It is rare that you will ever find someone describing the actions of New Yorkers kind, patient, or generous. However, after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, New York was filled with people lending a helping hand, endlessly working to clean up and rebuild ground zero. Rescue workers valiantly worked for hours surrounded by devastating images and breathing in toxic air, unknowingly exposing themselves to conditions that will affect their health and their lives forever.



Soon after the attacks, the United States Congress set up a billion dollar fund specifically allocated to go towards individuals that have been subject to illness or injury after devoting their time to the efforts of the clean up and rebuilding of ground zero. However, despite the obvious initial intention of this fund made clear by New York Senators Clinton and Schumer, not only has this money not been given to the rescue workers but thanks to malicious behavior of attorney James Tyrrell of Patton Boggs Law Firm, the money is actually being used against the 9/11 New York heroes. A billion dollars of tax payers money that was publicly made aware it was intended to fund the efforts of those who have so selflessly devoted their time to better was now being stripped of its cause and being put to a selfish and evil minded use.

Only one victim has received any compensation and only $45,000 was accurately used out of the billion dollars set aside. These workers put their lives at risk for the city of and now all that they are left with are health complications that get worse by the day and an endless stack of medical bills that they can not pay for. The money is being taken out right from under them and although congress boldly addressed what the intent of the money was for, there is no action being taken against the efforts of James Tyrrell. The rescue workers are left with no defense. Behind this injustice is Tyrrell, viciously stealing from the wallets of these rescue workers and he is not even ashamed to deny it. The kind, patient, generous and heroic actions of these rescue workers are going unnoticed and unjustly taken advantage of. With a lack of media coverage, many people are left unaware that James Tyrrell stands to be an enemy of .

Attorney James Tyrell of Patton Boggs Law Firm has made it his obligation to be the face of New York’s enemy after devoting his efforts to redefine what the money intended to be used for compensating the 9/11 rescue workers. Instead of reparation for these heroes, James Tyrrell is using this money to fund the profits of private law firms that specifically fight the initial claims of the fund.