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About Lawrence R. Weisler
After two years as a law clerk at Cooney & Conway, Lawrence (Larry) Robert Weisler joined the firm as an associate in 2004. Receiving his B.S. from Michigan State University, Mr. Weisler graduated with a J.D. from John Marshall Law School. Mr. Weisler's practice includes a wide variety of civil trial matters concentrated in asbestos litigation, product liability, premise liability, and personal injury. Since joining the firm, Mr. Weisler has obtained settlements in over 100 mesothelioma cases on behalf of his clients against numerous national manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products.
Mr. Weisler has traveled to over 100 cities, in many states, securing proof from families of victims, coworkers, and key witnesses in asbestos litigation. His recovering evidence has made an impact on hundreds of multi-million dollar cases. He is admitted to practice before the Illinois State Bar and is a member of the Federal Bar for the Northern District of Illinois. Recently, Mr. Weisler was recognized by SuperLawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in Illinois.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Cooney & Conway
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A Madison County jury awarded James Hutcheson $34.1 million after he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during contract work at Shell Oil's Wood River, Illinois refinery in the 1950s and 1960s.
Chicago agreed to pay $20 million to the families of Fausto Manzera and Andrew Cazares, two men killed in 2009 when off-duty detective Joseph Frugoli struck their disabled vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway with a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit, after trial evidence exposed the department's years-long failure to discipline Frugoli for prior suspected drunk driving.
A Delaware jury returned a unanimous $9 million verdict on July 23, 2025, in the first case ever tried over asbestos-contaminated shotgun shells, holding DuPont and Remington's successor liable for the mesothelioma death of Eugene Schoepke, an 84-year-old Illinois farmer and lifelong hunter.
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