Lanier to address Union graduates at May 3 commencement

Prominent attorney Mark Lanier will deliver the commencement address as part of Union University’s spring graduation ceremonies May 3 on the Great Lawn.

Lanier, of Houston, Texas, is the founder of the Lanier Law Firm there and the Lanier Theological Library, one of the nation’s largest private theological collections. He teaches a weekly, 700-plus-member Sunday school class focusing on biblical literacy at Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston.

He is also the founder of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association, a nonprofit organization working to create a network of principled attorneys to minister to others through civic-minded endeavors.

A graduate of Lipscomb University and Texas Tech University’s School of Law, Lanier is the author of several books, including “Christianity on Trial” and the daily devotional book “Psalms for Living: Daily Prayers, Wisdom, and Guidance.”

He and his wife Becky have five children.

The ceremony for graduate and adult studies students, including MCUTS, BSOL and associate degrees, will begin at 2 p.m. The ceremony for all undergraduates (excluding BSOL students) will begin at 6 p.m. Both ceremonies will take place on Union’s Great Lawn and will be shown live at vimeo.com/unionuniversity.