Mark Lanier Speaks at Spring 2010 School of Law Hooding Ceremony

Texas lawyer W. Mark Lanier speaks May 15 at the Texas Tech University School of Law Hooding Ceremony in Lubbock, Texas.

A record 3,284 students received diplomas during the five ceremonies held at the United Spirit Arena.

Lanier earned his law degree from the Texas Tech School of Law in 1984 and founded The Lanier Law Firm in 1990. Since then, Lanier has earned widespread recognition as one of the top trial lawyers in the United States. His work is supported by firm offices in Houston, New York, Los Angeles and Palo Alto, Calif.

The National Law Journal named Lanier one of nation's Top 10 Trial Attorneys in 1998 and 2006, the same year the publication named him as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. In 2010, The National Law Journal named Lanier as one of the most Influential Attorneys of the Decade. He has earned similar honors from other publications, including The American Lawyer and Texas Monthly.

In a statewide attorney survey published in Texas Monthly magazine, Lanier has earned selection to the Texas Super Lawyers list in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2002, Texas Lawyer named Lanier as one of the Top 5 "Go To" personal injury plaintiff attorneys in Texas. The same publication named Lanier as its 2005 "Impact Player of the Year" and later recognized him as the Top Personal Injury Lawyer in Texas in 2007.

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