Best Lawyers in Texas, United States for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
April Strahan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. April practices law in Houston, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized April Strahan since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which April Strahan is held by ot...
J. Todd Kale , a shareholder in the Dallas offices of Baron & Budd, has dedicated his career to fighting the companies that knowingly exposed people to the deadly carcinogen known as asbestos. He enjoys partnering with patients and families to help them navigate the legal process during the most difficult time in their lives. Mr. Kale works on the front lines with the firm’s Asbestos Litigation Team. He meets with mesothelioma patients and their families across the country to gather...
Over the past 20+ years of practice, Lyons has tried cases to juries, judges, and arbitrators throughout the state of Texas and all over the country. In the process, Lyons has obtained verdicts, awards, and settlements totaling over a billion dollars on behalf of his clients—many involving high profile, high exposure matters . Lyons has extensive trial experience in cases involving catastrophic personal injuries , wrongful death , product liability , business disputes , construction def...
Dara Hegar is the Managing Attorney of The Lanier Law Firm. She represents clients in each of the firm’s practice areas with a focus on trial coordination in complex litigation matters. While Mrs. Hegar’s proficiency spans across all of the firm’s practice areas, her specialty is providing specific insight that has resulted in many significant verdicts and settlements. She played a key role in the firm’s courtroom victories for years, including the $253 million verdict...
Ryan is a Trial Lawyer who’s recovered the largest verdicts and settlements in history for clients who were catastrophically injured, seriously burned, and tragically killed across Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico and the United States. His record-setting verdicts and settlements have received national media attention and distinguished Ryan as one of the top personal injury lawyers in the country. Since founding the firm, Zehl & Associates has repeatedly recovered the largest verdicts a...
Ladd Sanger has over 25 years of experience advising and representing clients in aviation legal matters, including crash litigation, aviation insurance coverage issues, airport use, international aviation conventions, and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations. As a pilot with experience flying both fixed-wing planes and helicopters, Ladd understands the technical aspects of aviation crashes and applies that knowledge to all his clients’ matters. Ladd is an FAA-licen...
Andrew Payne graduated at the top of his class in law school and started his career working for a prestigious international firm representing large insurers and corporations. But it did not take long for Andy to realize that he wanted to help people who had suffered harm through no fault of their own, not protect negligent corporations whose actions harmed people. Andy’s passion for handling significant personal injury cases stems from this desire to help people who truly need justice. ...
Amanda Hunt is an Associate at Keller Postman LLC. She combines a passion for helping individual clients with a broad understanding of complex litigation. Amanda’s practice centers on consolidated product-liability litigation, including federal multi-district litigations. At Keller Postman, she has worked on behalf of servicemembers in the 3M litigation, participating in multiple bellwether trials and working with leading experts to secure compensation for injured plaintiffs. Currently,...
Heriberto Montalvo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Heriberto practices law in Houston, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Heriberto Montalvo since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition r...
Joshua is a native Texan who grew up in the Austin hill country, and is an ardent fan of the Baylor Bears and Houston Rockets. He enjoys spending time in nature, traveling, and attempting to garden. He is also an amateur guitar player and art collector. Before joining the Lanier Law Firm, Joshua worked as an associate at a highly respected Houston firm where he specialized in construction law representing commercial contractors and homeowners. He also clerked at the Lanier Law Firm as a law s...
Luke Maddox is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Luke practices law in Houston, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Luke Maddox since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Luke Maddox is held by other lawyers.
Alex Abston is a Senior Attorney who focuses on complex litigation disputes within the Firm’s Business Litigation practice group. Alex’s trial advocacy foundation shapes her strategic approach to dispute resolution. Most recently, Alex spent years as a member of the Firm’s trial team assisting with high-stakes mass tort cases. Her work has been instrumental in securing many notable Lanier jury trial verdicts, including one of the nation’s first federal jury verdicts in...
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