Frank Schenk

Frederick 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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San Diego Mesothelioma Lawyers

Although there is currently no San Diego mesothelioma attorney based in the city, you can contact asbestos attorneys nationwide. This is because an asbestos lawyer can advice you, file a mesothelioma lawsuit and get you substantial asbestos settlement payout from any state in the country. This gives mesothelioma sufferers more choice and flexibility before appointing a law firm, enabling them to compare services, legal fees and customer service of different law firms throughout the country.

You need to have questions prepared before contacting asbestos cancer lawyers, such as those listed here. Questioning and talking to attorneys will enable you to assess their mesotheliomal lawsuit and trial experience, resources as well as customer service. You should expect law firms to provide you with prompt answer to all your concerns and questions. Expect an experienced mesothelioma lawyer to give you sound advice on treatment and provide you with a solid legal litigation action framework upon which to base your mesothelioma claim.

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Mesothelioma Attorneys

Mesothelioma attorneys are ready and available to assist you with your mesothelioma lawsuit claim. If you have ever been exposed to asbestos and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be eligible for a lawsuit claim. Contact a LawInfo Lead Counsel qualified mesothelioma attorney today.

As the U.S. Senate considers a bill to protect companies from lawsuits brought by hundreds of thousands of Americans harmed by asbestos, the first-ever analysis of federal mortality records finds that 10,000 Americans die each year from asbestos exposure, and projects that up to ten times that many will die in the next decade.

Although many Americans believe that asbestos has already been banned and its victims have been compensated by the courts, the EWG Action Fund study reports that 30 million pounds of asbestos are used in the U.S. each year, lists dozens of widely-used consumer products that still contain it, and says more than one million workers are exposed every year. Are you one of them?

In 1991, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned what was commonly known as the "Asbestos Ban and Phaseout Rule of 1989." Consequently, scores of asbestos products remain on the market today. The 2001 Mineral Commodity Summary for Asbestos from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported 61% of the asbestos used in the United States (in 2000) was in roofing products, 19% in friction products, 13% in gaskets, and 7% was classified as "other."

Despite the court's actions, a short list of products still remain banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Clean Air Act. These include: corrugated paper, rollboard, commercial paper, specialty paper, flooring felt, sprayed-on materials containing more than one percent asbestos, and all new asbestos applications are banned.

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Mesothelioma Lawyer in San Diego

A San Diego asbestos lawyer gives an overview on
asbestos disease and mesothelioma litigation

End Mesothelioma Legislation Finally Passes Senate!

Since the early 1920s, asbestos has been the heat insulation material of choice. The most widespread use of asbestos was for insulation aboard Navy ships, in commercial buildings and homes. Asbestos litigation and mesothelioma litigation has demonstrated that asbestos was used for pipe covering, roofing, wall insulation, siding, flooring and the insides of boilers. Automobile manufacturers used asbestos in brake pads and clutch plates, and NASA used in it the space shuttles. Asbestos lawsuits represented by Casey Gerry's San Diego asbestos lawyers have established that, asbestos was used for decades in the insulation of naval ships in San Diego, at the NASSCO shipyard as well as at the 32nd Street Naval Shipyard, exposing both military and civilian personnel to this highly dangerous fiber.

Asbestos-related diseases include asbestosis (a fibrotic lung condition), mesothelioma (a cancer of the surface linings of lung or abdomen tissues), and lung cancer. Symptoms of these diseases often do not appear for 15 to 40 years or more after asbestos exposure. Long before its effects are detectable, irreversible asbestos-related injury has already occurred.

Mesothelioma is a fatal cancer whose single most prevalent cause is asbestos exposure. It is a neoplasm that grows from the serosal lining of the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities, and accounts for about 1% of all cancer deaths in the world. It can strike individuals who have had very limited exposures to asbestos. Actor Steve McQueen, who had spent only a single a summer working around asbestos, developed mesothelioma, and died from it. When a person is diagnosed with mesothelioma, one may have a very short time to live.

Death in the air
Asbestos materials can break down into a dust of microscopic size fibers. If inhaled or swallowed, the fibers can remain in the body for many years and cause severe asbestos-related diseases. Our San Diego mesothelioma lawyers have shown that there is no safe level of asbestos exposure. It remains the most widespread causes of industrial disease in history.

An estimated 1.3 million employees in construction and general industry still face significant risk of asbestos exposure on the job. Heaviest exposures occur in the construction industry, especially during removal of asbestos for renovation or demolition. Construction workers throughout Southern California have contracted asbestosis and mesothelioma. Through asbestos and mesothelioma litigation, Casey Gerry's San Diego asbestos attorneys have established that these fibers present a significant danger to anyone exposed, and asbestos is highly regulated by OSHA and the EPA. All new uses of asbestos have been banned in the U.S.

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Mesothelioma Lawsuits

Mesothelioma lawsuits require Mesothelioma attorneys experienced in this special type of case. Mesothelioma attorneys are ready and available to assist you with your mesothelioma lawsuit claim. If you have ever been exposed to asbestos and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be eligible for a mesothelioma lawsuit claim. Contact a LawInfo Lead Counsel qualified mesothelioma attorney today.

As the U.S. Senate considers a bill to protect companies from lawsuits brought by hundreds of thousands of Americans harmed by asbestos, the first-ever analysis of federal mortality records finds that 10,000 Americans die each year from asbestos exposure, and projects that up to ten times that many will die in the next decade.

Although many Americans believe that asbestos has already been banned and its victims have been compensated by the courts, the EWG Action Fund study reports that 30 million pounds of asbestos are used in the U.S. each year, lists dozens of widely-used consumer products that still contain it, and says more than one million workers are exposed every year. Are you one of them?

In 1991, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned what was commonly known as the "Asbestos Ban and Phaseout Rule of 1989." Consequently, scores of asbestos products remain on the market today. The 2001 Mineral Commodity Summary for Asbestos from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported 61% of the asbestos used in the United States (in 2000) was in roofing products, 19% in friction products, 13% in gaskets, and 7% was classified as "other."

Despite the court's actions, a short list of products still remain banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Clean Air Act. These include: corrugated paper, rollboard, commercial paper, specialty paper, flooring felt, sprayed-on materials containing more than one percent asbestos, and all new asbestos applications are banned.


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Who Is At Risk?

Asbestos was one of the most common industrial materials put to use in the twentieth century. It has also proven to be one of the most lethal, as inhaling asbestos fibers can lead to a wide range of pulmonary problems such as asthma and asbestosis - and can also be the direct cause of mesothelioma.

What is mesothelioma? It is a lethal cancer that attacks the membranes around the lungs, the heart and the abdominal cavity. Mesothelioma cancer of the lungs is by far the most common form. Perhaps its most unusual characteristic is that mesothelioma diagnosis usually occurs decades after the initial exposure to asbestos.

It takes years for the asbestos fibers to work their way into those membranes; after an extended presence they begin to cause fluid accumulation and tumor development. However the first mesothelioma symptoms are such afflictions as a persistent cough or shortness of breath - symptoms that are often mistaken for evidence of more common lung problems, which delays the mesothelioma diagnosis even further.


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Mesothelioma - Is Cancer Over-wintered In You?

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects the mesothelium, which is a membrane made of cells that protects different organs in the body, including the lungs. Most people who acquire the cancer Mesothelioma have worked in industries where asbestos were present. Asbestos is a cancer causing agent found in insulation and flooring in many older buildings. Many people who inhaled asbestos particles into their lungs at work have contacted Mesothelioma, which is a very rare form of cancer.

Mesothelioma is mostly associated with the lungs, but can affect any of the protective sacs that surround the body organs. If a person has Mesothelioma cancer that affects the pleura tissue, this will affect the lungs. There are several different types of Mesothelioma. Those who have worked with asbestos are most prone to pleura Mesothelioma due to the fact that the asbestos was most likely inhaled. However, anyone who has worked with asbestos can contact any type of Mesothelioma. Other organs that can be affected by this rare cancer in addition to the lungs are the abdominal and reproductive organs. Although asbestos are no longer used, asbestos are still present in some buildings. Asbestos used to commonly be found in flooring, tiles and insulation until it was discovered that asbestos particles caused cancer. Most schools, businesses and public buildings have removed any trace of asbestos.

Inhaling asbestos into the lungs is thought to be the way many people acquire this form of cancer that can spread to other organs and eventually cause death. Those who have been exposed to asbestos, or worked in an industry where asbestos were present can learn more about this form of cancer online. Although Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, those who have inhaled asbestos into their lungs are at risk for developing this potentially deadly disease.

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