Senior Associate

East Alton

707 Berkshire Blvd.
P.O. Box 521
East Alton Illinois 62024

TEL: (618) 259-2222
FAX: (618) 259-2251

T. Barton French, Jr.

As a mesothelioma lawyer, Bart French has extensive experience working with victims of asbestos exposure and is committed to helping his clients achieve justice. Bart hopes both for monetary compensation and a greater degree of industry and corporate accountability for the known dangers of asbestos.

In addition to his legal efforts, Bart is dedicated improving treatments and finding a cure for mesothelioma. He is active in the International Mesothelioma Program.

Bart began his legal career in the Federal Public Defender’s Office. Before attending law school, he taught high school Government, Economics and History.

Noteworthy

  • Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Woods & Levy, P.C., Denver, CO, 200-2002
  • Assistant Federal Public Defender, Denver, CO, 1998 - 2000
  • Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, 1996 - 1998
  • United States Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leavitt, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, Judicial Law Clerk, 1994 - 1996
  • Cardinal Gibbons High School, American Government, Economics and U.S. History Teacher, 1989 - 1991

Representative Experience

Mesothelioma and Asbestos Litigation

News & Publications

The "Opt In" Capital Habeas Provisions of the Antiterroism Act, CJA Defense Journal, Winter, 1996

Note, The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Eleventh Amendment, States Assert Sovereign Immunity Defense to Slow the Growth of Indian Gaming, 71 Wash. U.L.Q. 735 1993, "Worth Reading" Nat'l L.J., Feb. 21, March 14, 1994

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • American Association for Justice