Lance Lubel was raised in Beaumont, Texas.  He is married to a State Civil District Judge and they have one daughter.  Texas Monthly Magazine recognized him as a Rising Star in 2003 and as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Texas Monthly Magazine also named him one of the top 100 Houston lawyers in 2006. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates ( ABOTA) and Texas Bar Foundation. Recently named by Mayor Bill White of Houston, Texas as a member of the board of the new Gulf Coast Freight Rail District. He primarily represents victims of personal injuries including toxic torts, products liability, contaminated property, automobile accidents, defective drugs, industrial site accidents and insurance bad faith.   Additionally, he is the lead lawyer for a Fortune 20 company in property tax litigation in various parts of the United States. Among his many significant legal accomplishments, Lance served as Lead Counsel in the largest reported jury award for a silicosis case.  Also, Lance tried and won the first benzene containing liquid wrench products liability case in the United States.  He is a frequent guest speaker at Legal Seminars on Silica, Asbestos, Benzene, and Discovery in the Computer Age.  Lance is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.  He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Texas and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law School. Mealey’s Speaking Engagements: Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference, Santa Monica, CA 6/05 - 6/06/07 Speaker- Exposure, Evidence and Proactive Case Resolution Mealey’s Ethical Considerations for Naming Defendants in Toxic Tort Cases- Benzene Litigation Conference June 12-13, 2006 at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, California Mealey's Mass Medical Screenings Teleconference: Investigations Into  Fraudulent Asbestos & Silica Claims - 11/30/2005 Speaker Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference Phoenix AZ 10/17/2005 Speaker Mealey's Silica Litigation Conference New Orleans LA 10/25/2004 Speaker Mealey's Silica Medicine Conference Pasadena CA 4/19/2004 Speaker Mealey's Silica Litigation Conference Atlanta, GA 10/13/2003 Co-Chair Mealey's Silica Litigation Conference Boston MA 4/8/2003 Speaker Harris Martin Publishing Speaking Engagements: March 2004 in New Orleans "Preparing A Winning Silica Case" Presented Closing Plaintiff Arguments- -Summarizing Evidence Effectively -Maximizing and Eliminating Damages -Establishing and Limiting Liability September 16-17, 2003 in Las Vegas "Silica & Mixed Dust Exposures: How the Science & Medicine Affect Your Case" Plaintiff Co-Chair June 10-11, 2003 in New Orleans "Current Issues and Debate in Silica Litigation" Plaintiff Co Chair Continuing Education Speeches  University of Houston Law Foundation-Houston, Texas  Litigation and Trial Tactics  "Discovery in the Computer Age"  June/July 1997  University of Houston Law Foundation- Houston, Texas  Litigation and Trial Tactics  "Discovery in the Computer Age"  July 1996  University of Houston Law Foundation-Dallas, Texas  Litigation and Trial Tactics  "Discovery in the Computer Age"  July 18-19, 1996