W. Mark Lanier

"William Lanier" redirects here. For the member of the Georgia House of Representatives, see William L. Lanier.
W. Mark Lanier
Lanier in 2021
Born
William Mark Lanier

(1960-10-20) October 20, 1960 (age 63)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Alma materLipscomb University (BA)
Texas Tech University (JD)
Occupations
  • Trial lawyer
  • Author
Years active1984-present
Children5
FamilyKevin Roberts (brother-in-law)

William Mark Lanier (born October 20, 1960[1]) is an American trial lawyer and founder and CEO of the Lanier Law Firm. He has led a number of high-profile product litigation suits resulting in billions of dollars in damages, including Johnson & Johnson baby powder and Merck & Co.'s Vioxx drug.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Koppel, Nathan. "Lone Star Rising" The American Lawyer. March 2004.
  2. ^ "Amoco Loses Oilfield Suit". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. 24 November 1993.
  3. ^ Olafson, Steve. "21 Steelworkers who contracted asbestos disease win $115 million," Houston Chronicle. February 20, 1998.
  4. ^ Berenson, Alex (20 August 2005). "Jury Calls Merck Liable in Death of Man on Vioxx". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).