Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024 
Michelle Greene is a Senior Attorney at The Lanier Law Firm.
She represents clients in complex civil litigation matters, with a focus on toxic torts, environmental contamination, and products liability. Prior to joining The Lanier Law Firm, Ms. Greene passionately represented individuals, communities, and municipalities across the country injured as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals.
This includes representing individuals harmed by Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the multi-district litigation.
Ms. Greene manages The Lanier Law Firm’s Camp Lejeune litigation, where she serves as the firm’s lead attorney representing military veterans and their families who developed cancer and other serious illnesses from decades of water contamination at the Marine Corps base. She oversees all aspects of the Camp Lejeune cases, from filing claims with the Navy JAG and the Department of Justice to developing creative strategies for proving exposure in cases involving service members from the 1950s through the 1980s.
She is also a key member of the firm's bellwether trial team in JCCP 5255, In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, Before the Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl, Los Angeles Superior Court, in which a jury returned verdicts totaling $6 million against Meta Platforms, Inc. and Google LLC (YouTube) for the addictive design of social media platforms that caused severe mental health harm to a young plaintiff during her preteen and teenage years — the first jury verdict in the nation holding social media companies liable for platform design defects under a product liability theory.
Ms. Greene lives in Manhattan and is an active volunteer for local animal shelters and wildlife conservation programs. An outdoor enthusiast, she enjoys hiking, visiting national parks, traveling, and playing sports.
Ms. Greene is a graduate of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, whose environmental law program is ranked number one in the country by U.S. News & World Report. During law school, she represented the Department of Environmental Protection at the Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings on asbestos issues and served as a legal intern at the United Nations where she participated in the negotiation process for various international treaties. She also served as Senior Associate of the Pace Environmental Law Review and as President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.
Ms. Greene is a published author on topics including toxic tort statute of limitations issues, with articles appearing in the New York Law Journal and Lawyer Monthly. She has served as a panelist and speaker at water contamination conferences hosted by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC).
