraschool Moot Court Competition, 1993. Editor, O'Connor's Federal Forms & Civil Trials, 1999. Law Clerk to the Honorable William M. Steger, United States District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1995-1997. State Representative, District 5, 2003—; Vice Chairman, House Judiciary Committee; Member, Committees on: Elections, House Administration and Rules and Resolutions. Vice-Chair, Rural Caucus. Member: Wood County and Northeast Texas Bar Associations; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Railroad Law Section); Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Texas; Christian Trial Lawyers Association (Director). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Exposure; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents and Injuries.Email: D. Bryan Hughes

David A. Dixon (Associate) born Enid, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1987); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort; Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: David A. Dixon

Phillip N. Sanov (Associate) born Gladewater, Texas; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: Centenary College of Louisiana (B.S., Economics, summa cum laude, 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Christian Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.Email: Phillip N. Sanov

Michael R. Holley (Associate) born Odessa, Texas, March 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Fortney Award for Ethics; Judge Meade F. Griffin Award for Outstanding Achievement. Professor, Criminal Law, The Judge Advocate Legal Center and School, 2004-2006. [Major, U.S. Army, 1993-2006]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael R. Holley

J.D. McMullen (Associate) born Longview, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., American Studies, 2001); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2005). Academic Merit Scholar. President, Student Bar Association, 2004-2005. Recipient: Outstanding Officer Award, 2003-2004; Dean's Citizenship Award, 2005. Certified Impartial Third Party, 2005—. Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: J.D. McMullen

Sara A. Morton (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Psychology, 2002); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Dean's Merit Scholarship, F. Jane Yount Scholarship for International Law. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts.

Sam T. Richard (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1995, Texas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1982); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1989). Member: Oklahoma Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Section on: Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts Litigation). Practice Areas: Products Liability.

Lincoln Hayes Goodwin (Associate) born Laramie, Wyoming, February 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1998). Member, Texas District and County Attorney's Association. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Entertainment Law; Creditors Rights.

Patrick J. O'Hara (Associate) born Valparaiso, Indiana, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Kyle Beale (Attorney) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: Stephen F. Austin University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1995); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1999); University of Houston Law School (LL.M.). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Litigation.Email: Kyle Beale

Plumlee Aaron (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin; University of Tulsa Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Plumlee Aaron

Bridget Truxillo (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas; 2009, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2000); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Bridget Truxillo

Benjamin S. Pyle (Attorney) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Emory University (2002); South Texas College of Law (2007). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: Benjamin S. Pyle

William H. Barfield (Attorney) born Beaumont, Texas, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Accounting); South Texas College of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Torts.Email: William H. Barfield

Clay Fostel (Associate) born Kermit, TX; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: Clay Fostel

Ryan Jacobs (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas and Hawaii. Education: University of Texas, McComb's School of Business; South Texas College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation.Email: Ryan Jacobs

Dwana Kay Coleman Waltman (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Toxic Torts.Email: Dwana Kay Coleman Waltman