DWI/DUI

By far the biggest area of criminal law practice in is DWI/DUI defense.

Washington University school of law has a web page devoted to resources about DWI/DUI law.

The asbestos lawyers

Mesothelioma is a form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer; only 2000 to 3000 new cases are diagnosed in the United States each year. Even so, many people have heard of mesothelioma. This is because of its suspected relation to asbestos. If someone develops mesothelioma, it is usually 20 to 40 years after asbestos exposure.

It's that exposure to asbestos causation that attracts the mesothelioma specialties among attorneys. Mesothelioma lawyers are pay through the nose for internet referalls. Why? Because much of the litigation linking asbestos and mesothelioma has been done already and large settlements are available. It can be easy money for a lawyer who specializes in this particular form of lung cancer.
Plaintiff's attorneys can go after the original source of the asbestos exposure and might have a cause of action against early medical suppliers who failed to diagnose it early.

Exposure to asbestos is the key to diagnosis because the symptoms are fairly generic and the mesothelioma is very, very rare among those without a history of heavy asbestos exposure.

* shortness of breath (dyspnea)
* difficulty taking a breath or painful breathing
* cough
* pain in the chest or upper back

Update:
A roundup of research on mesothelioma