Lanier Law Firm Shatters Firm Record with 17 Texas Super Lawyers in 2025

Mark Lanier ranks among the Top 10 attorneys in Texas for 18th time

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lanier Law Firm has reached a new milestone, with a record 17 attorneys named to the 2025 Texas Super Lawyers guide. This surpasses the firm’s previous record of 13 honorees in 2024, reflecting its depth of litigation and appellate talent.

Founder Mark Lanier, recognized every year since the list began, again ranks among the Top 10 attorneys in Texas for the 18th time and also appears on the Top 100 in Texas and Houston Metro Area lists. Honored in Class Action/Mass Torts, he has helped secure nearly $20 billion in verdicts, settlements, and recoveries.

“It’s always an honor to be recognized alongside so many talented attorneys,” said Mr. Lanier. “Awards like this are never about one person—they’re a reflection of the incredible work our team does every day for our clients and the trust those clients place in us.”

The firm’s other 2025 Texas Super Lawyers honorees include:

• Natalie Armour — Appellate (first year on the Super Lawyers list; previously a Texas Rising Star)
• Alex J. Brown — Business Litigation
• Harvey G. Brown Jr. — Appellate
• Zeke DeRose III — Business Litigation
• Dara Hegar — General Litigation
• C. Alfred Mackenzie — Appellate
• Benjamin T. Major — Appellate
• Patrice McKinney — Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
• Kevin P. Parker — Appellate
• Kent C. Sullivan — Appellate (first year on the Super Lawyers list)
• Sam E. Taylor II — Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
• Judson A. Waltman — Personal Injury General: Plaintiff
• Lawrence Wilson — Personal Injury General: Plaintiff

2025 Texas Rising Stars honorees:

• Ryan D. Ellis — Business Litigation
• Caroline G. McLeod — Appellate
• Kyle D. Schnitzer — Appellate

Fewer than 5% of attorneys earn Super Lawyers honors, based on peer nominations, research, and professional achievement. Rising Stars recognizes just 2.5% of lawyers under 40 or with 10 years or less in practice.

About The Lanier Law Firm

For more than 30 years, The Lanier Law Firm has represented clients nationwide in high-stakes litigation involving business disputes, mass torts, personal injury, defective products, asbestos exposure, and more. Named an Elite Trial Law Firm by The National Law Journal, the firm has offices in Houston, New York, and Los Angeles. Learn more at www.lanierlawfirm.com.