Mesothelioma Law Firm
As one of the nation’s leading mesothelioma law firms, Simmons Hanly Conroy has a proven track record, securing over $9.7 billion from asbestos cases nationwide.
The lawyers, registered nurses and staff at our asbestos law firm are committed to helping families affected by mesothelioma.
Call (800) 326-8900 now to learn more about how we can help you and your family. It costs nothing to speak with us.
Legally Reviewed and Fact Checked by: Perry J. Browder, Head of Asbestos Department
Why Work with Our Mesothelioma Law Firm?
Founded in 1999, Simmons Hanly Conroy is a leading national asbestos law firm founded to help people affected by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses.
With more than 100 attorneys across the United States, our mesothelioma law firm brings centuries of experience to bear against companies that harmed American workers and families through asbestos exposure.
Our asbestos law firm can help clients:
- File a mesothelioma lawsuit for themselves or their family
- Access military benefits and asbestos trust fund payouts
- Pursue compensation for asbestos-related cancers
When you choose Simmons Hanly Conroy to represent you and your family, we leverage our full experience, knowledge and resources on your behalf.
We’ll handle every step of the legal process for your case, from finding the evidence to filing your claim — at no out-of-pocket cost to you.
Get a free consultation now to see if our mesothelioma firm can help you.
“I think one of the best things that happened for my father was having the support and legal backing of a firm with a great reach, a huge amount of understanding and the power to get things done.”
– Courtney, Daughter of Larry
Asbestos Litigation Experience, Knowledge & Resources on Your Side
As an experienced mesothelioma law firm, we are extremely knowledgeable about asbestos and mesothelioma — a deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
Our firm has an entire warehouse of evidence about the asbestos industry, including corporate documentation and physical parts and materials. We’ll use these resources to help build a strong legal case on your behalf.
With our resources, Simmons Hanly Conroy can:
- See when, where, and how your asbestos exposure occurred
- Identify who made the asbestos products you were exposed to
- File your mesothelioma lawsuit within set deadlines
- Negotiate strong legal settlements or go to trial if needed
We’ve recovered over $9.3 billion for thousands of mesothelioma patients and their families across the country.
A member of our team is available to answer any questions you may have about the legal process. Contact us today to learn more.
- We fight to maximize your results
- Many get results in as few as 90 days
- No out-of-pocket costs for your family
Our Past Mesothelioma Compensation Results
For over 20 years, the lawyers at Simmons Hanly Conroy have recovered more than $9.7 billion in verdicts and settlements for thousands of clients impacted by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
Mesothelioma compensation has helped past clients afford medical costs, mortgages and countless other expenses. It has also kept beloved family members financially sound if someone passes away from mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma settlements and verdicts our asbestos law firm has recovered include:
- $250 million to a retired Indiana steel worker
- $5.6 Million for an airline industry worker from California
- $30 Million to a California construction supervisor
- $4.7 Million for a laborer from New York
- $40.1 Million to a U.S. Navy veteran from Washington
- $3.9 Million for a U.S. Army veteran from Maryland
- $10 Million to a longshoreman from Louisiana
While results will vary based on the specific details of each case, our firm will fight for the most money possible in your case.
The Personal Attention You Deserve
Our mesothelioma law firm focuses on providing clients like you with the personal attention they deserve. We are well-equipped to help patients, family members and loved ones affected by mesothelioma take legal action and find peace of mind.
For each case, our mesothelioma attorneys work within a small group called a trial team. This way, you’ll work with the same small group of people on your case.
Every trial team is led by a senior attorney with years of experience and includes:
- Associate attorneys
- Investigators
- Medical experts
- Paralegals
- Registered nurses
Each trial team handles only a few cases at a time, so our asbestos attorneys have the time to truly get to know you and ensure your case gets the attention it deserves.
At Simmons Hanly Conroy, we've helped thousands of families seek justice. See what our past mesothelioma clients have to say about their experience.
“If not for the legalities, I’d never have been able to get the treatment I needed.”
– Julie, Mesothelioma Survivor
“My attorneys could go back to day 1 and had the paperwork to back them up.”
– Walter, Mesothelioma Warrior & U.S. Navy Veteran
“The financial freedom from filing a lawsuit made the time I have left even better.”
– Art, Mesothelioma Survivor
“They really care about you, and they honestly make you feel like part of a family.”
– Mike, Mesothelioma Warrior
On-Staff Nurses
Simmons Hanly Conroy knows navigating both the legal and medical worlds at such a difficult time can be overwhelming. Our on-staff nurses are available to provide medical support and caring guidance throughout the process.
Our medical team can help clients:
- Get answers to questions about your diagnosis and treatment plans
- Navigate researching mesothelioma specialists
- Manage nutrition and side effects from chemotherapy
- Secure lodging and travel arrangements when seeing specialists
- Find non-skilled medical care, like sitting services or support groups nearby
- Prepare all asbestos-related medical documents and charts to help strengthen your case
- Communicate medical updates and developments to your attorneys
Meso is like no other. It's overwhelming. It's confusing. It makes someone angry, and the whys and the hows are overwhelming. My name is Amy Fair. I'm a registered nurse and Director of Medical Relations here at Simmons Hanly Conroy.
To help clients navigate through the mesothelioma journey, I help them with their medical questions. That involves treatment, that involves maybe questions about nutrition and general questions that they should be asking their oncologist and their surgeon.
The best advice I would give someone diagnosed with mesothelioma is to educate yourself. It's important to ask your doctor how many patients have they treated. We have developed relationships with top specialists. So it's something that we can help navigate through that world of finding the best doctor to treat their disease.
The other bit of advice I would give them is to understand that it is a holistic disease. So decisions need to be made not only by yourself, but with your family.
The standard treatment options for mesothelioma are radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and sometimes a combination of those treatments. The health professionals that should be on your team for diagnosis, it normally does start with your primary medical doctor. That goes into a pulmonologist or a gastroenterologist, depending on what type of mesothelioma you have, and to a surgeon, and then lead into an oncology or radiology component. And also, it's very important that you have a nutritionist on this team.
After your surgeon looks at your complete health history, looks at your pathology, and looks at your CT or PET scan, they'll be able to tell you if you are a surgical candidate.
The goal of chemotherapy is to keep the cancer cells from replicating. But with that toxin, you're also damaging good cells. It's important that the oncologist is giving you good recommendation on what type of chemotherapy your body can take and the types of surveillance that's going to go along with your chemotherapy.
I give them a general questions list of things that you should be asking your oncologist, things you should be asking your surgeon. It's natural to have a lot of questions about your treatment modality that you choose. So it's important that you get your list of questions, which is something I tell folks a lot. Get a piece of paper, get a pencil, keep it on your nightstand, even if it's in the middle of the night, if you've got a question, write it down.
Every person in this firm from the mailroom to the receptionist, to the attorneys, to the paralegals, to our media folks, everybody here is invested in this disease. They're invested in helping these folks navigate through this and people ask me why I've been here 20 years. That's my answer. Because I don't want to be anywhere else, because I want to be around people that care. And I want to be around people who treat people like patients and not clients, and who want to make a difference — and I feel like I am.
No Out-of-Pocket Costs
You won’t have to pay anything upfront or out of pocket to file a mesothelioma claim with Simmons Hanly Conroy. Our firm works with clients on a contingency fee basis.
The lawyers at our asbestos law firm will only get paid if we secure compensation from your case. This means there’s no financial risk to taking legal action.
Our Caring Mesothelioma Attorneys
Experienced mesothelioma lawyers know that while each client is unique, they have one thing in common: Each is a person whose life was destroyed by the negligence of asbestos companies.
Our lawyers have been working with people diagnosed with mesothelioma since 1999 and have represented thousands of individuals from all areas of the United States.
Each Simmons Hanly Conroy employee is passionate about helping victims and families affected by this deadly cancer because we have seen firsthand the pain a mesothelioma diagnosis can cause.
A Personal Connection to Mesothelioma Cases
After losing both sets of his grandparents at a young age, firm founder John Simmons formed a close bond with his wife’s grandmother Ivy. In fact, the first thing Ivy said to him when they met was that he could call her grandma.
When she passed away due to mesothelioma decades later, John felt the shock and devastation so many of our clients also know firsthand.
Sadly, he’s not the only member of our team to have lost close friends or loved ones to asbestos-related diseases. It’s part of what emboldens us to fight for families like yours.
“That constant caring about the clients and what they’re going through has essentially been absorbed by all of the other lawyers and staff, and that really is a credit to founder John Simmons and the leadership that he showed from the beginning.”
– Michael Angelides, Firm Partner
Find a Mesothelioma Lawyer in Your State
The asbestos lawyers at our firm regularly work with patients and families across the United States. If you or a loved one has mesothelioma, our attorneys will travel to you at no cost — no matter your location. We can also set up virtual meetings if preferred.
Choose your state to learn more about our past results in your area.
Meet a few of our firm's many award-winning mesothelioma lawyers below.
Understanding of Asbestos Trust Funds
In addition to filing a mesothelioma legal claim, you may be able to get compensation from one or more asbestos trust funds — without having to set foot in court.
An estimated $30 billion is currently available in asbestos trust funds today. Our attorneys can help you pursue compensation from these funds.
These trusts were established by companies that filed for bankruptcy to avoid asbestos litigation. Bankrupt companies can no longer be sued — so the courts forced them to set aside money in trusts to pay those harmed by their products.
Accessing trust fund compensation does not affect your other legal options. Our team can help you secure compensation from all of the options available to you, maximizing your potential results.
Our Community Support
At Simmons Hanly Conroy, we passionately stand up for our clients in the courtroom and in our local communities.
To date, we’ve given over $20 million to a variety of different cancer research and mesothelioma support organizations, including:
- $10.2 million to fund a new cancer institute at Southern Illinois University (SIU)
- $8 million to mesothelioma research institutions like the Columbia University Medical Center, Penn Medicine’s Mesothelioma and Pleural Program, and The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
- $3 million to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
We’re here to support mesothelioma patients and their loved ones across the country. Contact us today to see how we can help you.
Why Choose Our Mesothelioma Firm?
As a leading national mesothelioma and asbestos law firm, Simmons Hanly Conroy offers our clients a wide range of benefits and a proven track record with asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cases.
If you need an asbestos lawyer who understands your case and can help you get the mesothelioma compensation you deserve, turn to our experienced team.
Why Simmons Hanly Conroy?
- 20+ Years of Experience
- $9.7 Billion in Total Asbestos Results
- 6,000+ Families Helped
- 100 Attorneys in Offices Nationwide
- Over $20 Million Donated to Cancer Research
With our decades of legal experience and vast resources, we are well prepared to help clients today. Our mesothelioma law firm has secured some of the highest amounts of compensation in the history of asbestos litigation.
Every client also receives personalized attention from our legal teams and has access to our on-staff nurses throughout the process — and after.
Contact us now to see if we can help with your case for free.
Top Mesothelioma Law Firm FAQs
Who can sue for mesothelioma?
Generally speaking, a mesothelioma lawsuit may be filed by the:
- Person diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease
- Mesothelioma victim’s spouse, children or estate representative
Fill out our contact form or call (800) 326-8900 now to learn more about your legal options and see if we can help with your case.
Can a family member hire an asbestos law firm?
Potentially, yes. A family member may be able to work with an asbestos law firm to take legal action on behalf of their loved one who passed away from mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. See if you may be eligible now.
Do I need to hire a mesothelioma law firm in order to take legal action?
To file a mesothelioma lawsuit, yes. Without legal help experienced in asbestos litigation, filing an asbestos lawsuit can be very challenging, especially if you’ve also been diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer like mesothelioma.
By working with Simmons Hanly Conroy, you can put the legal process in our hands while you focus on what matters most — your health and your loved ones. Contact us now to learn more.
How much does it cost to work with Simmons Hanly Conroy?
You will not have to pay any money up front when working with Simmons Hanly Conroy since we work on a contingency basis. We do not get paid unless we successfully recover financial compensation in your case.
What are common asbestos settlement and verdict results for the firm?
While every case is different, some of our past clients with mesothelioma have received millions of dollars in compensation. The amount you may receive depends on the facts of your unique situation.
Some of the results we’ve secured nationwide include:
- $20 million for a mechanic in Missouri
- $15 million for the family of a construction worker in New Jersey
- $5.1 million for an HVAC worker in California
- $4.6 million for a former welder in New York
- $4 million for an electrician in Illinois
- $3.8 million for the family of a laborer in Pennsylvania
That being said, our asbestos attorneys will pursue as much compensation as possible in any mesothelioma cancer case.
Are there deadlines to working with mesothelioma law firms?
Yes. Laws known as statutes of limitations prevent you from filing a mesothelioma lawsuit after a certain span of time. These laws vary in each state.
If this deadline passes in your case, no mesothelioma law firm will be able to help you.
Don’t wait — contact our team now to learn about your legal rights and options. There’s no cost to speak with our team.
Reviewed by: Perry J. Browder Head of Asbestos Department
- Fact-Checked
- Legal Reviewer
Partner Perry Browder is head of the Asbestos Department at Simmons Hanly Conroy. He has worked for more than 30 years helping numerous families resolve hundreds of million dollar-plus cases. He started at the firm in 2001 and played a key role in helping the firm develop a national reputation. Within a few years, he had successfully secured one of the largest asbestos verdicts in the country, a $250 million verdict against U.S. Steel.