Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, a Wilmington-based national law firm, has announced plans to expand into Illinois and Missouri. The practice has hired 13 new attorneys and staff for the expansion. The new attorneys will focus their practices on products liability cases, environmental litigation and toxic tort litigation such as asbestos and benzene claims.

"From the very founding of our practice, our goal has been to become the premier mass toxic tort firm in the country," said James J. Maron, director of the firm "We are excited and energized to welcome these talented legal professionals to our team, and we look forward to putting that energy and legal acumen to work on behalf of our clients nationwide."

With this expansion, Maron Marvel has attorneys licensed in 21 states and housed in 13 office locations in 10 states, including Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.