Dr. Robert Leone

Dr. Robert E. Leone is an attorney and the in-house trial psychologist at The Lanier Law Firm. His pre-trial preparations allow the firm's clients an inside look at how their case will be received by a jury.

An accomplished lawyer, Dr. Leone joined the firm in 1997 after serving as the Director of Research at The Wilmington Institute in Dallas, one of the nation's leading jury research firms. He served as a trial psychologist in such high-profile cases as the Oklahoma City Bombing, the McDonald's Coffee Cup case, the Susan Smith murder trial, and the Selena murder trial.

Dr. Leone earned his degree in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1970, and his Masters Degree in Research Design in 1976. Dr. Leone received his Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology from U.S. International University in San Diego in 1983, and later earned his law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 1993. While at Texas Wesleyan, Dr. Leone helped establish the school's first legal fraternity, Delta Theta Phi, was SBA President, Order of the Barristers, and Managing Editor of Texas Wesleyan Law Review. He currently serves on a national level as a member of the Supreme Senate of Delta Theta Phi.

Dr. Leone lives in Houston with his amazing wife Kelly, where he takes great pride in his wonderful children Natalie, Veronica, Johny and Shannon.