san diego mesothelioma lawyer

rederick Schenk, a senior partner of the firm, has been practicing law for over 28 years. In 1996, he was selected by San Diego Magazine as the best asbestos attorney in San Diego and obtained the largest verdict ever against an asbestos manufacturer in the County of San Diego. In 2005, the San Diego Daily Transcript ranked him as one of the Top 10 lawyers in San Diego, and was again recognized as a top lawyer in 2007. Since 2005, he has been honored by being listed in Woodward and White’s “Best Lawyers In America”. In addition to his successful mesothelioma litigation practice, Mr. Schenk has tried and litigated numerous product liability, automobile collision, premises liability, F.E.L.A., maritime, and other serious personal injury cases. He also participated with other partners of Casey Gerry in representing Governor Gray Davis achieving the nation’s largest settlement against the tobacco industry; a settlement on behalf of Californians of over $25 billion. He is a past recipient of the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award presented by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, for having received the largest ever asbestos personal injury verdict in San Diego County.

His unique knowledge in the area of automobile collision litigation was also recognized when he was selected as a consulting editor for Matthew Bender’s Legal Publication, "Pleading and Practice Vol. 8", on Automobiles. In addition, he is co-author of LexisNexis Publishing’s, "California Automobile Collision Handbook," first published in 2000 and updated yearly.

In 1994, Mr. Schenk was elected by his peers to serve as president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. In 2006, he served as the president of the Civil Justice Foundation, a Washington D.C. based non-profit organization which raises money and grants funds to consumer groups that assist people throughout the United States. He was vice president of the 22nd District Agricultural Association (Del Mar Fairgrounds) in 2006, having served on the fair board between 2002-2006.

Between 2000-2002, Mr. Schenk served as president of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center of San Diego. Raised in Los Angeles by immigrant parents, Mr. Schenk speaks fluent Hungarian. In his spare time, he likes to travel with his wife Shari and their three children. He is a devoted Padres baseball fan and enjoys playing racquetball

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wisconsin mesothelioma attorney

Wisconsin mesothelioma lung cancer cases involves asbestos litigation it claim. Mesothelioma result from chronic inhalation and exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma this is a long cancer of the thin membran lining in the abdomen and internal organs cancer it is the mesothelium. Cells in the mesothelium became abnormals this is the divide without control or order.

Asbestos it is known humans carcinogen ar cancer-causing agents. It Wisconsin, asbestos have been use it buildings material, papers product and plastics. Asbestos it also found the Wisconsin the asbestos-cements, friction products, textile, packing and gaskets and asbestos-reinforced plastics.

Mesothelioma has caused in the death of the many Wisconsin residents. Nationwide, more than 250,000 individuals are known died from mesothelioma. Wisconsin asbestos sites including breweries, mills, power plants, utilities operation, nuclear energy plant, utilities construction facilities, WE a/k/a WEPCO a/k/a Wisconsin Energies plant, hospital, universities and college, and many others location. Wisconsin Mesothelioma is typically caused the indoor facilitie there asbestos was released into the air.

Mesothelioma symptoms may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure the asbestos. Shortness the breath and pain this is chest due to an accumulation of fluid it is the pleura are often symptoms of the pleural mesothelioma. Treatments for mesothelioma depend in that location in the cancer, the stage of the disease and patient's age and general health. Standards options including surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

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