Ryan Ellis
Personal Background Ryan D. Ellis is a Senior Attorney at The Lanier Law Firm, where he represents individuals, businesses, and communities in high-stakes disputes across state and federal courts and in private arbitration. His practice centers on complex commercial litigation and environmental class actions, including business fraud, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, product liability, […]
Robert Arthur
Personal Background Robert Arthur represents clients in a wide variety of business and commercial disputes. He is known for a practical, results-driven approach and for giving clients an honest assessment of a matter, telling them plainly when a fight is worth having and when a different path better serves their interests. He makes effective use […]
L. Randolph “Randy” Lowry III
Randy Lowry is a nationally recognized dispute resolution attorney with over 40 years of experience. He has settled disputes for nonprofit corporations and Fortune 500 companies, including Nike, State Farm Insurance Company, and Chevron. Mr. Lowry is a pioneer and international leader in alternative dispute resolution, mediation, and reconciliation. As an accomplished law professor and […]
Patrice McKinney
Personal Background Patrice McKinney represents the LLF’s clients in personal injury cases, especially car and trucking collision cases, oilfield related injuries, and railroad workers injured on the job (FELA). Patrice is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation Life Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association – […]
Natalie Armour
Personal Background Natalie Armour joined the Issues and Appeals section of The Lanier Law Firm in 2012. She handles complex briefing in trial and appellate courts in mass tort, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, and other types of product liability cases, personal injury matters, and business litigation. She has briefed appellate matters before the Texas […]
Meredith Adams
Personal Background Meredith Adams is an associate attorney in the Houston office, practicing in our personal injury division. Meredith joined The Lanier Law Firm in 2024 after spending two summers as a law clerk. During her time as a law clerk, she worked in the Firm’s intake, personal injury, and appellate divisions. Since joining as […]
Megan Waida
Personal Background Megan Waida joined the Asbestos and Mesothelioma Litigation Issues and Appeals section of The Lanier Law Firm in 2012 as a well-seasoned mesothelioma attorney in Houston, advocating on behalf of the victims of asbestos exposure with experience in other well-recognized plaintiffs’ firms. Megan currently works in the Issues and Appeals section on a […]
Maura Kolb
Personal Background Maura Kolb came to The Lanier Law Firm in 2003 after previously working with the firm on complex business and personal injury litigation matters. Her innovative thinking and compassionate approach to clients made her a perfect addition to The Lanier Law Firm’s asbestos and mesothelioma lawyers in Houston. In 2011, Maura was promoted […]
Manny Cabrera
Personal Background Prior to joining The Lanier Law Firm, Mr. Cabrera served as an attorney at several defense firms in Houston representing commercial clients, including Fortune 500 companies, on general personal and catastrophic injury matters within trucking and premises liability cases. At The Lanier Law Firm, Mr. Cabrera is a law and motion attorney in […]
M. Michelle Carreras
Practice Overview M. Michelle Carreras is a Senior Attorney in the Issues and Appeals section of The Lanier Law Firm, where she serves as the firm’s lead legal researcher and briefing strategist on its most significant national litigation. Her work spans complex appeals, MDL trial briefing, and legal research across mass tort, products liability, pharmaceutical, […]