Honors and Awards:

• Recogonized by Trial Lawyers Care.  "Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., hereby recognizes and thanks Edward L.C. Marcowitz As a Lawyer Volunteer willing to provide free, quality legal representation to eligible victims and their families who seek compensation under the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund.  We appreciate the generous donation of your legal expertise and your dedication to helping the victims and families touched by the events of September 11th.", Trial Lawyers Care, 2004
• Recongnized by ATLA "for outstanding service to individuals and families who sought compensation under the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. Your selfless efforts made Trial Lawyers Care the largest pro bono legal services program in history, providing free representation to more than 1,700 victim families.  It is our distinct honor to recognize and celebrate your essential contribution to this achievement.", The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2004

Bar/Professional Activity:

• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Bronx County Bar Association
• American Association of Justice
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2004
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2004
• New York, 1992

Pro bono/Community Service:

• I began working on behalf of Sepember 11th Victims in January of 2002.  At that time I was hired by one of the largest Plaintiff Personal Injury Firms in the State of New York and was the attorney handling the Sepember 11th Pro Bono Program.  I worked virtually around the clock on behalf of families and victims of the attacks. Ken Feinberg,  the Administrator and Special Master of the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund,  said of me that "no one had done more on behalf of the widows of deceased firefighters".  It was one of my greatests honors. Ultimately, due to our efforts, we recoved over $380 Million Dollars. Afterward, the cards and letters that I recieved in recognition for that work were very heart warming.  To this day I remain friends with many of the people I represented.  One client in particular, Brendon Whelan a New York City Fire Officer, sent me a lovely card that is framed and hangs in my office till this day.  It states, "there's no way that I could ever possibly thank you and your staff enough! Your kindness will never be forgotten. It's people like you and your staff that make this world a much better place." It was my work at the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund that led to my friendship and ultimatley my partnership with Michael Barasch.  After beginning with the firm, Michael and I had many conversations wherein we discussed a mutual desire to provide pro bono services to the community.  We decided that we would do free Wills for active members of the New York City Fire Department.  That program began in January of 2005 and to date we have  done just under 1000 Wills for Firefighters and their spouses.        In the fall of 2004,  firefighters who had developed Asthma as a result of their work at ground zero, began informing me that they were being denied their disability pensions.  Apparently, the pension board had decided that, despite the dangerous nature of firefighting, members with documented asthma could fight fires.  I found this an outrage.  However, these brave men were being told by other lawyers that nothing could be done about these horrible decisions.         The idea that someone sufferring from Asthma could be an active duty firefigther made no sense to me.  I was determined to fight for these men.  It was the least I could do.  I fought for several years.  I was told by pension lawyers “don’t waste your time”.  But I couldn’t sit ideally by after what these men had done for this county.  My perseverance paid off and ultimately I was able to have several rulings reversed.       The victories were unique.  Consequently,  the decisions were reported in the New York Law Journal, New York Daily News and The Cheif-Leader.  Had I charged for this effort the fees would have made me rich,  by doing it pro bono I gained much more.   My firm continues to provide our Free Will service to New York's Bravest.  This year I have teamed up with a New Jersey Law Firm and will be expanding this pro bono service to New Jersey Firefigthers.   In addition,  taking the lessons I learned from the Pension Issue I described above, I have for the past few years been couseling members of the FDNY throught the pension process at no charge.  

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• In March of 2011 I was invited to be a guest lecturer at the Feal Good Foundation Legal Forum on the James Zadroga Act.  This forum was presented at Queens College. I was one of only 6 attorneys on the Panel.  I gave the introductory remarks on the history of the September 11 Victims Compensation Fund. At the conclusion of the lecture the 6 attorney panel participated in an question and answer session., Speaker, Attorney, Feal Good Foundation, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Recovered 325K for a 57 year old woman who slipped on fell on a boat.  The client slipped on water that had accumulated the deck of the Boat.  She suffered Right Tibial plateau fracture which required surgery.
• Recovered $500K from the City of New York for a Police Officer who fell in his Police Precinct.
• Recovered 700K for a 55 year old woman who was hit on the head by a metal bar at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.  The client suffered no economic loss.  She was diagnosed with Cognitive Deficits.
• Recovered over $50 Million Dollars on behalf of rescue workers injured as a result the Rescue and Recovery effort after the attacks on the World Trade Center, my firm was co-counsel for over 280 plaintiffs, I was the partner in charge.
• Recovered over $7 Million Dollars on behalf of 30 Sanitation Workers who were injured during the Rescue and Recovery effort after the attacks on the World Trade Center.   These case were handled by me directly.  Prior to electing to participate in the complex Settlement Process Agreement,  each law firm was directed to analyze each case and inform each client what their expected award was to be.   We are very proud of the fact that we achieved 100% accuracy in our calculation.  Each and every client received exactly what we predicted.
• Settlements in the Past Year Include: Just under $1.8 Million Dollars for the Widow of a Sanitation Worker who Died as a result of injuries suffered during the Rescue and Recovery effort after the attacks on the World Trade Center.  This file was handled by me personally from inception.  Ordinally awarded 150K by the Allocation Neutral we refused to accept this award. I appealed the decision. Our papers were so strong that we were successful in overturning the initial determination at the first appeal level.  This award is believed to be one of the highest in the entire WTC Litigation.
• $550,000 recoved for a Firefighter injured in the line of duty.
• $680,000 recovered for a car accident victim
• $750,000  recovered for a Firefighter injured in the line of duty
• $900,000 recovered for a Firefighter injured in the line of duty
• $1.9 Million recovered on Behalf of a Teacher Assaulted in School
• $1 Million recovered from New York City on Behalf of Firefighters injured at the Deutche Bank Fire
• $6 Million recovered on Behalf of the family of a deceased New York City Firefighter
• Over $350 Million Recovered from September 11th Victims Compensation Fund

Representative Clients:

• I represent people who are seriously injured through the negligence of others.  At my firm we spare no expense in preparing a case for trial.  Whether it is taking the time to visit each accident location or finding the right expert we strive to leave no stone unturned.  I get to know my clients wants, needs and desires so that I can develop the necessary passion to argue their case.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Successfully overturned Five Medical Board Decisions and consequently 5 New York City Firefighters who were injured at ground zero were awarded their disabitly pensions. 

Educational Background:

• St. John's University, B.S., 1988