Robert R. Hatten Finds Success as an Asbestos Trial Lawyer

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA, November 02, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein's Managing Partner Robert R. Hatten has been recognized for his leadership and excellence as an asbestos trial lawyer.

Hatten is an AV Preeminent Attorney, rated for many years as a Super Lawyer and one of the "Best Lawyers in America." Since 1975, he has successfully prosecuted product liability claims for thousands of workers, who were disabled and died from asbestosis and mesothelioma, a signature cancer from asbestos exposure. He pioneered the use of maritime law for his shipyard and Navy clients and his many courtroom victories established landmark precedents for asbestos victims. Nationally recognized, Hatten served on the reorganization committee of the Johns-Manville bankruptcy, participated in the creation of numerous bankruptcy trusts to compensate asbestos victims, prosecuted lawsuits throughout the United States, and successfully lobbied the Commonwealth of Virginia to protect the rights of asbestos victims.

Hatten attributes his passion for prosecuting the asbestos industry to the fact that many of his clients are his friends and neighbors. In Hatten's words: "They didn't know the danger but the industry did."

Hatten received a JD degree from Washington and Lee University. He was recently inducted into Worldwide Registry and also maintains affiliations with the Newport News Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

For more information about Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein, visit http://www.pwhd.com.

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