Practice areas: Appellate, Business Litigation, Class Action & Mass Torts; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1986
Education: Texas Tech University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011, 2013 - 2026 The Lanier Law Firm
10940 W. Sam Houston Pkwy NSuite 100
Houston, TX 77064 Phone: 713-659-5200 Email: Kevin P. Parker Visit website
Kevin P. Parker is the Managing Attorney of the Issues and Appeals practice at The Lanier Law Firm’s Houston office. Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he has personally handled more than 20 appellate cases and oversees complex pretrial and appellate matters.
Parker presented oral arguments before the Missouri Court of Appeals, helping uphold the $2.1 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson in Ingham, involving ovarian cancer claims linked to asbestos-contaminated talcum powder. He also served on the trial team that secured billion-dollar and multimillion-dollar verdicts in the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant litigation and helped obtain a Texas Supreme Court ruling rejecting sovereign immunity claims by Texas Lottery contractor GTECH.
Recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Lawdragon, Parker holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. His Issues and Appeals team has also received national recognition from The National Law Journal for excellence in appellate litigation.
Practice areas
Appellate, Business Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFirst Admitted: 1986, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/attorneys/kevin-p-parker/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Texas Bar Foundation, 2019
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit, Member
- Christian Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas, Member
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Mr. Parker served as lead of the Plaintiffs' Law and Motions Team for the Pinnacle Hip Implant Multi-District Litigation from 2012 through 2019. During the last four years, the courts of appeals have issued opinions in the following cases which Mr. Parker argued or served as lead appellate counsel for one of the parties: Whelan v. Armstrong Internaitonal Inc., 455 N.J. Super. 569, 190 A.3rd 1090, (N.J. App. 2019); Pollard v. Remington Arms Co., 896 F. 3d 900 (8th Cir. 2018); GTECH Corporation v. Steele, 549 S.W.3d 768 (2018) Flanagan Lieberman Hoffman & Swaim v. Ohio Public Employees Retirement Sys., 814 F.3d 652 (2nd Cir. 2016)
- 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.
- 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.
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1995
Pro bono / Community Service
- Kevin 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. He also is a member of the Christian Legal Society, and serves on the board of elders and as a youth ministry volunteer for Cypress Bible Church.
Educational Background
- Texas Tech University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1982
- Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Mr. Parker presented a lecture on recent Texas supreme court case law relating to expert witnesses and legal sufficiency of evidence. The lecture focused on determining when expert testimony was conclusory and how trial lawyers can present expert testimony in a non-conclusory fashion, Lecturer, Legal Sufficiency and Expert Witnesses, Business Disputes Seminar State Bar of Texas, 2019
Honors
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- His practice group was among the national firms honored for excellence in appellate work by the National Law Journal’s Legal Awards, National Law Journal
- Top 100, National Trial Lawyers
- Selected to the Best Lawyers in America list by U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers
- 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2021-2026), Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon, 2027
- Best Lawyers – Appellate Practice (2018-2027), Best Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2011, 2013-2023, Super Lawyers
Office location for Kevin P. Parker
10940 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N
Suite 100
Houston, TX 77064
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011, 2013 - 2026