Jersey City Lawyer Honored By Trial Lawyers - Alan Friedman Helps Victims of Spetember 11th Terrorist Attacks Get Justice
Trial Lawyer Alan Friedman was honored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America for his pro bono representation of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks
New Jersey,(PRWEB) April 17, 2005 -- Trial Lawyer Alan Friedman, a partner in
the personal injury law firm of Bagolie Friedman, LLC, with offices in Jersey
City, New Jersey, Clifton, New Jersey, Hollywood, Florida and Brisbane,
Austrailia, was honored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America for his
pro bono representation of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Among
the dignitaries honoring Friedman and other volunteer trial lawyers were The
Honorable Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice ot the United States Supreme Court
and Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master of the September 11th Victim's
Compensation Fund.
Following the tragic attacks that took place on
September 11, 2001, The US government created the September 11th Victim's
Compensation Fund to attempt to compensate the victims and their families for
their losses during the terrorist attacks. Shortly after the formation of the
Fund, the leaders of The Association of Trial lawyers of America (ATLA) created
Trial Lawyers Care, Inc. to coordinate the representation of 9/11 victims by
qualified trial lawyers pro bono--for no fee. Friedman immediately volunteered.
"It was the most rewarding thing I've done in my career," said Friedman, who is
a certified civil trial attorney, "the firefighters and police officers, these
heroes, ran into those towers on that horrible day without thinking twice.
Representing wives, children, and family members of people who were lost in that
tragedy for no fee is the least I could have done. Some lawyers charged their
clients for representation in the Fund. I couldn't understand
that."
Trial Lawyers Care, Inc. represented more than 1700 families
before the Victim's Compensation Fund and did approximately $200,000,000 worth
of free legal work for their clients. Friedman represented three clients. He had
two cases for the surviving relatives of people who died and he represented one
client who was injured.
Bagolie Friedman, on the web at www.bagoliefriedman.com,
represents many first responders and public safety officers and are members of
the Firefighter Hearing Loss LItigation Group. They offer free consultations and
may be reached toll free at 1-866-333-3529 or at e-mail protected from spam
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