About Us

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1.Question: How long must I have been stationed or living at Camp Lejeune to be entitled to file a claim?

Answer: The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 provides for Marines and their family who lived on the base for thirty (30) days to file a claim;

2. Question: Is there a statute of limitations to file a claim?

Answer: Yes. The Act provides for a two-year statute of limitations to file a claim.

3. Question: What evidence and documents are needed to substantiate a claim?

Answer: We will assist you with your specific claim, which includes evidence that you lived on base and your medical diagnosis. 

4.  Question: What Hazardous Contaminants infiltrated Camp Lejeune water supply?

Answer: Camp Lejeune water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), namely trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). 

5. Question: How did the water supply become contaminated?

Answer: The contaminants got into the water supply from a dry cleaner off base, as well as leaks and spills on base. 

6. Question: What are the known health effects to exposure?

Answer: The list of known health effects caused by exposure to VOC and TCE include, adult leukemia, kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Parkinson’s disease, bladder cancer, cardiac defects, and liver cancer.

7. Question: Can I file a claim even if a previous claim for exposure was dismissed?

Answer: Yes. The Camp Lejuene Justice Act of 2022 allows claimants to file a claim even if their previous claim was dismissed. 

8. Question: How much is my claim worth?

Answer: The value of each claim is based upon the diagnosis, disability and prognosis of each claim. 

9. Question: Why would I chose George Baxter, Esq. to represent me over those bigger firms that advertise on television?

Answer: Many of the large television commercials are actually attorney referral agencies that refer you names as leads to other law firms who may not be experienced. 

10. Question: Why Chose the Baxter Law Firm?

Answer: Two words: Experience and Winning. The Baxter Law Firm has four decades of winning experience, and that is experience you can trust. Mr. Baxter, a seasoned lawyer, will guide every step of the way. Your case will not be assigned to a paralegal or inexperienced lawyer. Mr. Baxter is a Marine Corps veteran, who served from 1969 to 1972. He understands the unique challenges that faced his generation of veterans. His dedication to you and commitment to winning is unparalleled. 

George T. Baxter, Esq., 

The Law Office of George T. Baxter was established in 1983. 

George Thomas Baxter is an attorney who proudly served with the United States Marines, 3rd Marine Division, from 1969-1972 as a platoon sergeant and is recipient if the Marine Corps “Meritorious Mast” commendation. 

Following his tour of duty with the Marine Corps, George graduated Rutgers Law School, in true Marine Corps fashion, graduated recipient of the distinguished student award. 

George has won more that a dozen multi-million dollars cases. The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice awarded him the “Trial Lawyer of the Year Public Achievement Award” for exposing how the blood supply was contaminated with AIDS. George won the only jury verdict in history against the United States blood industry for distributing AIDS-contaminated blood products to thousands of Americans, which resulted in a Congressional investigation.

Professional Awards include

Trial Lawyer of the Year Public Achievement Award for protecting healthcare consumers in the case Snyder v. American Association of Blood Banks, 144 N.J. 269 (1996). 

Member of both the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Trial Lawyers Advocates Forums. 1995 - present. 

Who’s Who in American Lawyers.

American Association of Trial Lawyers 1990 - present.

BOOKS AND LECTURES

“ Every Last Drop: How The Blood Industry... ” the David vs. Goliath story about winning justice for Willam Snyder and his family against the billion-dollar-a-year blood products industry in Snyder v. American Association of Blood Banks, 144 N.J. 269 (1996). The evidence from trial fueled a congressional investigation. The book is available on Amazon. 

Book tour guess speaker at book clubs and churches. 

George describes himself best, "as a fighter."

From the first telephone call, we will guide you every step of the way to gathering the documents needed to support you claim. We will collect your military DD-214, or other records that establish you were stationed or lived at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953 to December 31 1987 for thirty days or more. 

Simultaneously, we will collect your medical records that establish you diagnosis. The list of known health effects caused by exposure Camp Lejeune Contaminated water toxins VOC and TCE include, adult leukemia, kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Parkinson’s disease, bladder cancer, cardiac defects, and liver cancer.

We will guide you every step of the ways and answer all your questions.

• Camp Lejeune Water Contamination 
• Environmental Litigation
• Wrongful Death
• Civil Settlements
• Product Liability
• Personal Injury