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Barasch & McGarry has been attending and hosting many webinars. We have seen enormous success in reaching as many people as possible to spread the word about the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund. We have found webinars to be a fantastic tool to continue speaking with the 9/11 community despite the […]

BREAKING NEWS: Barasch & McGarry Blows the Whistle on Corrupt VCF Lawyer Who Stole $1 Million from Disabled NYPD Officer – And, Recovers $400,000 for the Victim! Disgraced Westchester attorney Gustavo L. Vila appeared in White Plains Federal Court yesterday to plead guilty to stealing a $1 million Victim Compensation Fund award from his former client, […]

Our client Mari S. shares her story with us: “On 9/11, I was a police officer with the city of Alexandria, VA, assisting with the Arlington County Police and Fire to the Pentagon. I don’t forget that day at all—the smells, the sounds, any of it. In 2015, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I […]

Today is National First Responders Day. While we consider every day a special day to appreciate our first responders, today is especially important. This day recognizes the heroic men and women who protect, defend and care for our community every single day. We are honored to represent thousands of first responders, including firefighters, police, paramedics, […]

In the years since 9/11, the attorneys at Barasch & McGarry have been privileged to represent thousands of first responders, survivors, and families whose lives were forever altered on that day. Fighting for health care and compensation for the 9/11 community has become our mission. But we are not doing it alone. Our team is […]

The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines flight 93, the deadliest ever carried out on U.S. soil, took the lives of 2,977 people. Now, nearly 20 years later, the number of people who have died of 9/11-related illnesses exceeds the number killed on that tragic day. An article […]