Lana currently serves as national counsel for products liability cases involving osteoporosis medications. She has served in this capacity or as one of the key trial counsel on several nationwide litigations including: over-the-counter cough/cold medicines containing phenylpropanolamine, human plasma-derived factor concentrate medicines for hemophiliacs and penile implants.

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel 
• The University of Texas School of Law, Adjunct Professor
• Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, Inc., Member
• IADC 31st Trial Academy, Faculty Member

• International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers (2005 - present)
• Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2006 - present)
• Supreme Court of Texas, Briefing Attorney (1989 - 1990)

Lana has written and presented numerous articles on various topics, including:

•  "Demonstrative Evidence: The Jury Hears What it Sees", 2008 SBOT 21st Annual Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, Lana K. Varney and Holly M. Barker, April 24-25, 2008, Houston, Texas, and May 22-23, 2008, San Antonio, Texas
• "Determining Your Net Worth, Beyond Compensation and Benefits"; HBA San Antonio Chapter Meeting, February 19, 2008
• HBA presentation, Heard on the Hill: The Women in Charge, Lana K. Varney, Moderator, December 5-7, 2007, Washington, D.C.
• "E-Discovery Tales from the USA Trenches--The Federal Court Rules and More," INSIGHT: E-Record Management, E-Discovery, E-Evidence Conference, Keynote Speaker, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 23-24, 2007
• "E-Discovery: What You Can Learn From How It Re-Shaped Litigation in The United States," 2007 Legal Section Annual Meeting of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, Inc., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, September 26-28, 2007
• "Choosing An E Discovery Vendor," International Quality & Productivity Center: 2d E Discovery Pharma, Biotech & Medical Device Seminar,  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 26-27, 2007
• "Establishing the Right Mix of Settlement Versus Litigation: Are Bellwether Trials Friends or Foes?" American Conference Institute conference on Resolving Mass Tort Products Liability Claims, New York, New York, March 28-29, 2007
• "Avoiding the Dangers of 21st Century Electronic Communications," E-Discovery & Litigation Readiness for Life Sciences, American Conference Institute, New York, New York, February 27-28, 2007
• "Developing Preemption Arguments: Are You Safe From State Law Claims?" The University of Texas School of Law's Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, Fraud & Abuse in the Sale and Marketing of Drugs, Austin, Texas, October 26-27, 2006
• Panelist, "The Regulation of Expert Testimony," Current Issues in Medical Device Litigation seminar, American Bar Association meeting, Fort Worth, Texas, June 15, 2006
• "The Paper Chase:  E-Discovery," Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, National Spring Conference, Ottawa, Canada, April 2006
• ”Drugs, Blood & Implants: Are Your State Law Claims Preempted?,” 2006 SBOT Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, March 16-17, 2006
• "Electronic Discovery and Document Management," 2005 TADC Law Office Management Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, November 10, 2005
• "E-Discovery: The Path to Production," 2005 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, Austin, Texas, October 27, 2005
• "E-Discovery: All You Need to Know to Keep Your Boat Afloat," UT’s 4th Annual Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference, Houston, Texas, October 21, 2005
• "Electronic Discovery: 21st Century Law," TADC Fall Meeting: New York, NY, September 29, 2005
• "Deposition Practice - Making It Work For You," SBOT: Advanced Patent Litigation: Strategies and Tactics, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, July 29, 2005
• "Electronic Discovery: Real World Practices for Electronic Records Retention" and "Top Tools for E-Discovery Filtering, Review and Production," SBOT: Second Annual Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence Institute, Houston, Texas, April 6, 2005
• "E-Discovery 'A-to-Z'," Glasser Legal Works Seminar, Faculty, Houston, Texas, February 24-25, 2005
• "Electronic Discovery: Minding Your P's and Q's, Preparation, Production, Presentation, Qualifiers and Questions," DRI: Product Liability Conference, Los Angeles, California, February 17, 2005
• "Discovery and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence," SBOT: Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence Institute; Dallas, Texas, March 31, 2004