Lee London

Biography

Lee London is a Partner and Managing Attorney for Barasch & McGarry’s 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) practice.

Lee was born and raised in Westchester, New York. He graduated cum laude from Syracuse University and earned his Bachelors of Science degree from Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management in Syracuse, New York.

Lee attended Pace University School of Law, where he was accepted into the John Jay Legal Services Criminal Defense Clinic, giving him an opportunity to develop his litigation skills and solidify his desire to devote his life to a career in jurisprudence. Lee interned at the Bronx District Attorney’s office, where he was given first hand exposure to a broad range of clients and was able to further grow his trial room experience. In time, he drew on his natural born tenacity and acquired knowledge to handle his own cases, forming a strong bond with clients while fighting for their rights. Following graduation from law school, Lee joined Barasch & McGarry where he began as a Claims Administrator and grew to become a Partner and the Managing Attorney of the firm’s VCF practice.

Lee has been involved with the 9/11 Practice since its inception. Lee participated in the many lobbying efforts by Barasch & McGarry in Washington D.C. to have the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund extended. One of the proudest moments of his career was working with other members of Barasch & McGarry as well as John Stewart and John Feal to lobby congress to get the fund fully funded and permanently extended. He visited Washington D.C. during the House vote, Senate Vote and went to the White House Rose Garden when the fund extension was signed.

Lee is a frequent public speaker on 9/11 responder and survivor related issues and has been interviewed and published by many respected national news outlets.

• Education

  • Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management, Bachelor of Science, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, 2009, cum laude
  • Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Juris Doctorate, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, 2012, cum laude

• Awards & Recognition

  • Lawyers of Distinction
  • Top 30 Under 30 
  • Top 100 Attorneys Magazine

• Admitted To Practice

  New York, 2013

• Notable Results

  • Lee challenged the economic loss calculation of an ABC Television News Cameraman who was awarded $0 and, on appeal, the VCF increased his award to $857,173. 
  • A case where the VCF declared that a NYPD member’s kidney cancer was not 9/11 related because it was diagnosed in 2003, Lee successfully overturned this decision on appeal, which allowed his client to receive an award of $250,000.
  • The VCF only awarded a NYPD office 50% of his lost earnings because they declared that he was disabled by non WTC-related illnesses. However, Lee appealed the decision and the VCF recalculated the claimants award, giving him 100% of his lost earnings, increasing the claimant’s award to $1,792,245.
  • The VCF only awarded a construction worker 50% of his lost income because they found that he was primarily disabled by non-WTC related illnesses. However, on appeal, Lee successfully argued that this disabling condition was in fact 9/11 related, and the VCF recalculated his award, using a 100% disability attribution, resulting in a settlement of $877,479.
  • On appeal, Lee successfully argued that a NYPD officer was totally and permanently disabled by her 9/11 related breast cancer, and the VCF increased her award to $1,876,557.
  • After the VCF denied the economic loss claim for an office worker who returned to lower Manhattan in the aftermath of 9/11, Lee appealed the VCF’s application of policy and increased his client’s award from $0 to $581,078.

• Professional Memberships

  • New York County Lawyers’ Association
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association

• Presentations/Lectures

  • ARG Webinar 
  • World Trade Center Health Program Webinar 
  • Pentagon Webinar 
  • Prostate Cancer Webinar
  • ARG Webinar
  • Borough of Manhattan Community College Webinar
  • National Guard Outreach Event
  • Fraternal Organization of Police Outreach Event
  • NYPD Noble Society Outreach Event
  • Multiple Myeloma Survivor’s Organization Outreach Event
  • Department of Sanitation Outreach Event

• Press

  • Lee spoke to Valerie Velazquez Blue World Uncensored on 2/8/20 about the World Trade Center Victim Compensation Fund
  • Lee spoke with PIX11 on 7/29/20 during the one year anniversary of the Victim Compensation Fund extension
  • Lee spoke with Cheddar to discuss how 9/11 survivors and responders are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic on 9/11/20
  • Lee spoke with NBC to discuss how 9/11 survivors and responders are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic on 9/11/20
  • Lee spoke with PIX11 about the House extending the Bill for 9/11 first responders funding through 2090