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Lawyer directory
Mesothelioma lawyers, state by state
Asbestos claims are governed by the law of the state where exposure happened. Start with your state below to see the filing deadline, the courts that hear asbestos cases, and the local industries that drive exposure evidence.
- Coverage
- All 50 states
- Deadline range
- 1 to 6 years
At a glance
What the directory covers
- State filing guides
- 50
- City lawyer pages
- 700+
- Asbestos trust funds
- 60+
- Cost for a case review
- 0
Choosing
What separates an asbestos firm from a general injury firm
Trust fund access
- Knows which trusts match your history
- Files multiple trusts in parallel
- Understands payment percentages
- Handles expedited vs individual review
Venue judgment
- Knows which exposure state to use
- Understands local asbestos dockets
- Can seek expedited settings for ill patients
- Works with local counsel where needed
Service standards
- Home or video meetings
- One named daily contact
- Written fee agreement
- Regular case updates
Process
What happens after the first call
- Step 1
Free case review
Diagnosis date, exposure states and work history are checked against each state's deadline.
- Step 2
Firm match
Your case is referred to an experienced mesothelioma firm licensed for the right venue.
- Step 3
Investigation
Employment, union, military and product records build the exposure case.
- Step 4
Filing
Trust claims are filed and, where appropriate, a lawsuit in the strongest available venue.
By state
Mesothelioma lawyers in every state
Filing deadlines run from the date of diagnosis for patients and the date of death for families.
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
| State | Filing deadline | Wrongful death | Main asbestos court |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 yr | 2 yr | Jefferson County Circuit Court |
| Alaska | 2 yr | 2 yr | Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District |
| Arizona | 2 yr | 2 yr | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Arkansas | 3 yr | 3 yr | Pulaski County Circuit Court |
| California | 1 yr | 2 yr | San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program) |
| Colorado | 2 yr | 2 yr | Denver District Court |
| Connecticut | 3 yr | 2 yr | Connecticut Superior Court, Complex Litigation Docket |
| Delaware | 2 yr | 2 yr | Delaware Superior Court |
| Florida | 4 yr | 2 yr | Miami-Dade Circuit Court |
| Georgia | 2 yr | 2 yr | Fulton County State Court |
| Hawaii | 2 yr | 2 yr | Hawaii First Circuit Court |
| Idaho | 2 yr | 2 yr | Ada County District Court |
| Illinois | 2 yr | 2 yr | Madison County Circuit Court |
| Indiana | 2 yr | 2 yr | Marion County Superior Court |
| Iowa | 2 yr | 2 yr | Polk County District Court |
| Kansas | 2 yr | 2 yr | Sedgwick County District Court |
| Kentucky | 1 yr | 1 yr | Jefferson County Circuit Court |
| Louisiana | 1 yr | 1 yr | Orleans Parish Civil District Court |
| Maine | 6 yr | 2 yr | Maine Superior Court, Cumberland County |
| Maryland | 3 yr | 3 yr | Baltimore City Circuit Court |
| Massachusetts | 3 yr | 3 yr | Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County |
| Michigan | 3 yr | 3 yr | Wayne County Circuit Court |
| Minnesota | 6 yr | 3 yr | Hennepin County District Court |
| Mississippi | 3 yr | 3 yr | Hinds County Circuit Court |
| Missouri | 5 yr | 3 yr | St. Louis City Circuit Court |
| Montana | 3 yr | 3 yr | Montana Eighth Judicial District Court |
| Nebraska | 4 yr | 2 yr | Douglas County District Court |
| Nevada | 2 yr | 2 yr | Clark County District Court |
| New Hampshire | 3 yr | 3 yr | New Hampshire Superior Court, Rockingham County |
| New Jersey | 2 yr | 2 yr | New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County (Asbestos Docket) |
| New Mexico | 3 yr | 3 yr | Bernalillo County District Court |
| New York | 3 yr | 2 yr | New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), Supreme Court |
| North Carolina | 3 yr | 2 yr | North Carolina Superior Court, Mecklenburg County |
| North Dakota | 6 yr | 2 yr | Cass County District Court |
| Ohio | 2 yr | 2 yr | Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas |
| Oklahoma | 2 yr | 2 yr | Oklahoma County District Court |
| Oregon | 2 yr | 3 yr | Multnomah County Circuit Court |
| Pennsylvania | 2 yr | 2 yr | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas |
| Rhode Island | 3 yr | 3 yr | Rhode Island Superior Court, Providence County |
| South Carolina | 3 yr | 3 yr | South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, Richland County |
| South Dakota | 3 yr | 3 yr | Minnehaha County Circuit Court |
| Tennessee | 1 yr | 1 yr | Davidson County Circuit Court |
| Texas | 2 yr | 2 yr | Harris County District Court (Asbestos MDL) |
| Utah | 4 yr | 2 yr | Salt Lake County Third District Court |
| Vermont | 3 yr | 2 yr | Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden County |
| Virginia | 2 yr | 2 yr | Newport News Circuit Court |
| Washington | 3 yr | 3 yr | King County Superior Court |
| West Virginia | 2 yr | 2 yr | Kanawha County Circuit Court (Mass Litigation Panel) |
| Wisconsin | 3 yr | 3 yr | Milwaukee County Circuit Court |
| Wyoming | 4 yr | 2 yr | Laramie County District Court |
State guides
Open your state's asbestos law guide
Mesothelioma lawyers in Alabama: 2-year deadline · Jefferson County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Alaska: 2-year deadline · Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial DistrictMesothelioma lawyers in Arizona: 2-year deadline · Maricopa County Superior CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Arkansas: 3-year deadline · Pulaski County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in California: 1-year deadline · San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)Mesothelioma lawyers in Colorado: 2-year deadline · Denver District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Connecticut: 3-year deadline · Connecticut Superior Court, Complex Litigation DocketMesothelioma lawyers in Delaware: 2-year deadline · Delaware Superior CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Florida: 4-year deadline · Miami-Dade Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Georgia: 2-year deadline · Fulton County State CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Hawaii: 2-year deadline · Hawaii First Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Idaho: 2-year deadline · Ada County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Illinois: 2-year deadline · Madison County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Indiana: 2-year deadline · Marion County Superior CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Iowa: 2-year deadline · Polk County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Kansas: 2-year deadline · Sedgwick County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Kentucky: 1-year deadline · Jefferson County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Louisiana: 1-year deadline · Orleans Parish Civil District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Maine: 6-year deadline · Maine Superior Court, Cumberland CountyMesothelioma lawyers in Maryland: 3-year deadline · Baltimore City Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Massachusetts: 3-year deadline · Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex CountyMesothelioma lawyers in Michigan: 3-year deadline · Wayne County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Minnesota: 6-year deadline · Hennepin County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Mississippi: 3-year deadline · Hinds County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Missouri: 5-year deadline · St. Louis City Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Montana: 3-year deadline · Montana Eighth Judicial District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Nebraska: 4-year deadline · Douglas County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Nevada: 2-year deadline · Clark County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in New Hampshire: 3-year deadline · New Hampshire Superior Court, Rockingham CountyMesothelioma lawyers in New Jersey: 2-year deadline · New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County (Asbestos Docket)Mesothelioma lawyers in New Mexico: 3-year deadline · Bernalillo County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in New York: 3-year deadline · New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), Supreme CourtMesothelioma lawyers in North Carolina: 3-year deadline · North Carolina Superior Court, Mecklenburg CountyMesothelioma lawyers in North Dakota: 6-year deadline · Cass County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Ohio: 2-year deadline · Cuyahoga County Court of Common PleasMesothelioma lawyers in Oklahoma: 2-year deadline · Oklahoma County District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Oregon: 2-year deadline · Multnomah County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Pennsylvania: 2-year deadline · Philadelphia Court of Common PleasMesothelioma lawyers in Rhode Island: 3-year deadline · Rhode Island Superior Court, Providence CountyMesothelioma lawyers in South Carolina: 3-year deadline · South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, Richland CountyMesothelioma lawyers in South Dakota: 3-year deadline · Minnehaha County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Tennessee: 1-year deadline · Davidson County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Texas: 2-year deadline · Harris County District Court (Asbestos MDL)Mesothelioma lawyers in Utah: 4-year deadline · Salt Lake County Third District CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Vermont: 3-year deadline · Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden CountyMesothelioma lawyers in Virginia: 2-year deadline · Newport News Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Washington: 3-year deadline · King County Superior CourtMesothelioma lawyers in West Virginia: 2-year deadline · Kanawha County Circuit Court (Mass Litigation Panel)Mesothelioma lawyers in Wisconsin: 3-year deadline · Milwaukee County Circuit CourtMesothelioma lawyers in Wyoming: 4-year deadline · Laramie County District Court
Local guides
Cities with a long asbestos history
Shipyard, refinery and mill towns where local exposure sites, courts and specialist care are covered in depth.
Boston, MA: Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex CountyQuincy, MA: Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex CountyGroton, CT: Connecticut Superior Court, Complex Litigation DocketPortsmouth, NH: New Hampshire Superior Court, Rockingham CountyBath, ME: Maine Superior Court, Cumberland CountyPhiladelphia, PA: Philadelphia Court of Common PleasPittsburgh, PA: Philadelphia Court of Common PleasNew York City, NY: New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), Supreme CourtBuffalo, NY: New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), Supreme CourtCamden, NJ: New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County (Asbestos Docket)Bayonne, NJ: New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County (Asbestos Docket)Baltimore, MD: Baltimore City Circuit CourtNorfolk, VA: Newport News Circuit CourtPortsmouth, VA: Newport News Circuit CourtNewport News, VA: Newport News Circuit CourtCharleston, SC: South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, Richland CountyJacksonville, FL: Miami-Dade Circuit CourtPensacola, FL: Miami-Dade Circuit CourtMobile, AL: Jefferson County Circuit CourtBirmingham, AL: Jefferson County Circuit CourtPascagoula, MS: Hinds County Circuit CourtNew Orleans, LA: Orleans Parish Civil District CourtBaton Rouge, LA: Orleans Parish Civil District CourtLake Charles, LA: Orleans Parish Civil District CourtHouston, TX: Harris County District Court (Asbestos MDL)Beaumont, TX: Harris County District Court (Asbestos MDL)Port Arthur, TX: Harris County District Court (Asbestos MDL)Corpus Christi, TX: Harris County District Court (Asbestos MDL)Chicago, IL: Madison County Circuit CourtWaukegan, IL: Madison County Circuit CourtGary, IN: Marion County Superior CourtDetroit, MI: Wayne County Circuit CourtToledo, OH: Cuyahoga County Court of Common PleasCleveland, OH: Cuyahoga County Court of Common PleasSt. Louis, MO: St. Louis City Circuit CourtDuluth, MN: Hennepin County District CourtMilwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Circuit CourtLibby, MT: Montana Eighth Judicial District CourtSeattle, WA: King County Superior CourtBremerton, WA: King County Superior CourtTacoma, WA: King County Superior CourtVallejo, CA: San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)Oakland, CA: San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)Long Beach, CA: San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)Los Angeles, CA: San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)San Diego, CA: San Francisco Superior Court (Complex Asbestos Program)Honolulu, HI: Hawaii First Circuit CourtPortland, OR: Multnomah County Circuit CourtPueblo, CO: Denver District Court
Don't see your city? The state guides cover deadlines and courts for every community.
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