Larry Gates

Larry Gates
Role	Client Services Manager & Senior Mesothelioma Advocate	Employer	Danziger & De Llano, LLP
Focus	Mesothelioma claims for U.S. military veterans	Type	Non-attorney patient advocate

Larry Gates is a non-attorney patient advocate and the Client Services Manager & Senior Mesothelioma Advocate at Danziger & De Llano, LLP, a Houston-based plaintiff law firm focused exclusively on mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease. Gates specializes in helping U.S. military veterans diagnosed with mesothelioma pursue VA service-connected disability claims and asbestos bankruptcy trust-fund filings. He is a member of the advisory networks at mesothelioma.net and mesothelioma-lung-cancer.org, both Danziger & De Llano–affiliated patient-resource publications.

Larry Gates is a patient advocate, not an attorney. He does not provide legal advice or render legal opinions; legal services at Danziger & De Llano are provided by the firm's licensed attorneys.

Role and specialization

Gates leads client services for the firm's mesothelioma practice and is identified on the firm's affiliated patient-resource sites as a "Military Veteran Support Specialist." His primary lane is veterans' asbestos and mesothelioma claims: documenting Navy, Army, and Air Force service-related asbestos exposure, pursuing VA service-connected disability compensation, filing asbestos bankruptcy trust-fund claims, and helping surviving spouses and dependents access benefits. He works with clients in all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Background

Gates traces his work in mesothelioma advocacy to his father, a chemical-plant operator and instrument technician at the Shell refinery in Pasadena, Texas. His father was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1999 and died within roughly six months — an experience the firm's biographies describe as the origin of Gates's decision to dedicate his career to helping families navigate the same diagnosis. According to the firm's biography, Gates was raised in Pasadena, Texas, and attended Sam Houston State College.

Personal connection

Gates's commitment to mesothelioma advocacy is also rooted in his own experience as a cancer patient. He has spoken about how facing a cancer diagnosis of his own deepened his empathy for the families he serves and reinforced the message of hope he shares with clients — that today's treatments offer more reason for optimism than in years past. He has continued his full client-services work throughout.

Veterans' claims

Gates's practice focus reflects the disproportionate mesothelioma burden among U.S. military veterans, who were exposed to asbestos throughout 20th-century ships, shipyards, and military facilities. He assists veterans in combining multiple compensation pathways — VA disability benefits, asbestos trust-fund claims, and civil litigation handled by the firm's attorneys — and in assembling the service and exposure documentation those claims require. See Navy Veterans and Veterans for background on military asbestos exposure.

External profiles

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Disclosures

Larry Gates is a non-attorney patient advocate at Danziger & De Llano, LLP. He does not provide legal advice, medical advice, or clinical recommendations. Content attributed to Mr. Gates reflects patient-advocacy and client-services experience. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter.