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Kelsey Stokes

Trial lawyer · Stokes & Hobbs; MTMP also lists Lanier

Professional base: Houston, TX·Litigation leaders

Biography

Plaintiff trial lawyer with hernia mesh leadership and trial experience; current MTMP materials show two firm affiliations.

Why get to know them

Device trial experience and evolving plaintiff firm relationships.

Career and connections

Lanier affiliation appears in MTMP materials alongside Stokes & Hobbs.

MTMP evidence & verification notes

October 2026 speaker listed

October 2026 speaker listed; duplicate affiliations require confirmation.

Speaker listings indicate scheduled participation, not confirmed attendance. Company exhibitor listings do not establish that an individual attended.

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Based on shared organizations, categories, or torts.

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Levin Papantonio

Pensacola, FL · Litigation leaders

Board-certified civil trial attorney focused on mass torts and product liability, including recent hernia mesh trial work.

Hernia meshpharmaceutical and product liability
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Mike Papantonio

Senior partner

Levin Papantonio

Pensacola, FL · Litigation leaders

Veteran trial lawyer with national pharmaceutical and environmental litigation experience and extensive MTMP visibility.

OpioidsPFAS/C8environmental torts
2

Christopher Seeger

Founding partner

Seeger Weiss

New York / New Jersey · Litigation leaders

Plaintiff lawyer with extensive court-appointed leadership experience across mass torts and class actions involving pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and sports injuries.

3M earplugsNFL concussionVolkswagen
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Mark Lanier

Founder / trial lawyer

The Lanier Law Firm

Houston, TX · Litigation leaders

Prominent plaintiff trial lawyer whose product liability verdicts and trial teaching give him influence beyond his own docket.

Talcpharmaceutical and medical device trials