30+
Years Experience
$2B+
Recovered
No Fee
Unless We Win
50 States
Nationwide Practice
Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and other serious diseases. Our asbestos lawyers have recovered over $2 billion for victims nationwide.
An asbestos lawyer handles cases involving the range of diseases caused by asbestos exposure — not only mesothelioma, but also asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural diseases, and ovarian cancer. Each disease has its own legal and medical considerations. Whitman Mesothelioma Law Firm represents clients across the full range of asbestos-related conditions.
Mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural plaques and thickening, and ovarian cancer. Each disease has specific legal and medical considerations.
Smoking does not cause mesothelioma, but smoking + asbestos exposure increases lung cancer risk by 50-90x. Smokers exposed to asbestos have valid claims. A common defense tactic is to blame smoking alone — the medical evidence of synergistic risk refutes this.
Family members exposed through a worker's contaminated clothing can have mesothelioma claims. Many women developed mesothelioma from washing their spouse's work clothes decades ago.
Asbestos cases often involve 20+ defendants and 10+ trust funds. We have the resources and experience to pursue all responsible parties.
We handle asbestos cases in all 50 states. Our California and Texas offices are our base, but we travel to clients wherever they are.
Contingency fee structure. No fees unless we recover compensation. The firm advances case costs.
Submit a consultation request. We review your diagnosis and potential asbestos exposure history.
We identify every workplace, military assignment, product, and secondary exposure that contributed to your asbestos disease.
Lawsuits against solvent defendants, trust fund claims with all eligible funds, VA benefits coordination, all pursued simultaneously.
Most asbestos cases settle within 12-18 months. Trust fund processing runs 6-12 months in parallel. You receive compensation from every eligible source.
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.
Asbestos lawyers handle cases involving mesothelioma (all four types), asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural plaques and diffuse pleural thickening, and other conditions linked to asbestos exposure. The legal framework is similar across these conditions — establishing asbestos exposure and causation — but each disease has specific medical and damages considerations.
Yes. Smoking does not disqualify you from an asbestos lung cancer claim. Medical research shows that asbestos exposure alone increases lung cancer risk by approximately 5x for non-smokers, and the combination of asbestos + smoking increases risk by 50-90x — a multiplicative synergistic effect. This actually strengthens the argument that asbestos was a significant contributing cause. Defense attorneys often try to blame smoking exclusively; the medical evidence refutes this.
Yes, in secondary exposure cases. Many family members — particularly spouses who washed work clothes and children who hugged returning workers — inhaled asbestos fibers from contaminated clothing, hair, and skin. Secondary exposure cases are well-documented in the medical and legal literature. If you developed mesothelioma and a family member worked with asbestos, you may have a valid claim.
That is the norm for asbestos disease. The latency period is 20-50 years between exposure and diagnosis. Most states recognize this reality through the discovery rule — the statute of limitations starts at diagnosis, not exposure. Even if your exposure was 40+ years ago, you typically have time to file once diagnosed.