We are honored to be entrusted by the VFW to provide legal representation to veterans and their families for injuries caused by the toxic water at Camp Lejeune. Please review our website and feel free to reach out to attorney and Marine Corps combat veteran Peter Hardin, or his assistant, Marine Corps combat veteran Tony Kollmorgan with questions.

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Camp Lejeune Environmental Contamination

Camp Lejeune is a United States Marine Corps Base Camp in Jacksonville, North Carolina, that is now known to be the site of an environmental and public health disaster. For over three decades, beginning in the 1950s, chemicals from leaking underground storage tanks, industrial area spills, improper waste disposal, and a nearby dry cleaner contaminated the drinking water at Camp Lejeune with toxic chemicals. Anyone who served, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987 may have been exposed to dangerous chemicals linked to serious illnesses such as cancer.


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Who Qualifies for Compensation


Under the Act, an individual may qualify if:

  • Resided, worked, or was otherwise exposed (including in utero exposure) to the ground water
    at Camp Lejeune for not less than 30 days;
  • During the period between August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987, and;
  • Diagnosed with a cancer, serious illness, or various other health conditions.

*Family members of deceased individuals may qualify

Health Conditions May Include:
  • Adult leukemia
  • Bladder cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Liver cancer
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Breast cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Female infertility
  • Hepatic steatosis
  • Kidney cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Lung cancer
  • Miscarriage
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Neurobehavioral effects
  • Renal toxicity
  • Scleroderma
  • Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes

Pursuing
a Claim

Step 1:

File an administrative claim with the US Navy JAG 

  • The Navy JAG has 6 months to approve or deny your claim. 
  • A formally denied claim or a claim with no response in 6 months is allows you to proceed to file in court. 
Step 2: 

File a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. 

Award: 

If case proven, you will receive either: (1) amount of damages sought via administrative claim; (2) settlement award amount as set forth for your specific condition(s); (3) court award after winning one of the bellwether trials.


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About
Marine Corps combat veteran Peter Hardin.

Peter Hardin has dedicated his life to fighting for justice. Now, Mr. Hardin is proud to partner with Baird Mandalas Brockstedt LLC to fight for those who face health problems as a result of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

After graduating from The George Washington Law School, Mr. Hardin served as Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps for over five years, attaining the rank of Captain. A combat veteran, Mr. Hardin served in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012 as a member of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. In garrison, he was lead counsel in courts martial and administrative separation hearings and ran the prosecution office for the largest command in the Marine Corps.

Mr. Hardin tried cases in state and federal courts as a Deputy District Attorney at the Office of the District Attorney in Orange County, California and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.

As a Deputy District Attorney, Mr. Hardin worked with and advised law enforcement officers from various Orange County municipalities, the California Highway Patrol, and toxicology experts. As a federal prosecutor, he advised law enforcement agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Secret Service; Department of State; Department of Homeland Security; Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and the Postal Inspection Service while prosecuting cases involving financial and government fraud, mail and wire fraud, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and violent crimes.

After departing public service, Mr. Hardin worked at two of the nation’s premier boutique litigation law firms. He has represented defendants, targets, and witnesses in federal and state criminal and civil investigations and prosecutions conducted by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection Financial Bureau, federal and California Environmental Protection Agency, and municipal police departments. He conducts internal investigations of and represents companies and corporate officers; conducts in-depth research for and drafts and litigates motions and pleadings; and prepares presentations for clients and federal and state prosecutors and investigators.

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    Why the VFW Entrusts Peter Hardin to Represent Veterans and Their Families

    Peter Hardin is recommended by the VFW because of our depth of experience in groundwater contamination cases and our core commitment to doing right by veterans throughout the process, including:

    • 25% contingency fee.
    • No upfront costs. 
    • I coordinate with the VFW to assure you have applied for all VA benefits you may be eligible for.

    Call (949)502-7756 Schedule a Call with Peter