A mesothelioma lawyer McKeesport families call after a diagnosis is usually being reached in the middle of the night, a few days out from a doctor's appointment, still trying to piece together which shop floor or which line the exposure happened on. We sit down at your kitchen table or your hospital room at UPMC McKeesport and walk through the same paperwork a neighbor would explain, not a call-center script.
Focused representation for McKeesport & Allegheny County — each matter handled with the same diligence, discretion, and preparation.
Before anything is filed, we sit with you and go through the work history — mill, shipyard, pipefitting, boiler room — and tell you plainly whether a claim looks strong. No cost to sit down and talk.
Learn more →Many companies that made asbestos products decades ago went bankrupt and set up trust funds specifically to pay claims like this one. Filing against these trusts is often the fastest path to compensation, and there's no attorney fee unless the claim pays.
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When the responsible company is still operating and hasn't gone through a trust process, a lawsuit is the route. We handle the filing, the discovery, and the negotiation so the family isn't in a courtroom explaining a work history to strangers.
Learn more →If a spouse or parent has already passed from mesothelioma, surviving family members can still bring a claim on the estate's behalf. We handle this the same way — quietly, and at your pace, not ours.
Learn more →A large number of former Navy and shipyard veterans in the Mon Valley were exposed to asbestos aboard ship or in engine rooms decades before diagnosis. Veteran claims can run alongside VA benefits rather than replacing them.
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For men who worked the former National Tube Works / US Steel site, riverfront foundries, or pipe shops, tracing the specific product and job site is the first real step — that history is what supports both trust claims and lawsuits.
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Most mesothelioma cases settle rather than go to trial, but a case only settles fairly if the other side believes it's ready for trial. We prepare every case as if it's going in front of a jury.
Learn more →Exposure isn't always a job site — some cases involve decades of using a talc-based consumer product. These claims run on a separate legal track from occupational cases and are reviewed the same way, free.
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Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania · Bar No. 94298. Pennsylvania (January 12, 2005)
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A mesothelioma lawyer in McKeesport is an attorney who helps Mon Valley families diagnosed with mesothelioma file asbestos trust fund claims, lawsuits, or wrongful death claims tied to exposure at local mills, tube works, and riverfront industrial sites.
Tell us what happened. You'll get a straight answer about your options in McKeesport — no cost, no obligation, and nothing leaves this office.
Not a call center, not a hand-off to a paralegal. The McKeesport attorney who takes your case is the one who handles it.
On contingency matters you pay nothing up front — our fee comes out of the recovery only if we win. If we don't, you owe us nothing.
No confusing rate sheets. Your first conversation is always free.
Every case starts with a free, confidential consultation. No cost, no obligation — just a clear answer about where you stand and what your options are.
On contingency matters you pay nothing up front. Our fee comes out of the recovery only if we win your case — if we don't, you owe us nothing.
Tell us what happened and we'll get back to you quickly — usually the same day. Everything you share is confidential, and there's no cost to speak with a McKeesport attorney.
(412) 679-3004Free, confidential consultations for McKeesport & the surrounding area.
Michael Schafle (PA Bar ID 94298) is a Pennsylvania mesothelioma lawyer based at 2332 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. He represents mesothelioma patients and families across McKeesport, Allegheny County, and southeastern Pennsylvania — meeting clients at home or in the hospital when travel is hard.
In 2023, Michael Schafle resolved two multi-million-dollar mesothelioma settlements — including a $3,000,000+ wrongful-death recovery for a family that lost a loved one, and a $3,000,000+ recovery for a laborer exposed to asbestos on the job. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Read the full profile of Pennsylvania mesothelioma lawyer Michael Schafle, or call (412) 679-3004 for a free, confidential case review.
Michael Schafle, Esq.