Paul Danziger

About Paul

Paul Danziger's career has been built at the intersection of law, medicine, and industrial history. He attended the University of Texas at Austin for undergraduate studies, then earned his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1993. That same year, he was admitted to the State Bar of Texas under license #00788880 and co-founded Danziger & De Llano, LLP with Rod De Llano in Houston.

Over the next three decades, that firm would grow into one of the most significant asbestos litigation practices in the country. Operating from Houston — the epicenter of the U.S. petrochemical industry and a key node in American industrial history — the firm has recovered more than \$2 billion for workers and families affected by asbestos exposure. Paul's role in that growth has been central.

His approach reflects the methodical habits that complex litigation demands. Asbestos cases are not straightforward personal injury matters. They involve exposure patterns that unfolded over decades, products made by dozens of manufacturers, workplaces that have been demolished or renovated beyond recognition, and medical science that links cancer diagnoses to exposures 30, 40, or even 50 years in the past. Building a compelling case requires assembling evidence across generations. Paul has done this work for an entire career.

A Published Voice in Complex Litigation

Authorship is an uncommon credential among practicing attorneys. Most lawyers build their careers exclusively through cases; few publish books that capture the systemic dynamics of the work they do. Puncture reflects the years of first-hand experience with complex multi-defendant cases — the kind where a plaintiff's compensation depends on assembling evidence across multiple manufacturers, multiple workplaces, and multiple decades.

Experience with Industrial Exposure Cases

Paul's practice has spanned the full range of asbestos-related disease claims:

• Petrochemical industry workers — refineries, chemical plants, and processing facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast and beyond. Major manufacturers including Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon, and their contractors.
• Construction trades — workers who handled Johns-Manville insulation, USG joint compound, Armstrong floor tiles, and Owens Corning pipe insulation on job sites across the country.
• Shipyard workers and Navy veterans — cases involving asbestos exposure in Navy ships, civilian shipyards, and naval repair facilities from WWII-era vessels through the early nuclear submarine fleet.
• Power generation — plant workers and boilermakers exposed to Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, and other industrial boiler manufacturers' products.
• Automotive industry — mechanics, brake specialists, and fleet maintenance workers exposed to Federal-Mogul, Bendix, and other friction product manufacturers.
• Secondary exposure — spouses and children of workers who developed mesothelioma from contact with contaminated work clothing.

“Complex litigation is not about a single fact. It's about assembling a coherent picture from hundreds of facts, some of which happened before the client was born. That's the craft. That's why this work matters.” — Paul Danziger

Co-Founding Danziger & De Llano

Paul and Rod De Llano founded Danziger & De Llano, LLP in 1993 with a focused mission: represent individuals and families harmed by asbestos exposure and other mass-tort injuries, and build the resources necessary to actually win those cases against well-funded corporate defendants. That mission has guided the firm's growth for three decades.

The firm's principal office is at 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 1212, Houston, Texas — the heart of the petrochemical capital of the United States. The Whitman Mesothelioma Law Firm extension, operating from Santa Clara, San Francisco, and Sacramento, brings the same resources to the California market with Michelle Whitman leading the California practice.

Approach to Multi-Defendant Cases

Mesothelioma cases typically involve 20 or more defendants. A shipyard worker might have been exposed to insulation products made by Owens Corning, Johns-Manville, and Pittsburgh Corning; gaskets made by Garlock; pumps made by Ingersoll-Rand; and boilers made by Babcock & Wilcox — all at the same job site over a span of years. Each manufacturer may be solvent, bankrupt with an active trust fund, or defunct.

Paul's approach reflects this complexity: identify every manufacturer whose products contributed to exposure, pursue claims against solvent defendants in appropriate jurisdictions, file simultaneously with every eligible asbestos trust fund, and coordinate VA benefits for veteran clients. The goal is not a single lawsuit against one defendant. The goal is maximum compensation from every available source. This systematic approach is what allows the firm to consistently deliver meaningful recoveries for clients.

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