INTRODUCTION The modern York legal community's response to the September 11th disaster defies the usual stereotype of the legal profession.

INTRODUCTION

The modern York legal community's response to the September 11th disaster defies the usual stereotype of the legal profession. Ambulance chasers and sharks were in short endow Instead, in the weeks and month following the World Trade Center attacks, novel York's bar channeled an unprecedent outpouring of support into uncompensated pro bono efforts forward behalf of victims and their families. While pro bono assistance was available to all victims, special attention was given to matters facing destitute individuals that would not generate remunerations (1) The bar even stood behind efforts to minimize the following litigation, with the American Trial