After the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the United States Government set up a Victim's Compensation Fund to provide for the families of those who were killed or injured. Soon after the creation of the Fund, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America created a pro bono entity called Trial Lawyers Care ("TLC"). Attorneys who volunteered through TLC represented clients, pro bono, before the Victim's Compensation Fund. Both Vaden Warren and Hunt Whitehead volunteered to represent families before the Fund.

Mr. Warren represented the family of a woman who was killed in the World Trade Center. She left behind a beloved partner, mother, and two sisters. We were able to make a recovery for her family of over $1.1 million.

Mr. Whitehead represented the seven-year-old daughter of a man who was also killed in the World Trade Center. The award totaled over $1 million and was divided between the child and the victim's mother. The daughter lives in Richmond with her mother.

Mr. Whitehead also represented a victim from the Pentagon attack. She was fortunate to survive the attack, although many of her co-workers were killed just a few feet away from her. Despite her injuries, she was able to make it out of the Pentagon building safely.

Representing these clients was some of the most fulfilling work, professionally and personally, that we have performed. We were glad to have the opportunity to help people who had their lives drastically changed by the attacks of September 11, 2001.