Michael Barasch is the managing partner of Barasch & McGarry and a leading legal advocate for 9/11 victims. He represents more than 40,000 individuals affected by 9/11, including the late NYPD Detective James Zadroga — namesake of the 9/11 Congressional Act — and Clifton Fire Lt. William Ricci, for whom the Bill Ricci World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery, and Cleanup Operations Act Extension is named.