Austin W. Lanier

Associate

contact information

phone: 504-581-3838
direct: 504-412-6249
fax: 504-581-4069

704 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, 70130-3774

alanier@phjlaw.com

biography

Austin is an associate attorney in the firm’s New Orleans office. His practice primarily includes defense of insurance companies and their insureds in personal injury and property damage disputes. A New Orleans native, Austin attended Jesuit High School and Louisiana State University (LSU) where he received a B.S. in Marketing with a Professional Sales Concentration. He then stayed in Baton Rouge to attend the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU where he received his Juris Doctorate and Diploma in Comparative Law in 2021. Prior to starting with the firm, Austin served as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge David A. Ritchie in the 14th Judicial District Court.

Austin is licensed to practice in all Louisiana State Courts and all Louisiana federal courts, including the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

education

Jesuit High School, New Orleans (2014)
Louisiana State University (2018)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2021)

professional associations

Federal Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
New Orleans Bar Association
LSBA Young Lawyers Division
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel

areas of practice