Let’s Go Mets! As the National League Championship Series returns to Citi Field, Michael Barasch remembers his New York Mets debut in 2022, when he threw the ceremonial first pitch to 9/11 responder and advocate John Feal on Law Enforcement Appreciation Night. Perhaps inspired by Barasch's opening pitch – a strike – or more likely due to a game-winning hit by Pete Alonso in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Mets defeated the Rockies that night, 7 to 6. It was the perfect ending to a special day. We’re all cheering for the Amazin's tonight!
Barasch & McGarry - Lawyers for the 9/11 Community
Law Practice
We fight for the rights of 9/11 heroes and those exposed to toxic dust on and after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
About us
Two decades after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 shocked the world, thousands of responders and survivors who were exposed to toxins from the World Trade Center site are still living a nightmare. Every day, Barasch & McGarry observes how cancer, respiratory disorders and other disabling and deadly diseases linked to the exposure continue to devastate families. We are proud to have represented James Zadroga, an NYPD detective who developed pulmonary fibrosis as a result of his exposure to the WTC toxic dust. His death persuaded Congress to pass the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act” in 2010. The law reopened the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, which provides benefits to people whose illnesses resulted from exposure to WTC dust and ongoing health treatment for those sickened by the toxins. When it became clear that Congress had not sufficiently funded the VCF, Michael Barasch returned to Congress with labor union members, responders, downtown office workers and residents. In 2015, Congress reauthorized and extended the Zadroga Act. The new law extended the WTC Health Program for 75 years and the VCF was given an additional $4 billion -- but it was only extended until December, 2020. From October 2018 through June 2019, Michael and the dedicated attorneys and staff of Barasch & McGarry joined dozens of FealGood Foundation volunteers to advocate on behalf of the entire 9/11 community including sick responders, downtown residents, office workers, students and teachers. Michael was there every step of the way. He was there when the Senate passed the Bill and he was invited to the Rose Garden when the President signed the permanent extension and full funding into law. Since 2011, the re-opened VCF has awarded over $5 Billion to 25,000+ responders and survivors. Barasch & McGarry has represented more sickened 9/11 victims and recovered more money from the Victim Compensation Fund (over $3 billion) than any other law firm in the country.
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- Industry
- Law Practice
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- New York
- Type
- Self-Owned
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- Personal Injury, Post 9/11 Illnesses & Cancers, Planes, Trains, Bus & Boat Accidents, Zadroga Act, Construction Site Accidents, Victims Compensation Fund, Car Accidents, Firefighter & Other Municipal Worker Accidents, Medical Malpractice, and Wrongful Death
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11 Park Pl
New York, 10007, US
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9/11 responder and advocate John Feal asks you to spread the word: Anyone who worked, lived, or went to school in Lower Manhattan between September 11, 2001, and May 2002 has a dramatically higher risk for 69 types of cancer. If you were there and have a 9/11 illness, you have the right to free health care and compensation.
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New York City Fire Department Commissioner Robert Tucker commended Michael Barasch and Barasch & McGarry - Lawyers for the 9/11 Community for their advocacy on behalf the first responder community, at an event commemorating the 370 FDNY members who have passed away as a result of 9/11-related cancers and respiratory illnesses.
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On September 16, 2001, the EPA said the air in Lower Manhattan was safe to breathe. But despite what the EPA said, Lower Manhattan after 9/11 was toxic. Those fires burned for 99 days. Congress passed the James Zadroga Act for everyone who worked, lived, or went to school there who has a 9/11 illness. You are eligible if you worked, lived, or went to school in Lower Manhattan between September 11, 2001, and May 2002 and have a 9/11 illness.
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Ret. Jersey City Police Officer Valerie A. Velazquez-Stetz and Ret. FDNY Deputy Chief Richard Alles of Barasch & McGarry - Lawyers for the 9/11 Community appeared on New Jersey Politics with Laura Jones to support the re-opening of the Ricci Act, which provides an accidental disability retirement allowance for the state’s 9/11 responders. A bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Jessica Ramirez would allow responders who have not yet filed to claim their eligibility. Velazquez praised Assemblywoman Ramirez for her commitment to the responder community: “It was amazing that she stepped up and took that chance,” Velazquez said. “Ant the [Assembly] passed it with flying colors.” https://lnkd.in/g_bRWTR2
New Jersey Politics September 14, 2024
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