Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Alex B. Abston
Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Alex Abston is an associate attorney in the Houston office. Alex’s practice areas include product liability, pharmaceutical liability, and toxic torts. As a member of The Lanier Law Firm’s trial team, her focus is primarily on mass torts and multidistrict litigations.
Alex began work at The Lanier Law Firm as an intern in 2011. She spent her college and law school summers as a law clerk within the Firm’s asbestos, personal injury, and appellate divisions. Throughout her collegiate years, she also coached high school speech and debate. Previously, Alex clerked for a prominent complex litigation firm focused on products liability, pharmaceuticals, and sexual abuse civil lawsuits.
Alex enjoys spending time with her family and their golden retrievers. She resides in Houston where she is a loyal supporter of the Astros, Texans, and Rockets.
Overview
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., graduated 2019
- Abilene Christian University, B.S., magna cum laude, graduated 2015
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2020
- The National Trial Lawyers - Members
- The American Association for Justice - Member
- The United States District Court for District of Colorado
- The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2020
- The National Trial Lawyers - Members
- The American Association for Justice - Member
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., graduated 2019
- Abilene Christian University, B.S., magna cum laude, graduated 2015
- The United States District Court for District of Colorado
- The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
- Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Best Lawyers, 2024 - 2026
Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Lawdragon, 2024-2025
Texas’ Top 40 Under 40, Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2021 – 2024
“Editor of the Year,” The Houston Business & Tax Law Journal, 2019
“Honor Woman of the Year,” selected by Abilene Christian University’s faculty and administration, 2015
News & Media
Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Representative Cases
Represents counties across the country in their various federal and state multidistrict litigations related to the improper promotion, distribution, and dispensing of opioid medications and the resulting devastation of the opioid epidemic.
- Member of the trial team that obtained one of the nation’s first federal jury verdicts within MDL 2804, In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation.
- Assisted in obtaining a federal jury verdict against a nationwide Texas based railroad on behalf of two plaintiffs impacted by the Libby, Montana asbestos disaster.
- Represents hundreds of former coal miners in their consolidated state suits against prominent disposable mask manufacturers and distributors.
- Represented companies and individuals in various complex matters within federal and state courts.
- Represented EpiPen class action purchasers within their federal antitrust lawsuits regarding alleged manufacturers’ anticompetitive conduct and practices.
- Assisted in representing plaintiffs and their families in asbestos-related suits related to talcum powder products.
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