If you or a family member has been diagnosed
with mesothelioma, we can help you.
Our team of five lawyers collectively
has dozens of years of experience
representing victims of asbestos-related disease.
While you fight the physical and emotional battle,
we fight for your financial recovery. 

Experience

Allen M. Stewart has represented hundreds of asbestos victims for more than 14 years, and he is one of the most successful and experienced asbestos plaintiffs’ trial attorneys in the United States.  Allen has been named among the top 45 lawyers under the age of 45 by American Lawyer magazine (January 20, 2003), and he was also named to the National Law Journal’s list of “40 Under 40 – Most Successful Litigators in America” (July 29, 2002). 

Steve Baughman Jensen has represented victims of asbestos exposure for 14 years.  Steve has received wide acclaim for his work in battling legal issues on behalf of victims of asbestos and other toxic exposures before trial and appellate courts throughout the United States.  In 2006, he received the “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award from national public interest law firm Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.

James D. Piel, Scott R. Frieling, and Stephanie N. Brookshave collectively represented victims of exposure to asbestos and other toxic substances for more than 20 years. Jim has been named a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly magazine for 2004 through 2006. Scott and Stephanie were both named to the same magazine’s list of “Rising Stars” for 2005 and 2006. 

Nationwide Personal Service

Because we are a small law firm, we pride ourselves on providing prompt, attentive, personal service to individual clients throughout the United States.  If we accept your case, our five-lawyer team will personally litigate your claims, rather than referring the case to other lawyers to do the legal work.  We commit to provide prompt, individual attention tailored to your specific needs, questions, and circumstances.   We start that commitment by responding to any potential mesothelioma client who contacts us within 12 hours.

Our lawyers have represented victims of toxic exposure from coast-to-coast, including in cases filed in Texas, Louisiana, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, New York, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Maine, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Delaware, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arizona, Alabama, and West Virginia.

Results

Allen M. Stewart’s trial victories include at least 15 jury verdicts on behalf of victims of asbestos-related disease, including at least 10 verdicts in mesothelioma cases, shown below.  His intensity, intelligence, creativity, and dedication have also resulted in hundreds of settlements reached on behalf of victims of asbestos and other toxic exposures.

Victories:

 Luis Ytuarte, et al. v. Quigley, et al  

Patricia Ann Cavanaugh, et al. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Daniel Dalton v. Rapid American Corporation

James Cecil Chaney v. W.R. Grace

Harrison Wilborn, et al. v. Keene Corporation, et al.

Morton O. Bearden v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al.

Alton Jefferson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Richard Boddie v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, et al.

Benjamin Baird v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Ivan Hurley, et al. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation

Steve Baughman Jensen’s appellate court victories include two landmark cases decided by the United States Supreme Court on behalf of asbestos victims. In those two cases, Steve successfully fought two proposed nationwide class action settlements that attempted to cutoff the rights of“future” asbestos victims who had been exposed, but had not yet developed any disease.  The United States Supreme Court overturned both settlements in the cases of Amchem v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591 (1997) and Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., 527 U.S. 815 (1999).

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a cancer typically found in the lining of the lung, which is caused by exposure to asbestos fibers or dust and strikes persons who worked with asbestos products. This type of lung cancer usually develops many years after the patient was exposed to asbestos.

Manufacturers of products that contained asbestos and the owners of premises where asbestos products were used generally knew about the hazards of asbestos, but they failed to protect workers.  If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, or a family member has died as a result, you may be entitled to recover compensation from these companies.