Law Offices of Laura Taylor, PLLC

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100 E. Union Street
Prescott , Arizona 86303 (view map)

Phone: 928-445-2457 FAX: 928-445-2228 Email: laura.taylor@prodigy.net Website: http://www.downwindersprogram.com/ Hours:

Mon – Fri 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

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Law Offices of Laura Taylor, PLLC

"Downwinders Program"

In 1990, Congress established the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to provide payment to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other serious diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation released during above-ground nuclear weapons tests or as a result of their exposure to radiation during employment in underground uranium mines.

Downwinders

A payment of $50,000 is available to those persons who lived down wind from the Nevada Test Site. Family members may file on deceased family members. Learn more!

Covered Areas

Nevada: Lander, Eureka, White Pine, Nye, portions of Clark County
Utah: Millard, Beaver, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Iron, Garfield, Washington, Kane, San Juan
Arizona: Coconino, Apache, Gila, Yavapai, Navajo, and the Arizona Strip (northern portion of Mohave County)

Covered Cancers

The victim must have contracted one of the following: Leukemia or primary cancers of the:

Pharynx * Thyroid * Female Breast * Male Breast * Small intestine * Pancreas * Ovary * Salivary Gland

Lung * Esophagus * Stomach * Brain* Urinary Bladder * Bile ducts * Liver * Colon * Gall Bladder

Leukemia, other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia * Multiple Myeloma * Lymphomas (Other than Hodgkin’s disease)

Onsite Participant & Requirements for Exposure

A payment of $75,000 is available to eligible individuals who participated onsite in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device, and later developed a specified compensable disease.

The claimant must have been present "onsite" above or within the official boundaries of the Nevada, Pacific, Trinity, or South Atlantic Test Sites at any time during a period of atmospheric nuclear testing and must have "participated" during that time in the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device.

The participant must have contracted one of the following diseases: Leukemia other than Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia * Lung cancer * Multiple myeloma *Lymphomas (other than Hodgkin’s Disease) *

Primary cancer of the: Thyroid Cancer * Male or Female Breast * Esophagus * Stomach * Pharynx * Small intestine * Pancreas * Bile Ducts * Gall Bladder * Salivary Gland * Urinary Bladder * Brain * Colon * Ovary * Liver (except if cirrhosis or hepatitis B is indicated) * Lung

Uranium Miners

Must have been exposed to at least 40 Working Level Months, or worked for at least 1 year in certain uranium mines any time between January 1, 1941 and December 31, 1971, and developed one of the following diseases:

Lung Cancer *Nonmalignant Respiratory Disease * Pulmonary Fibrosis * Silicosis *Cor pulmonale (related to fibrosis of the lung) * Pneumoconiosis

Uranium Millers and Ore Transporters

Must have worked for one year as an uranium miller or ore transporter and developed one of the following diseases:

Lung cancer * Renal cancer * Chronic renal disease-including nephritis and kidney tubal tissue injury * Nonmalignant Respiratory Disease * Pulmonary Fibrosis * Silicosis * Cor pulmonale (related to fibrosis of the lung * Pneumoconiosis

Uranium workers are qualified to receive $100,000 in compensation . Uranium workers may be qualified for additional compensation available from the Department of Labor through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.

What will it cost for the Law Offices of Laura J. Taylor to process my claim?

Our fees are set by the Department of Justice, and we do not collect our fee until your claim is paid. If we are submitting a new claim on your behalf, our fees are two percent of the total compensation available.

Visit Our Website at www.downwindersprogram.com for additional information.

Laura Taylor and her staff:

• Have years of experience in preparing, submitting & processing claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

• We have an approval rate of over 95% for our clients.

• Will assist you in obtaining all documentation necessary for your claim.

• Will go the ‘extra mile’ to find difficult to obtain medical records and presence documentation.

• We have many sources to locate documentation that you may not have considered.

• We work directly with the staff at the Department of Justice in the processing of your claim.

• We know the ‘ins and outs’ of the program, and know exactly what the Department of Justice requires.

• We work with Downwinders, On-Site Participants and Uranium Miners, Millers, and Ore Transporters.

• We understand your problems and your pain. Some of us are Downwinders, too!

Experience:

Laura J. Taylor, a midwestern native, has been licensed to practice law in Arizona since April of 2000. Because of the various nuances of the Program, Ms. Taylor has located numerous sources of historical information from relatively unknown sources not easily accessed by the general public. Ms. Taylor began processing claims with the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program in 2002, after discovering that very few attorneys had chosen to practice in this field, and numerous victims were unrepresented and frustrated.

Since 2002, Ms. Taylor has successfully submitted hundreds of claims to the Department of Justice, including Downwinder claims, On-site Participant claims, and Uranium Worker claims. Each client's claim is handled personally by Ms. Taylor in the most expedient manner possible. Because of the relationships Ms. Taylor has developed with the staff members at the Department of Justice, the client can be assured that their claim will receive the attention and focus it deserves.

Ms. Taylor has spoken extensively on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) throughout Arizona, and has been cited in several publications and documentaries regarding her and her client's experience with the process. In 2003, Ms. Taylor traveled to St. George, Utah to speak to representatives of the National Academy of Sciences regarding the importance of recognizing other areas in Arizona, particularly Mohave County, that were not covered under the Program. Just recently, Ms. Taylor was featured on local Channel 13's "Progressive Women in Yavapai County".

Ms. Taylor is is licensed to practice law in Arizona and is in good standing with the State Bar of Arizona. Ms. Taylor processes all claims personally in Arizona for submission to the Department of Justice regardless of whether the client lives within Arizona or outside of Arizona. Ms. Taylor does not engage in fee-sharing practices, and will not refer clients to other attorneys in exchange for a fee. This website is an advertisement, and is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship between Ms. Taylor and the recipient. All potential clients will be pre-screened by a staff member of the firm to determine whether he or she will qualify as a potential claimant for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. Ms. Taylor does not guarantee the outcome of any claim submitted on behalf of a client to the Department of Justice.

THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CONTAIN LEGAL ADVICE. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS WEB SITE IS FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION PROGRAM, THE ACCURACY OF WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED BY VISITING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WEB SITE AT: United States Department of Justice Website

Please contact our office at 928-771-9566.