EDITORIAL REVIEW

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This high-impact litigator won the first Vioxx trial on the way to a $4.85B settlement and is now suing Nintendo for patent infringement on Wii technology and Splenda for claiming to be natural.



When it's game time, go long to Lanier, who brought in a $253M Vioxx verdict, helping pave the way to the landmark $4.85B settlement.


Not content to rest on his Vioxx laurels, this leading light now lasers in on ReNu contact solution, the antibiotic Ketek and Zicam nasal gel.


He’s the real deal, as shown by the $253 million verdict he inflicted on Merck for Vioxx.


Known for his $253 million Vioxx verdict, he also has wins for Retractable Technologies and asbestos victims.




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W. Mark Lanier is the founder of The Lanier Law Firm, where he serves as the firm's lead litigation counsel.

The recent rush of media accolades, in the wake of a stunning verdict in the nation's first VIOXX trial, obscures as much as illuminates Lanier's true nature and talent. In describing Lanier's courtroom prowess on behalf of his client, Carol Ernst, The Wall Street Journal accurately describes his "theatrical flair...while roaming the courtroom as if it were a stage." Effusive in its praise, The New York Times describes Mr. Lanier as "one of the top civil trial lawyers in America..."

What the news clips can't measure or define is Mr. Lanier's commitment to and passion for his clients. Often motivated by injustice and by a sense of fair play, Mr. Lanier has sought to even the score whether his client is an individual or a large corporation.

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"One of the Decade's Most Influential Lawyers"

-National Law Journal

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Mr. Lanier is recognized as one of the top trial lawyers in the United States. In 1998 and 2006, The National Law Journal recognized Mr. Lanier as one of nation's Top 10 Trial Attorneys, and in 2006, The NLJ designated him as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. The NLJ also named him among the country's 40 top attorneys under the age of 40. In 2010, The National Law Journal named Mark as one of the Most Influential Attorneys of the Decade and he was also selected to Lawdragon's list of 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

Recently, he was named by The American Lawyer magazine as one of the top 45 attorneys in the nation under the age of 45. In a statewide survey of his legal peers published in Texas Monthly magazine, Mr. Lanier has been selected as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2002, Texas Lawyer newspaper named Mr. Lanier as one of the top 5 "Go To" personal injury plaintiff attorneys in Texas, and he was named by the same publication as the top personal injury lawyer in the state in 2007. In addition, Texas Lawyer named him its 2005 "Impact Player of the Year."

Mr. Lanier's experience in the courtroom has resulted in feature articles in The Wall Street Journal, The American Lawyer, Texas Lawyer, The New York Times, New York Lawyer, The National Law Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle and Bloomberg, among others. He is also a frequent guest on news shows such as ABC's "Good Morning America" and CNBC's "Squawk Box."

Mr. Lanier has significant courtroom experience and has negotiated numerous significant settlements for his clients across the United States, including:

• A settlement for Retractable Technologies, a syringe manufacturer, in an antitrust case against industry giant Becton Dickinson and Company, the world's largest manufacturer of medical syringes and needles.
• A verdict on behalf of 21 asbestos victims in February 1998, considered one of the largest asbestos verdicts in U.S. history.
• In 1993, a substantial verdict for a small oil company in a business fraud case against one of the nation's largest oil providers.
• Mr. Lanier represented numerous individuals for personal injuries sustained when they or a loved one took the drug VIOXX, the prescription pain-relief medication that was pulled from the market after being linked to heart attacks and strokes.
• Currently Mr. Lanier is representing hundreds of individuals and businesses in cases pertaining to the ongoing Toyota litigation and the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
• In addition to individuals, Mr. Lanier also represents corporations, associations and governmental entities.

Mr. Lanier is certified as a personal injury trial specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed to practice in all Texas state and federal courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Lanier is also licensed to practice law in New York state. The Lanier Law Firm has offices in Houston, TX and New York City and represents clients from all over the world in courtrooms across the United States. He is also frequently asked to instruct other attorneys about his trial techniques in seminars held across the nation.

Mr. Lanier is enthusiastically involved in government and community activities outside the practice of law. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Committee for Economic Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that addresses ongoing critical economic and social issues facing society. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the prestigious National Center for State Courts. Mr. Lanier is often called on by chairmen, presidents, and senior executives from major American corporations and universities for his respected business views on national and international issues.

A strong supporter of his alma mater, Mr. Lanier earned his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1984. He remains active at Texas Tech by serving on the Law School's Foundation Board. Mr. Lanier was selected as the Texas Tech University School of Law Distinguished Alumnus for 2005.

He is the founder of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to create a network of principled attorneys to minister to others through civic-minded endeavors. Mr. Lanier also teaches a 300 plus member Sunday school class focusing on Biblical Literacy at Champion Forest Baptist Church.

Mr. Lanier lives in Houston with his wife, Becky, and their five children.

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News

• National Center for State Courts Picks Lanier
  Lanier Law Firm founder Mark Lanier was recently named to the board of directors of the prestigious National Center for State Courts. You can read the press release here.
  
  
• Top Texas Attorney
  Acclaimed trial attorney Mark Lanier, founder of The Lanier Law Firm, has been named one of Texas' Top 10 attorneys in the 2010 Texas Super Lawyers listing based on his work on behalf of plaintiffs in courtrooms across the U.S.
  
  
• Walmart Discrimination Suit
  Mark Lanier discusses the Walmart discrimination suit with Stuart Varney on Fox Business News.
  
  
• Houston Lawyer Mark Lanier Picked By "Best Lawyers"
  HOUSTON - For a seventh consecutive year, The Best Lawyers in America has named Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier one of the nation's top attorneys. Mr. Lanier is honored for his work in mass tort litigation in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
  
  
• BP Oil Spill Questions
  The BP oil spill has altered the lives of many along the southern coastline of the United States. If you think you may have been affected by the millions of crude released by the accident, read The Lanier Law Firm's BP Oil Spill FAQ.
  
  
• Lanier One of the "25 Greatest Texas Lawyers"
  "The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century" feature in Texas Lawyer lists W. Mark Lanier as one of 25 elite Texas lawyers who have made exceptional contributions to the field in the last 25 years.
  
  
• Lanier Again Named to Lawdragon 500
  Acclaimed trial lawyer Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm in Houston has again earned a spot on the listing of Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America. The 2010 list marks the fourth year that Mr. Lanier has been featured among the country's top attorneys.
  
  
• Sudden-Acceleration Litigation Against Toyota
  Mark Lanier to Serve on Plaintiffs' Committee in Sudden-Acceleration Litigation Against Toyota
  
  
• Oil Spill Class Action Lawsuit
  Mark Lanier discusses the BP oil spill class action lawsuit on Fox Business News.
  
  
• Decade's Most Influential Lawyers
  Acclaimed attorney Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm has been selected by the editors of The National Law Journal as one of "The Decade's Most Influential Lawyers."
  
  
• Toyota Lawsuit: Mark Lanier on Fox News
  Mark Lanier discussing the Toyota lawsuit with Neil Cavuto on The Fox News Channel.
  
  
• Toyota Safety
  FOX News features Mark Lanier's views on Toyota's conduct.
  
  
• Toyota Recall
  Watch Fox Business News video of Mark Lanier commenting on the automaker Toyota's recall of faulty equipment.
  
  
• Caterpillar Personal Injury Case
  On Monday, January 11th, Mark Lanier will take on machinery giant, Caterpillar and one of their distributors on behalf of a man who was critically injured while operating one of their scrapers.