Victim Compensation Fund

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 […]

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 […]

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. If you were there as a first responder or you worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11, you have a higher risk of developing many respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including lung cancer. Within days […]

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. If you were a first responder at Ground Zero or working, living, or studying in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11, you have a higher risk of developing respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins, including pancreatic cancer. Barasch & McGarry […]

November is Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. Anyone who worked, lived, or studied in Lower Manhattan on or after 9/11 has a higher risk of many serious respiratory illnesses and 68 different types of cancer, including stomach cancer. Barasch & McGarry represents more than 115 9/11 community members who have been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Please […]

Barasch & McGarry Partner Sara Director was recently honored for her work on behalf of 9/11 first responders and survivors when she was presented with a 2022 Herald Top Lawyers of Long Island Award. The award, established by the Long Island Herald, recognizes attorneys for their extraordinary achievements in their legal careers and areas of […]