Mesothelioma Attorneys Charleston

Choosing a Charleston Asbestos Mesothelioma Attorney to handle your case obviously requires serious consideration before a decision on the right attorney or law firm is made. The natural inclination will be to go to a good known attorney rather than a total stranger. But if that lawyer is not specifically equipped to handle asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit, in spite of the best of intentions it's likely to be mishandled and the case may be lost. It's better to get friendly advice from known lawyers to acertain who will be the experienced mesothelioma attorney to handle your case.

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Charleston Attorneys

Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC

174 East Bay
Charleston, South Carolina 29402
Toll Free: (888) 293-6883
Phone: (843) 727-6500
Fax: (843) 727-3103

Website:
Law firm Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC

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Mesothelioma Attorney Ohio

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Mayfield Heights Attorneys

Elk & Elk

6105 Parkland Boulevard,
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
Toll Free: (800) 355-6446
Phone: (440) 442-6677
Toll-Free Fax: (877) 355-1355

Website:
Law firm Elk & Elk

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Mesothelioma Attorney Mayfield Heights

Choosing a Mayfield Heights Mesothelioma Attorney to handle your case obviously requires serious consideration before a decision on the right attorney or law firm is made. The natural inclination will be to go to a good known attorney rather than a total stranger. But if that lawyer is not specifically equipped to handle asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit, in spite of the best of intentions it's likely to be mishandled and the case may be lost. It's better to get friendly advice from known lawyers to acertain who will be the experienced asbestos mesothelioma attorney to handle your case.

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Mayfield Heights Attorneys

Elk & Elk

Headquarters Office
6105 Parkland Boulevard,
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
Toll Free: (800) 355-6446
Phone: (440) 442-6677
Toll-Free Fax: (877) 355-1355

Cincinnati Office
250 East 5th St., Suite 1500
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Local: (513) 721-7333

Columbus Office
470 Olde Worthington Rd., Suite 200
Columbus, Ohio 43082
Local: (614) 221-4200

Dayton Office
70 Birch Alley, Building B, Suite 240,
Beavercreek, Ohio 45440
Local: (937) 233-1010

Toledo Office
1690 Woodlands Drive, Suite 200
Maumee, Ohio 43537
Local: (419) 241-4006

Website:
Law firm Elk & Elk

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Mesothelioma Attorney Florida, Miami - James L. Ferraro

Asbestos Mesothelioma Attorney James L. Ferraro (born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1957) was one of ten national finalists for Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1997 for trying the first case successfully prosecuted against a chemical company for causing a birth defect. He proved that a pregnant woman's exposure to the fungicide, Benlate, caused her child to be born without eyes and held DuPont accountable in Castillo vs. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Pine Island Farms. The trial received worldwide attention. Seven years after trial, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the trial court verdict.

Mr. James L. Ferraro has fashioned his law practice in the areas of wrongful death, personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, family law and consumer protection. Mr. Ferraro has specialized in asbestos and mass tort litigation for over 20 years. Attorney James L. Ferraro has successfully tried many cases that resulted in multi-million dollar jury verdicts. For a mesothelioma case in 1995, he received the largest compensatory award in the state of Florida . For a non-malignant asbestos case in 1997, mesothelioma attorney James L. Ferraro also had the highest compensatory jury verdict ever in the nation. He has negotiated settlements on behalf of tens of thousands of clients in his years of practice. His negotiated settlements are over a billion dollars.

Mr. Ferraro is the founding shareholder of The Ferraro Law Firm in Miami, Florida, and is one of two founding partners of Kelley & Ferraro LLP in Cleveland, Ohio. Mesothelioma attorney James L. Ferraro and his law firms currently represent around 50,000 asbestos claimants. The Ferraro Law Firm also has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.. Office in Washington, D.C. are specializes in corporate tax fraud and tax whistleblower cases.

A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Mr. Ferraro graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1978 and a Master of Science in Accounting in 1979. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1980, and he also taught accounting at the University of Miami in 1982. In 1983, attorney James L. Ferraro received his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law.

He is a member of the Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York Bars; the American Bar Association; the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation; the American Association for Justice; the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the Florida Justice Association; and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Ferraro is a Florida State Coordinator for The Public Justice Foundation.

Memberships
Attorney James L. Ferraro is a member of the AFL's Executive Board and the majority owner of the Cleveland Gladiators franchise of the Arena Football League. He is a Trustee of The William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, an organization dedicated to urgent worldwide issues; a member of the Board of Directors of The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, Inc.; a member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation; a member of the National Leadership Committee of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame; a member of the Honorary Board of The Children's Home Society of Florida Foundation, Inc.; a member of the Advisory Board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida; a member of the Board and Advisory Council of United Way of Miami-Dade; a member of the Bowman Foster Ashe Society at the University of Miami; and a Director of the Board of Jackson Memorial Foundation. Mr. James L. Ferraro donates to a multitude of charities annually.

For his philanthropy, in 1999, mesothelioma attorney James L. Ferraro was inducted into the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta, a worldwide organization dedicated to helping the poor and the sick. Past recipients of this award include Nobel Prize winners and six former U.S. Presidents. He was also awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2001, given to United States citizens from various ethnic backgrounds who exemplify outstanding qualities in both their professional and personal lives while preserving their heritage.

Mesothelioma attorney James L. Ferraro in 2008 donated $600,000 to the University of Miami Law School to establish The Ferraro Scholarship, an endowed scholarship fund, and in same year he donated $1,000,000 to the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. By the Ronald McDonald House of Charities of South Florida, in 2010, Mr. Ferraro was chosen as one of the Twelve Good Men.

Mr. James L. Ferraro has three children, James (born 1986), Andrew (born 1989), and Alexis (born 1993).

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1983

Master's Degree, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (major: Accounting)

B.B.A., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1978


LITIGATION PERCENTAGE

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation


CERTIFICATION/SPECIALTIES

Certified Public Accountant


BAR ADMISSIONS

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2007

U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2006

U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Ohio, 2003

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2002

New York, 2002

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2000

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1994

U.S. Tax Court, 1994

Massachusetts, 1985

U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida,1984

Florida, 1983


REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Castillo v. E.I. Du Pont De Memours & Co., Inc., 854 So.2d 1264 (Fla. 2003)

Galotti v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas, 679 So.2d 291 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1996)

McKenna vs. Owens--Corning Fiberglas, 726 So.2d 361 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999)

Pine Island Farms, Inc. v. Donner, 674 So.2d 138 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996)


CLASSES/SEMINARS TAUGHT

Accounting, University of Miami, 1992


HONORS AND AWARDS

Order of Saint John Knights of Malta, 1999

Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2001


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Bar Association (Member)

Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)

American Bar Association (Member)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)

Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)

The National Italian-American Bar Association (Member)

The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member)

The Sports Lawyers Association (Member)

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)

The Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Member)

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida (Board of Directors)

The Children's Home Society of Florida Foundation (Board of Directors)


Source:
- The Ferraro Law Firm
- Wikipedia

Mesothelioma Attorney California, San Diego - Frederick Schenk

Asbestos Mesothelioma attorney Frederick Schenk, is a senior partner of the Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP law firm, and he has been practicing law for over 28 years. He has worked in mesothelioma and asbestos lawsuits since 1983. By San Diego Magazine, in 1996, attorney Frederick Schenk was selected as the best asbestos mesothelioma attorney in the County of San Diego and obtained the largest verdict ever against an asbestos manufacturer in the San Diego County. Mr. Frederick Schenk by the San Diego Daily Transcript, in 2005, also ranked as one of the Top Ten lawyers in San Diego, and was again recognized as a top lawyer in 2007. Since 2005, Mr. Schenk has been honored by being listed in Woodward and White’s “Best Lawyers In America”.

As a experienced asbestos and mesothelioma attorney, Mr. Schenk understands how devastating a mesothelioma cancer diagnosis can be for the patients and his family members. Mr. Frederick Schenk goal is to enable the mesothelioma victims and family members to focus on medical care.

He approaches in each asbestos mesothelioma case with three critical goals:
-To move the case aggressively and proactively toward resolution
-To achieve the best possible result for the victim and his family members
-To assist the victim and his family members in pursuing the best medical care

With over 25 years of experience in asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit, attorney Frederick Schenk can identify the defendants, and arrange for cases to be filed quickly. If the client is unable to testify in person, or when victims lifespan is a question, video depositions may help to preserve critical testimony.

In addition to his specialization in asbestos and mesothelioma law, attorney Frederick Schenk has tried and litigated numerous other serious personal injury cases. He represented with other partners of Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP Governor G. Davis achieving the nation’s largest settlement against the tobacco industry (a settlement on behalf of Californians of over 25 billion dollars). For having received the largest ever asbestos personal injury verdict in San Diego County, attorney Frederick Schenk is recive in the past the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award presented by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.

With his unique knowledge, he was also selected as a consulting editor for Matthew Bender’s Legal Publication, "Pleading and Practice Vol. 8", on Automobiles. In addition, he is co-author of "California Automobile Collision Handbook", LexisNexis Publishing’s.

In 1994, attorney Frederick Schenk was elected by his peers to serve as president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.

Mesothelioma attorney Frederick Schenk was vice president of the 22nd District Agricultural Association in 2006, having served on the fair board (2002-2006) and he also served as the president of the Civil Justice Foundation (CJF), Washington D.C. CJF is non-profit organization which raises money and grants funds to consumer groups that assist people throughout the US.

Mr. Schenk served as president of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (2000-2002).

EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1975

University of San Diego: School of Law, San Diego, J.D., 1978


ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

1979, California


Asbestos Mesothelioma Attorney Frederick Schenk was raised in Los Angeles by immigrant parents and he speaks fluent Hungarian language.

Source:
Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield, LLP

West Virginia Mesothelioma Attorney - James F. Humphreys

Asbestos Mesothelioma Attorney James F. Humphreys has been obtaining outstanding results for injured people and grieving families in West Virginia and other parts of the United States for more than 30 years. Mr. James F. Humphrey is also the founder of his own law firm, James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. in Charleston, West Virginia where he focuses on handling cases involving occupational diseases and injuries caused by exposure to asbestos fibres, like mesothelioma cancer, and other harmful chemicals, railroad injuries (Federal Employer's Liability Act claims), injuries and deaths caused by pharmaceutical drugs and defective medical devices, and illnesses and injuries resulting from environmental pollution. Mr.James F. Humphrey’s strong track record of success in these and other matters is the direct result of dedication, thorough preparation and aggressive advocacy.

Attorney James F. Humphreys earned his bachelor's degree from West Virginia University, Morgantown, and his law degree from George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, D.C. He also holds advanced degrees from both Ohio State University and Princeton University. In 2009, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) recognized Mr. James F. Humphreys as one of West Virginia's Top 100 Trial Lawyers.

About Attorney James F. Humphrey

Law School: The George Washington University Law School

ADMITTED

1979, West Virginia

HONORS AND AWARDS

AAJ Top 100 Trial Lawyers in West Virginia for 2009

BAR/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Member, Law and Medicine Committee WV State Bar.

U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1979

West Virginia, 1979

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1980

PRO BONO/COMMUNITY SERVICE
Board of Directors Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors Brain Injury Association of America, Board Global Advisory Washington National Opera, Board of Trustees, George Washington University, Board of Advisors, George Washington University School of Law. Class Agent 1972 Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University, Board of Directors, Public Justice Foundation.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Member, WV Legislature 1983-1995, two times selected as Legislator of the Year.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, A.B., 1969

Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, M.P.A., 1972

Ohio State University in Columbus M.A., 1970

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

Senator John Glenn, Legislative Assistant, 1975

U.S. Senator Donald Reigle, Chief Legislative Counsel, 1977 - 1978


Source

James F. Humphreys

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Mesothelioma Attorney Texas, Houston - Paul Danziger

Texas Mesothelioma Attorney Paul Danziger graduated with honors from the University of Texas, Austin with a Master's Degree in Tax Accounting, and a Bachelor of Business Degree in Accounting. After graduation, he worked in New York City as a tax consultant at one of the top accounting firms, where he obtained his commission as a Certified Public Accountant.

After receiving his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Attorney Paul Danziger worked for the firm, Tilleke & Gibbins, in their Thailand and Vietnam offices, where he concentrated on international business transactions and intellectual property rights. Upon returning to the United States, Mr. Paul Danziger started his own law firm with Michael Weiss who is the main subject of the top rated movie "Puncture".

Since that time, attorney Paul Danziger has been representing clients in mesothelioma cases, product liability, whistleblower, defective drug cases, and intellectual property and complex business litigation. He has been involved in a many of high-profile cases, which have been featured in media such as the Boston Globe, the New York Times, the Houston Chronicle, and on CNN. Mesothelioma Attorney from Texas Paul Danziger is also a part-time inventor with two United States patents. Mr. Danziger is married to Dr. Susan Danziger and lives in Houston (Texas) with their four children.

Source:
Danziger & De Llano, LLP.