30+
Years Experience
$2B+
Recovered
No Fee
Unless We Win
50 States
Nationwide Practice
Whitman Mesothelioma Law Firm focuses on asbestos disease litigation. 30+ years of experience and over $2 billion recovered for asbestos exposure victims nationwide.
An asbestos law firm specializes in representing victims of asbestos-related diseases. Because these cases involve complex intersections of medical science, industrial history, and multi-defendant litigation, they require firms with focused experience — not general practices that occasionally take asbestos cases. Whitman Mesothelioma Law Firm has focused on asbestos litigation for over three decades, handling cases nationwide.
This is what we do. Asbestos litigation is our primary practice — not an occasional case type. Every member of the team has deep asbestos experience.
Documented recovery of over $2 billion for asbestos victims during more than 30 years of firm history. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Mesothelioma (all types), asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural diseases, ovarian cancer. Each disease has specific considerations we know how to handle.
We simultaneously pursue direct lawsuits, asbestos trust fund claims (60+ active trusts, $30+ billion available), and VA benefits for veterans. All three tracks work in parallel.
Physical offices in Santa Clara, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Houston. We represent asbestos victims in all 50 states.
No fees unless we recover compensation. Firm advances all case costs. Free consultations available 6 AM to 10 PM.
Free evaluation of your case, exposure history, and available claims.
We document every exposure source, identify all responsible parties, and gather medical and employment records.
Lawsuits, trust fund claims, and VA coordination run simultaneously for maximum recovery.
Most asbestos cases resolve within 12-18 months. Trust fund claims process in parallel, typically 6-12 months. VA benefits are ongoing.
Direct access to experienced attorneys, not intake specialists.
Lead mesothelioma attorney. 20+ years of asbestos litigation. Super Lawyers. Texas Bar #24032914.
Founding partner. Northwestern Law J.D. 1993. Author of Puncture. Texas Bar #00788880.
Founding partner. Princeton/Northwestern. Super Lawyers. Complex litigation focus. Texas Bar #00786666.
An asbestos law firm represents victims of asbestos-related diseases in legal claims for compensation. This includes investigating exposure history, identifying responsible manufacturers and employers, filing lawsuits, pursuing trust fund claims, coordinating VA benefits for veterans, managing complex multi-defendant litigation, and negotiating settlements or trying cases that do not settle. The best asbestos law firms focus exclusively or primarily on asbestos cases.
Virtually all asbestos law firms work on contingency. You pay no attorney fees unless the firm recovers compensation for you. The firm advances case costs (filing fees, experts, travel) which are reimbursed from the recovery. If the case does not result in compensation, you owe nothing. This structure eliminates financial risk to the client.
Asbestos cases are legally and factually different from general personal injury cases. They involve: long latency periods (20-50 years), historical exposure research (industrial and occupational history from decades ago), bankruptcy trust funds (60+ separate entities with distinct procedures), multi-defendant litigation (often 20+ defendants per case), and specialized medical expertise (mesothelioma is a rare cancer). A general personal injury firm handling occasional asbestos cases lacks the depth of experience that maximizes recovery. Specialized firms have the infrastructure, relationships, and expertise to pursue every available compensation source.
Whitman Mesothelioma Law Firm operates under our parent firm Danziger & De Llano, LLP, founded 1993 in Houston, Texas. The combined firm has three named partners (Michelle Whitman, Paul Danziger, Rod De Llano), supporting attorneys, and investigation, medical, and litigation support staff. We have the resources to pursue complex multi-defendant cases while maintaining personal attention to every client.