North Carolina Mesothelioma Lawyer

I grew up in Los Angeles, in Baldwin Hills, and spent my elementary years there. I ended up in junior high school in Gardena. In junior high, I took art class, where we worked with different mediums—drawing, painting, and ceramics. I did that for a year and a half.

I also went into auto shop when I entered high school. There, we were exposed to asbestos in the brake linings and the dust from the grinding of the brakes.

For me, I was fortunate to be diagnosed early on, and it was purely by chance. I had pain in my back, and they kept saying it might be a kidney stone or that I had lifted something heavy. After a year of pain, my primary care provider suggested, “Let’s get a CAT scan and see what’s going on.” They found a nodule and told me, “You’re fine. You’re young. There’s no way you could possibly have mesothelioma.”

I found a physician on the East Coast, and he ran his own tests. At the end of it, he confirmed I had mesothelioma. He knew my story and the problems I had with medical insurance, and he said, “I really think you’re going to need some compensation because you won’t be able to afford the surgery and treatment.”

Then I called Meirowitz & Wasserberg. They answered immediately, and I spoke with them. Daniel said, “I’ll do my best for you. I’ll treat you like family.” I felt that he was very genuine.

I knew how important it was—she had two young children and a husband. At first, we didn’t know how she had been exposed to asbestos. But we started to figure it out. We went through high school yearbooks and discovered that the students in the shop class at San Pedro High School had been using asbestos in the late ’70s. We filed the case and were able to sue the Los Angeles Unified School District.

LAUSD became the target because we found out that they knew about the hazards of asbestos and allowed students to work with it, which made Kim sick.

We secured $5 million for her because she trusted us. She worked with us, and we poured our heart and soul into the case. It wasn’t only me; I had a whole team of people supporting me.

What differentiates our firm from the competition is that we’re in the sweet spot. Our firm isn’t so large that clients feel like they’re just a number and don’t get personalized attention, but we’re big enough to have the resources to do everything a large firm can. We can hire the best experts, take on the biggest companies, and see a case all the way through trial.

Meirowitz & Wasserberg truly saved my life, emotionally and mentally—not just because of the support I received, but because they secured more than I ever expected. They ensured a future for my children, something I wouldn’t have been able to do. I knew they would be taken care of. They gave me the greatest gift.