Caroline McLeod

Caroline McLeod

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Appellate Practice
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Caroline McLeod
Caroline McLeod
Houston, TX
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The Lanier Law Firm

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Biography

A member of the firm's Issues and Appeals group, Ms. McLeod serves on the law and briefing team supporting the firm's most complex litigation, where she handles dispositive motions, trial and post-trial briefing, and appellate matters. She is known for her conscientiousness and meticulous attention to detail and is the colleague others rely on for the final review that catches what might otherwise be missed.

Ms. McLeod, a West Texas native from Abilene, resides in Houston with her family. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses and traveling.

Works at
The Lanier Law Firm

22 Best Lawyers awards

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The Lanier Law Firm logo

Locations

Houston, Texas
713-659-5200
10940 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77064

Education

  • Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 2018
  • Texas A&M University, B.S.

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2018

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Affiliations

  • Board of Directors, Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston and South Texas - Member
  • Executive Board, Texas Tech Law Review - Member
  • Order of the Coif at Texas Tech University School of Law - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2027 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
Awards:

  • Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2024-2026

  • Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2022-2026

  • Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, 2023-2026

  • National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Texas, 2024-2026

  • Recipient, Sprouse Shrader Smith Top Grade Award in Property Law

  • Recipient, Distinction Award in Criminal Procedure, Environmental Law, Torts, Contracts, Water Law, Professional Responsibility, Employment Law, Nonprofit Organizations, and Legal Practice I

  • Recipient, Top Grade Award in Legal Practice II and Employment Discrimination Law

  • Earned individual recognition for her law review comment, which was published as the Outstanding Student Comment for Book 2, Volume 50 of the Texas Tech Law Review

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Case History

Cases
  • Representative Cases
  • Part of the law and briefing team in the firm's landmark social media addiction trial, contributing extensive pretrial and bench-motion briefing, and handling the post-trial briefing that preserved a favorable verdict for the plaintiffs
  • Key member of the firm's trial team combatting the opioid epidemic that secured a verdict for two counties in Ohio against CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart
  • Helped secure a milestone opinion from the Supreme Court of Texas denying the sovereign immunity protection claims of GTECH, a contractor that produced and printed scratch-off tickets for the Texas Lottery Commission
  • Part of the team that protected a $2.11 billion judgment from a Missouri Court of Appeals against Johnson & Johnson in regard to 22 plaintiffs who allegedly contracted ovarian cancer through the use of talcum powder

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