Academy Fellows Leo Boyle and Larry Stewart recount the days following the September 11 terrorist attacks and how trial lawyers showed up for victims and their families. They share their roles in creating the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and building Trial Lawyers Care into the largest pro bono legal effort in American history.

Twenty-five years later, Leo and Larry reflect on what that moment revealed about lawyers at their best, what it taught us about the Rule of Law, and what the profession is called to do when those values are under strain again.