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This episode of Meet the Meso Experts: Legal Edition invites Joe Belluck, Esq., Founding Partner at Belluck Law.
Choosing a law firm and knowing who to trust and what to ask is daunting when already dealing with a diagnosis and treatment. We are bringing you casual conversations with attorneys to find out who they are, what asbestos firms can do for you, and what you can expect. Sit down with Joe Belluck this episode and find out about how he got into helping mesothelioma patients, what you can discuss with your attorney, and how his motorcycle got given away.
Content:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Who is Belluck Law?
02:52 How did you get started in mesothelioma litigation?
10:06 What do you feel is the most rewarding part of the work you do?
15:02 Is there one case that really stands out to you?
18:11 What do you hope families feel throughout the process of working with you?
23:40 What are some of the biggest changes you’ve seen in meso litigation over the years?
30:39 What do you think is one thing patients or caregivers are most surprised by during the legal process?
36:26 How do patients handle the initial part of the process of going through their life history?
41:21 What is the biggest barrier for people wanting to go through with meso litigation?
43:19 What are the guiding principles that have shaped your law firm from the beginning?
47:22 What changes do you hope to see in mesothelioma awareness or advocacy in the next decade?
50:28 What’s one message that you’d like patients and caregivers that are watching to take with them?
53:22 Outside of work, what brings you joy after a long day?
This program is made possible by a generous educational grant from Belluck Law.
Hear directly from experts in the field of mesothelioma about topics that impact you!
As part of the Meet the Mesothelioma Experts (MTME) series, the Meso Foundation invites specialists in the field of mesothelioma to discuss their current research interests as well as promising developments in the treatment of mesothelioma. Below, you can view and listen to our past sessions.
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Past Episodes
- Bring Closure to Mesothelioma Clients through the Legal Process
- Asbestos Litigation Experience Matters When Picking an Attorney
- What to Expect from Mesothelioma Litigation
- Asbestos Litigations Questions Answered
- Immunotherapy for mesothelioma: What’s Next?
- YOUR legal questions answered in this special legal edition of Meet the Mesothelioma Experts.
- Present and Future of Immunotherapy Treatment for Mesothelioma
- Meet the Mesothelioma Experts: Legal Edition w/ Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC (MRHFM) law firm
- Special MTME: Legal Edition with Joe Belluck, of Belluck & Fox, LLP
- Discussing the Tumor Treating Fields device for mesothelioma with Dr. Zachary Horne
- Pre-Operative Immunotherapy Clinical Trial with Dr. Patrick Forde of Johns Hopkins
- Mesothelioma Program at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas
- Phase 3 Study of TR002, an adenovirus-mediated interferon alfa 2b with Dr. Steve Albelda & Dr. Daniel Sterman
- Breath test for early detection of mesothelioma is in the works with Dr. Michael Harbut
- Front-line clinical trial for non-epithelioid mesothelioma with Dr. Marjorie G. Zauderer and Dr. John Bomalaski
- An Interview with Aduro Biotech
- An Interview with William A. Franco and Julie P. Pawelczyk of The Conafay Group
- Targeting the Immune System with Daniel H. Sterman, MD
- Meet Marjorie Zauderer, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Current Trends in Mesothelioma Surgery and Research: The International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- 2015 Grant Recipient Interviews
- Focus on Centers of Excellence: Penn Medicine with Dr. Evan Alley and Dr. Charles Simone
- Focus on Mesothelioma Centers of Excellence with Dr. Hedy Lee Kindler
- CRS-207: Using a Modified Listeria Virus to Fight Mesothelioma with Aduro BioTech
- Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Using PD-L1 Inhibitors with Dr. Evan Alley
- Defactinib, a New Investigational Agent for Mesothelioma, with Dr. Joanna Horobin
- Focused Discussion of a New Clinical Trial: GL-ONC1 with Dr. Valerie Rusch
- New Frontiers in Surgery for Mesothelioma with Dr. Joseph Friedberg
- Designing Clinical Trials for Mesothelioma with Melissa Culligan, RN
- Intrapleural Measles Virus Therapy in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma with Dr. Tobias Peikert
- NGR-hTTNF: A New Multi-Center Drug Trial for Pleural Mesothelioma with Dr. Julie Brahmer
- Mesothelin: A New Target for Immunotherapy with Dr. Raffit Hassan
- Recent Advances in Mesothelioma Gene Therapy with Dr. Daniel Sterman
- Vaccines: can we manipulate the immune system to prevent recurrence following a PD/EPP?