Maura Kolb joined the The Lanier Law Firm in 2003 after working closely with the firm for several years in complex commercial and personal injury litigation matters. Ms. Kolb's practice is concentrated in the area of pharmaceutical litigation as well as disputes involving antitrust, products liability, breach of contract, personal injury and wrongful death.
Ms. Kolb was born in East Chicago, Indiana. She graduated with honors from Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1989, and earned her law degree from the University of Houston in 1995. Ms. Kolb previously practiced law at the firm of O'Quinn & Laminack in Houston.
Ms. Kolb was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1995 and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1996. She has been admitted to practice before the Western District of Texas since 2006. Ms. Kolb is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, and American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), including its VIOXX litigation group.
Ms. Kolb and her family live in Missouri City, Texas, where she is active with the local YMCA's sports and family activities as well as Habitat for Humanity.
