'Miles for Meso' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | November 30, 2010
National Mesothelioma Awareness Day Becomes a Reality With Passing of H. Res 771, Creates a Long-Needed Platform For Advocacy Efforts
It’s been a long time in the making, but the mesothelioma community has finally achieved a monumental goal with the recent passage of H. Res. 771. The resolution officially makes Sept. 26… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | September 29, 2010
Running Toward a Cure for Mesothelioma
Running is hard. Living with cancer is harder, especially when that cancer ismesothelioma. Saturday, I ran in the second Alton Miles for Meso 5K race, sponsored by the firm. I was privileged… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | September 23, 2010
Meso Community Observes Mesothelioma Awareness Day This Weekend
If you watch the Weekend TODAY show this coming Sunday morning, you might see some familiar faces wearing “Believe in a Cure” shirts and waving banners in the show’s outside audience. Sunday,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | September 23, 2010
Kay Quinn of KSDK Channel 5 News Interviews Mesothelioma Survivor Julie Gundlach
Kay Quinn, news anchor on KSDK News Channel 5, interviewed Julie Gundlach, a St. Louis native mesothelioma survivor, during the 5 o’clock newscast on Sept. 23. What was most touching was when… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 5, 2010
Simmons Hanly Conroy Employees “Get the Lead Out” in Support of a Mesothelioma Cure
It was cold on the morning of March 27, 2010, but that didn’t stop Gregg Kirkland and attorney Melissa Schopfer from the Simmons law firm from taking the street to fight for… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | February 22, 2010
Mesothelioma Patient & Advocate Launches Third Miles for Meso in Florida
One of the firm’s friends, Larry Davis, recently hosted his very own Miles for Meso in Boca Raton, Florida. Larry is an avid runner who was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma several years ago. Larry… Read More