Attorney Referrals

When you refer a mesothelioma client to ELSM you can be assured of providing a mutually beneficial advantage to you and your client.

If you are an attorney or a law firm with limited experience in asbestos litigation and have mesothelioma clients seeking legal representation or have clients that know someone diagnosed with mesothelioma that is interested in taking legal action, a co-counsel relationship with Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen could prove beneficial. As a first step, we welcome the opportunity to discuss the potential case and how our firm can be of help.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in complex asbestos litigation matters. We have represented thousands of mesothelioma victims over the last 40 years and, to date, have acquired over $5 billion dollars in settlements. In this time, we have developed large databases of information regarding asbestos products and their manufacturers, jobsites across the country where asbestos exposure occurred and volumes of information about military branches and industries where many mesothelioma victims were harmed on the job.

This volume of comprehensive information combined with our extensive experience litigating asbestos cases over the last four decades gives us the confidence to approach each mesothelioma case with a strategic plan to ensure the most favorable outcome for our clients. Our results speak for themselves.

Referring Your Case to ELSM

As an attorney, you may have found your niche in an area of law outside of asbestos litigation. And yet, you want to achieve the highest possible outcome for all your clients, mesothelioma clients included. This is where the experienced asbestos lawyers at ELSM can help. Let us put our decades of experience and wealth of information and resources to work for you and your client. We will work with you and your client to identify all possible sources of asbestos exposure, products used, and jobsites worked on. We work up the case, file the complaint, prepare bankruptcy trust claim filings, handle negotiations for settlements and, if a trial is necessary, manage all pre-trial preparatory work and serve as lead counsel at trial. In addition, we handle funds disbursement and manage fees and expenses. Your participation in the case is encouraged at a level that feels most comfortable and beneficial for you and all other stakeholders in the case.

Why Partner With ELSM?

Simply put, Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen has represented mesothelioma victims and their families for over 40 years. We focus solely on mesothelioma cases and, through our decades of experience, have amassed unparalleled asbestos industry knowledge. Our firm is widely recognized as one of the best mesothelioma and asbestos law firms in the country.

In addition, we are the proud recipient of the highest ratings by some of the most respected lawyer rating organizations in the industry, as well as our peers, for legal ability and legal ethics. We have been given Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating, we are a National Tier 1 ranked law firm with U.S. News and World Report Best Law Firms and have been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers rating publications.

We are confident that partnering with ELSM will be a win-win for you and your client.

Referral Fee Arrangements

When you refer a case to ELSM we will prepare a referral agreement to be signed by both firms. The majority of mesothelioma and asbestos claims are handled on a contingency fee basis. The client should be made aware of any referral activity with their case. Except when outlined differently, the referral relationship will not affect the overall fee that the client pays from settlements as defined in their contract. We will maintain clear and transparent communication with your firm throughout the entire case.