I was an ironworker for New York City Transit and a first responder to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I have a plethora of health issues that have come from exposure to the toxins of The Pile. I was forced to retire early and that hurt my financial plans and goals quite a bit. Once I started feeling sick, I turned to your law firm for assistance. Assigned to my case was Mr. James Steiner, Esq. He got a notice from the Victim Compensation Fund that they wanted to award me $129,000. I was inclined to just accept the offer, but Mr. Steiner believed the Fund shortchanged me and advised me to appeal the decision.
James finally got me a virtual meeting with the judges and the treasury master of the 9/11 fund. For over 90 minutes, he fought for me on my behalf. It’s hard for me to not get emotional thinking about it. This man truly cares about the people he represents. He knows about the struggles I’ve had, he knew that they hadn’t paid me what I truly deserved, he knew my health problems weren’t going to just magically disappear.
I recently received my new award. The amount was more than double the original figure. I want to thank you all for working so hard to fight for us first responders. God bless all of you at Barasch & McGarry.
