Recent News
 Attorney Craig W. Brown was awarded Texas Monthly’s top up-and-coming Texas lawyers “Rising Stars”
Attorney Craig W. Brown was awarded Texas Monthly’s top up-and-coming Texas lawyers “Rising Stars” designation for his efforts in working for people in cases of toxic exposure, mesothelioma, cancer, and lung disease. Brown is an attorney at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP, and represents many asbestos victims who worked in the smeltering industry and their families who were affected by asbestos on the workers’ clothing and personal items. Texas Rising Stars is published by Texas Monthly through independent research conducted by Law & Politics magazine. Fewer than 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys are named Rising Stars.
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TOXICOLOGIST TO GIVE PUBLIC SPEECH
Stephen King, Ph.D., M.P.H., Toxicologist & Epidemiologist from Houston, Texas will be speaking on "Adverse Health Effects from Exposures to Toxic Substances at Home and in the Work Environment."
Click here for more info
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Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Port Lavaca Office on April 7, 2008
On April 7, 2008, Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new office in Port Lavaca. Members of the Chamber of Commerce were on location for the ceremony. The new office is located at 106 S Commerce, Suite 5, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979.
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Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP Makes a Gold Sponsorship Donation for American Cancer Society’s Rockdale ‘Relay for Life’
Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP of Cameron made a gold sponsorship donation to the American Cancer Society’s Rockdale Relay for Life last week. Accepting the donation, and representing the Relay for Life committee, was Marie Bakken (third from right). From left are Gerry Heitman, Marilyn Jekel, Debbie Sims, Valerie Farwell, Bakken, Janice Johnson and Danielle Donnelly. All but Bakken are law firm employees. The Rockdale Relay for Life is scheduled for May 17-18 at Tiger Stadium in Rockdale. The event is targeted to all of Milam County in efforts to raise money and awareness in preventing cancer.
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Jacksonville, Florida at T2 Lab - Chemical Plant Explosion Kills Four People and Many Injured
According to CNN, "Four people were killed and several injured after an explosion Wednesday at a chemical plant sent a thick plume of smoke over a section of Jacksonville, authorities said." "Literally, it's a hellish inferno. There is no other way to describe it,"" said Fire Department spokesman Tom Francis.Fourteen people were hospitalized after the blast at the T2 Lab on Faye Road, in an industrial area on the waterfront in north Jacksonville, Francis said." If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of this explosion, please do not wait to contact our firm today. To read the full story on CNN click here.
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Craig Brown Wins First Case As Lead Counsel
Over the past five years Craig has been involved in many trials all over the state of Texas. Some cases were tried as co-counsel and in others Craig was second chair. Craig's first trial as lead counsel concluded Thursday, September 13th, 2007 in Burleson County, Texas with a win for the Plaintiffs. In a case with soft tissue injuries and eight-month gap between treatments Craig obtained a verdict in excess of an amount that allowed for maximum recovery.
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Cappolino, Dodd, and Krebs legal team stands behind the working men and women.
The Cappolino, Dodd, and Krebs legal team attended the USW (United Steel Worker's) #4895 Family Day Celebration. Our team of asbestos law attorneys wanted to provide support for this event because our firm stands behind the working men and women that make this country great! Here are some photos from the event:
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TxU offers are too good to be true
In reference to the story in The Cameron Herald newspaper, "Feeding the (Power) Hungry," March 22.
This clearly demonstrates the callousness with which big corporations like TxU treat rural Texans. They want to dump over 9,000 tons of pollution into our air every year from a coal plant in Milam County, then they offer huge tax revenues and economic benefits to placate local officials while the rest of us are kept in the dark regarding the health risks. The laws of nature tell us nothing is for free. We'll be mortgaging our health for generations to come, and realize too late that we've traded economic benefits today while condemning future generations to the horrors of birth defects, asthma, lung cancer and other debilitating diseases. These horrors will ultimately mean a huge economic deficit for our community.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Rick Dodd,
Cameron
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A Soldier's Remark
Last week I was in a local convenience store when I noticed a young soldier using the ATM machine. I thought about all that is going on in the world today and how this young man could easily be in harms way at this moment, instead of the friendly confines of Cameron, Texas.
As I exited the store the young soldier approached the counter and our eyes met. I stuck out my hand and said, "We appreciate ya.” Without hesitating this young man shook my hand, looked me straight in the eye and said, "Happy to do it sir.”
Now that remark got me to thinking. Could I imagine not seeing my family for a year or more? Could I imagine riding in a vehicle not knowing if/when a bomb would go off? Could I imagine walking down the street not knowing that someone, anyone, could walk up wanting to do me harm? And to beat all could I imagine myself telling a perfect stranger that I was "happy" to be doing these things? I don't really know if I could, but I do know this young man did.
The next time you see one of these men/women why not try sticking out your hand and telling them you appreciate them. What they say might stick with you, what this young man said to me did.
Gerry L. Heitman,
Cameron
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