Zayed Law Offices represents people diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, and the families of those who have died from them.
The reconstruction draws on employment and union records, Social Security earnings histories, military service records, product identification evidence, and the recollections of co-workers and family. Alongside it runs the medical proof — the pathology, the treating records, and the expert testimony tying the exposure to the diagnosis.
Because mesothelioma cases move under real time pressure, the sequencing matters as much as the substance. Preservation of testimony, venue analysis, and trust claim filings all begin early rather than after the pleadings settle.
Three commitments shape how a case is handled here. None of them are performance claims — they are choices about how the work is organized.
The firm takes fewer matters than it is offered. Asbestos cases demand document-heavy investigation and move quickly; a caseload sized for volume would not allow either. Declining a case we cannot staff properly is part of the model, not an exception to it.
Where a case is filed determines the filing deadline, the causation standard the court applies, who may bring a wrongful death claim, and what damages are recoverable. That analysis happens before filing, not after — because by then the options have narrowed.
A lawsuit is one route. Asbestos bankruptcy trusts are another, and they run on a separate filing process with their own evidentiary requirements. Veterans exposed in service may have a further, independent claim for VA benefits. All of them are assessed, not just the one that produces a filing.
Zayed Law Offices is a personal injury trial firm, and an asbestos claim is a personal injury case. These are the attorneys who bring them.
Founder Adam Zayed is a Licensed Illinois and Florida Attorney, and partner Andrew Miller is a Licensed Illinois and Florida Attorney. National practice through co-counsel network.
Since 2009
Zayed Law Offices has represented injured people and their families since it was founded — now with a dedicated national practice in mesothelioma and asbestos claims.
Common questions about the firm and how the asbestos practice works.
The firm was founded in 2009 by Adam J. Zayed. Its mesothelioma and asbestos claims practice represents people diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, and the families of those who have died from one, in claims brought across the United States.
Claims arising from asbestos exposure: mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, and asbestosis. That covers claims brought by the person diagnosed, wrongful death and survival claims brought by families, and claims against the bankruptcy trusts funded by asbestos defendants.
Asbestos claims are filed where jurisdiction and venue allow, which is rarely a single obvious court — exposure often spans several employers, states, and decades. Where the filing jurisdiction requires it, we work with local counsel on the filing. The client relationship remains with Zayed Law Offices, and any fee-sharing arrangement is disclosed under the applicable state bar rules.
Asbestos cases are evidence-heavy and time-sensitive. Reconstructing an exposure history that runs back decades, identifying the products and defendants behind it, and preparing the medical proof cannot be done well on a volume model. Capping the active caseload is what allows each case the depth of work it needs.
The parent firm, Zayed Law Offices, handles a broader catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death practice. This site covers the mesothelioma and asbestos claims practice specifically.
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