INTRODUCTION There is abundant to celebrate regarding the legal community's answer to the legal needs arising not at home of the September 11.

INTRODUCTION

There is abundant to celebrate regarding the legal community's answer to the legal needs arising not at home of the September 11, 2001 attacks. (1) Chief umpire Kaye rightly delights in the picture of "the Bar at its finest, its shining hour; thousands of lawyers, paralegals and staff, centurys of thousands of hours enthusiastically proffered for the public good." (2) As the Report's introduction summarizes, and the material part of the Report details, the reply of the legal community was "fast, considerate comprehensive and creative." (3) The raw numbers are impressive. offer lawyers represented more than 4000 individuals and families who were