Alex B. Abston

Houston, TX Directions

Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024

Awarded Practice Areas

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Awarded Practice Areas

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Works at

The Lanier Law Firm

21 Best Lawyers awards

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.

Locations

Houston, Texas

713-659-5200

10940 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77064

Education

University of Houston Law Center, J.D., graduated 2019
Abilene Christian University, B.S., magna cum laude, graduated 2015

Bar Admissions

Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2020

Court Admissions

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

Affiliations

The National Trial Lawyers - Members
The American Association for Justice - Member

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

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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