Rachel Lanier

Rachel Lanier

Westlake Village, CA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
The Lanier Law Firm

21 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Biography

Rachel Lanier practices in the areas of toxic torts, pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, and product liability. Prior to joining The Lanier Law Firm in 2016, Ms. Lanier was an associate at a mid-sized firm in Manhattan, where she focused on representing individuals suffering from asbestos-induced diseases, such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Ms. Lanier earned her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University in California, and her law degree from the St. John’s University School of Law in New York, where she served as a legal advocate for domestic abuse victims through the Domestic Violence Litigation Clinic. She also worked as a teaching fellow for Dean Michael A. Simons, and was a recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellent Service for her extensive pro bono work.

Ms. Lanier is a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, New York Bar Association, and New Jersey Bar Association. She further is an accredited attorney for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for veterans’ benefits before the Department of Veterans Affairs.

She has been honored as a member of the National Trial Lawyers – Civil Plaintiff – Top 40 under 40 served on the 2019 Executive Committee for The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.

The Lanier Law Firm

21 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • St. John's University, J.D., graduated 2015
  • Pepperdine University, B.A., graduated 2012

  • New Jersey, State Bar of New Jersey
  • New York, State Bar of New York

  • California Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey Bar Association - Member
  • New York Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey, State Bar of New Jersey
  • New York, State Bar of New York
  • California Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • New Jersey Bar Association - Member
  • New York Bar Association - Member
  • St. John's University, J.D., graduated 2015
  • Pepperdine University, B.A., graduated 2012

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2026
  • New York Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2017-2022, 2024-2026
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, 2023-2025

  • Lawdragon's List of X - The Next Generation of 500 Leading Lawyers in America - Plaintiff Personal Injury, Mass Torts, Class Action, 2023-2025

  • Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2024-2025
  • Dean's Award for Outstanding Service to St. John's University School of Law

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Case History

Cases
  • Verdicts/Settlements
In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL 2804 (Northern District of Ohio): settlement of first bellwether trial, 2019
  • Verdicts/Settlements
Ingham et. al. v. Johnson & Johnson et. al.: $4.69 billion verdict, 2018
  • Verdicts/Settlements
Alicea et. al. v. DePuy Orthopeadics, et. al.: $247 million verdict, 2016
  • Verdicts/Settlements
Frank Gondar vs. Burnham Boilers, et al (2016): $22 million verdict , 2016
  • Verdicts/Settlements
Scott Shays v. A.O. Smith Water Products, et al. (No. 703/2015): $3.2 million verdict, 2015

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