Jonathan Wilkerson
Personal Background Jonathan embarked on his educational journey at Abilene Christian University, earning a Bachelor of Science with highest honors from the Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department in 2004. During his time at ACU, he showcased his academic and leadership skills, standing out as student body president, a Jack Pope Fellow, SGA Treasurer, and many […]
Harvey Brown
Personal Background Before his judicial service, he was in private practice for more than 20 years, handling both trials and appeals. He was also appointed as a special master in a case and also frequently retained as an arbitrator and mediator. Judge Brown is also an award-winning author, having authored six law review articles. Representative […]
Felicia M. Hubert
Personal Background Ms. Hubert was born in Houston and raised in Gladewater, Texas. After graduating, she began a private law practice, in Austin, Texas. In addition, she donated her skills to AIDS Services of Austin and pro bono activities. Soon after her return to Houston, Ms. Hubert joined the Lanier Law Firm, where she has […]
Dwana Waltman
Personal Background Dwana Waltman joined The Lanier Law Firm in February of 2009 as an intake attorney for the toxic tort division. Mrs. Waltman was born in Lufkin, Texas. She graduated from Baylor University, magna cum laude, in 1993 with a degree in Sociology and attended law school at Texas Tech University. Mrs. Waltman was […]
Dara Hegar
https://youtu.be/OaBBKGCOIe4 Personal Background Served as briefing attorney to the Honorable Richard H. Edelman at the Fourteenth Court of Appeals from 1998 through 1999, before joining the Lanier Law Firm. She resides in Katy, Texas with her husband, Glenn, and their three children. Representative Cases Member of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the Opioid Multidistrict litigation […]
Christopher Phipps
Personal Background Prior to joining the Lanier Law Firm, Chris worked with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in the Air Enforcement Division of the Office of Civil Enforcement in Washington, D.C. There, he frequently conducted regulatory research in order to draft enforcement decisions, and participated in settlement negotiations with various defendants. This administrative […]
Abigail Harris
Personal Background Abigail Harris is an attorney at The Lanier Law Firm, where she serves as a member of the firm’s trial team. After joining the firm, Abigail began her practice in the asbestos litigation section before transitioning to the trial team, where she contributes to some of the firm’s most complex and consequential product […]
Caroline McLeod
Personal Background A member of the firm’s Issues and Appeals group, Ms. McLeod serves on the law and briefing team supporting the firm’s most complex litigation, where she handles dispositive motions, trial and post-trial briefing, and appellate matters. She is known for her conscientiousness and meticulous attention to detail and is the colleague others rely […]
Benjamin T. Major
Professional Overview Ben Major is a member of The Lanier Law Firm’s appellate practice group, where he handles complex motion practice and appeals in product liability, mass tort, antitrust, ERISA, and general personal injury matters. A former editor-in-chief of his journal at the Texas Tech school of law, Mr. Major brings scholarly rigor to novel […]
Benjamin Pyle
Personal Background Benjamin Pyle is a senior attorney in the firm’s Mesothelioma and Asbestos practice, within its products liability and toxic torts group. He leads the firm’s asbestos docket in Madison County, Illinois, guiding a group of active cases through the court’s regular trial settings, and he helps manage the firm’s roster of long-term mesothelioma […]