Honors & Awards
Trial Lawyer of the Year – National Trial Lawyers
Members of the invitation-only National Trial Lawyers selected Mark Lanier as the group’s 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year for plaintiff litigation and have also included him among the 50 Most Influential Lawyers in the U.S. 
Largest Verdict – Verdict Search and NLJ
The Lanier Law Firm’s $4.69 billion trial win on behalf of 22 women who alleged that decades of daily use of Johnson & Johnson’s asbestos-laden talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer is the largest verdict delivered in the U.S. in 2018, The National Law Journal reports. 
Best Law Firms – U.S. News
The Lanier Law Firm has once again been named one of the best law firms in the nation in the prestigious annual Best Law Firms guide assembled by U.S. News and World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. 
| Award Name & Winner | Granting Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation in Houston - Mark Lanier | Best Lawyers in America/BL Rankings | 2020 |
| Best Law Firms, Tier 1 Ranking - The Lanier Law Firm | U.S. News/Best Lawyers | 2013-2020 |
| Best Lawyers in America - 12 Lanier Attorneys | Best Lawyers/BL Rankings | 2020 |
| Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdict | Courtroom View Network | 2019 |
| America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Mark Lanier | Chambers USA | 2012-2019 |
| Trial Lawyer of the Year - Mark Lanier | National Trial Lawyers | 2019 |
| Elite Trial Lawyers Award - Mark Lanier | National Law Journal | 2015-2019 |
| Top 10 Super Lawyers in Texas - Mark Lanier | Thomson Reuters |
2007, 2009, 2010, 2012-2019 |
| Texas Super Lawyers - 9 Lanier Attorneys | Thomson Reuters | 2019 |
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