W. Mark Lanier

William Mark Lanier (born October 20, 1960) is an American trial lawyer. In October 2012, Mr. Lanier was awarded the coveted Clarence Darrow Award. In 2015, Mark Lanier was named the 2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year by The National Trial Lawyers and The Trial Lawyer magazine during the Trial Lawyers Summit in Miami.

He lives in Houston, Texas, and maintains offices in New York, Houston, and Los Angeles. Mark Lanier also writes about the Bible and teaches Biblical classes in person at Champion Forest Baptist Church, via the internet and through print. He is the author of Christianity on Trial, published in May 2014 and Psalms for Living, published in December 2016.

After graduating from Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas, Lanier attended Texas Tech University for two years. Lanier finished his undergraduate degree at David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a B.A. in Biblical Languages with a minor in Economics in 1981. His awards included the Granny White Bible Award for the highest G.P.A. among those planning to preach.

From Lipscomb, Lanier then attended the Texas Tech University School of Law, completing his J.D. in 1984. Lanier was selected as the Texas Tech University School of Law Distinguished Alumnus for 2005. Lanier also serves on the law school's Foundation Board.

In 2011, Mark Lanier was awarded the annual Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Forensic League (now called the National Speech and Debate Association), recognizing his active support in high school debate and forensics, as well as his participation in debate at the high school and collegiate level.

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