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Managing Partner Mike Barasch made his major league debut on August 26, 2022, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field in Flushing, Queens. During the first pitch ceremony, Barasch and John Feal, Founder and President of the FealGood Foundation, were honored […]

At least 500,000 people were exposed to toxins in lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks. More people have now died from 9/11 illnesses than the near 3,000 who died on 9/11. While many were there on 9/11, the majority came to the area during the 8 months that followed. Those who lived, worked, and went […]

Thousands of downtown workers, residents, and volunteers who were in the 9/11 exposure zone were non-English speaking. And due to the language barrier, far too many of them are unaware that they are entitled to the same benefits as everyone else in the 9/11 community. Our firm is proud to announce the launch of our […]

Here is a distressing statistic: 90% of civilians exposed to 9/11 toxins have not enrolled in the free WTC Health Program. In sheer numbers, approximately 400,000 people who are at heightened risk for respiratory illnesses and cancers don’t even know about the 9/11 programs which were created to help them. As soon as the EPA […]

Over the years, Barasch & McGarry has advocated relentlessly for the 9/11 community’s right to free health care and compensation. Now, we need your help. While the Victim Compensation Fund has been fully funded until 2090, due to an explosion of cancers in the 9/11 community, the World Trade Center Health Program is estimated to […]

November is National Family Caregivers Month. We honor the spouses, children, parents, and other family members and friends of cancer and respiratory illness survivors in the 9/11 community. As we honor National Family Caregivers Month, we remember that 9/11 did not end on 9/11. Today, more than twenty years later, these caregivers provide invaluable support […]