Appellate Practice
Kevin P. Parker
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Kevin P. Parker is the head of the Issues and Appeals Section of The Lanier Law Firm. His pre-trial work insures that client cases will stand the test of an appeal. Mr. Parker is an accomplished lawyer, having personally handled more than 20 cases at the appeals court level. He was a key member of the firm’s Pinnacle bellwether trial team that won a $1 billion combined jury verdict and a $502 million jury verdict in 2016.
AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Parker is a member of the Appellate section of the State Bar of Texas, and is licensed to practice in Texas state and federal courts, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth and Tenth Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Parker earned his law degree at Texas Tech University School of Law in 1986, and he worked for a large Amarillo firm for eight years before joining the Lanier firm in 1994.
A member of the Christian Legal Society, Mr. Parker and his family are integrally involved in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities in Houston and across the United States as volunteers for the Family to Family Network. Mr. Parker also serves on the board of elders and as a youth ministry volunteer for Cypress Bible Church.
Overview
- Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1986
- Texas Tech University, B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1982
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- American Association for Justice - Member
- Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas - Member
- Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
- Christian Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- Houston Bar Association - Member
- State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section - Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- American Association for Justice - Member
- Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas - Member
- Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
- Christian Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- Houston Bar Association - Member
- State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section - Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1986
- Texas Tech University, B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1982
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2025
- Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2011, 2013-2024
National Trial Lawyers Top 100
Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2022-2024
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, Highest Level of Professional Excellence
News & Media
Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Oral Arguments
Presented oral argument to the Missouri court of appeals in support of a $2.11 billion judgment. The court upheld the judgment against Johnson & Johnson on the claims of 20 plaintiffs who contracted ovarian cancer through the use of the companies’ talcum powder
- Verdicts
In 2016, Parker was a key member of the firm’s Pinnacle bellwether trial team that won a $1 Billion combined jury verdict and a $502 Million jury verdict against DePuy and Johnson & Johnson over defective metal-on-metal hip implants.
- Lead Appellate Counsel
In 2012, Mr. Parker was named as lead of the Plaintiffs' Law and Motions Team for the Pinnacle Hip Implant Multi-District Litigation. During the last four years, the courts of appeals have issued opinions in the following cases for which Mr. Parker served as lead appellate counsel for one of the parties: Golden Agri Resources Inc., v. Fulcrum Energy LLC, 2012 WL 3776974 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, pet. denied), counsel for Appellee; In re Estate of Araguz, 443 S.W.3d 233 (Tex. App.--Corpus Christi 2014, pet. denied), counsel for Appellee; Reddy v. Vedell, 2014 WL 4651211 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2014, pet. denied), counsel for Appellee; West Star Transportation Inc. v. Robison, 457 S.W.3d 178, (Tex. App.--Amarillo, pet. filed), counsel for Appellee, Flanagan Lieberman Hoffman & Swaim v. Ohio Public Employees Retirement Sys., 814 F.3d 652 (2nd Cir. 2016)
- Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL
Mr. Parker was named as lead of the Plaintiffs' Law and Motions Team for the Pinnacle Hip Implant Multi-District Litigation, representing numerous plaintiffs across the country.
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