The Lanier Law Firm has been named the No. 1 law practice in Houston for personal injury litigation based on a survey of readers of Texas Lawyer magazine. The “Best Of” poll was launched by the publication in 2010 to identify the top law firms and legal service providers in Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio.

“This recognition by our peers on both sides of the aisle is extremely gratifying and speaks to the results we achieve for clients in our hometown virtually every day,” says firm founder Mark Lanier. “While we may be best known for successful outcomes in high-profile cases, it’s important for us to recognize there are individuals and families who place their trust in us for cases that are not always in the headlines. We take that trust very seriously and bring our A-game to every case.”

The firm was also ranked among the top three personal injury firms in Dallas/Fort Worth, tied to the opening of the firm’s Fort Worth office earlier this year.

The firm’s personal injury work across the state often involves victims of negligence in truck collisions, construction worksite injuries, oil rig accidents and auto crashes. The firm also has decades of experience in representing individuals who have been exposed to toxic substances and those suffering with mesothelioma.

“The defendants in these types of cases are quite often large businesses and their insurers who can bring a high level of resources to fighting legal claims,” says Jud Waltman, the firm’s managing attorney for personal injury litigation. “We’re committed to ensuring each client has the best possible representation, and the opposition knows that about us. That reputation and promise to our clients can often bring about a satisfactory resolution even short of going to trial.”

This is just the latest honor for the firm and its attorneys. Already in 2026 that recognition includes:

  • Mark Lanier receiving the highest possible national rankings in the areas of Litigation: Trial Lawyers and Product Liability: Plaintiffs by Chambers USA

  • Rachel Lanier named to Law360’s list of Rising Stars in the legal profession

  • Thirteen firm attorneys recognized as “Next Generation” leaders by Lawdragon

  • Three attorneys selected to the list of the Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers

  • A firm-record 23 attorneys selected as Lawdragon’s Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

  • Six attorneys honored in the practice area of Plaintiff Mass Torts Litigation on the list of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

About the Lanier Law Firm

The Lanier Law Firm is an award-winning national trial firm specializing in a variety of practice areas, including asbestos exposure, pharmaceutical liability, business litigation and product liability. With talented attorneys in Houston, Fort Worth, New York, and Los Angeles, the firm has won more than $20 billion for clients since its founding in 1990.

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