dojW000203.xml

dojW000203.xml

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2001-11-07

Wednesday, November 07, 2001 5:26 PM
Comments to the DOJ

I am a resident of Battery Park City. I live in Gateway Plaza which has
been described as "Ground Zero minus One." I moved home recently after 6
weeks of displacement. During those six weeks, I lived in 5 different
places. The displacement from my home along with the trauma associated with
watching the events of 9/11 as it related to the WTC from my living room
window, has negatively affected me both on a personal and professional
level. This comment is directed more to the professional affects of 9/11.
As a direct result of the attacks, displacement/homelessness, increased
travel time, leaving work early to attend several meetings to determine the
future of my living conditions and countless hours with various relief and
charitable agencies, my work performance suffered dramatically. That is, as
a lawyer with a yearly billable hour requirement, I will be unable to meet
that requirement this year. The real result of that failure is immediate.
I will not be considered for a raise. The other result is failing to meet
my billable hour requirement will not help my quest for partnership. Thus,
all the extra expenses that I have incurred, to date, as a result of 9/11
will come out of my pocket as well as the HEPA filters that I plan to
purchase to combat the almost daily headaches and chest pain that I now
suffer from and possibly moving expenses are costs that I will continue to
bear..

Individual Comment
Battery Park City, New York

2001-11-07