Over a hundred lawyers volunteered to serve in the organization, with both white and black attorneys being represented.

The organization has established a Web site, www.911lawhelp.org, where lawyers can volunteer and families can get information.

More than 1,500 lawyers have volunteered to provide free representation to anyone who wants to file a claim with the federal victims' fund.

In addition, bankers, teachers, lawyers, accountants and others have volunteered time for everything from professional services to pounding nails.

Some 500 lawyers have volunteered to help families file the applications.

Another report said a lawyer had volunteered to defend him.

Nor had the lawyers volunteered that information.

The commission said other leading lawyers and other professionals in Los Angeles had volunteered their services.

So far, 120 lawyers have volunteered their services.

About 250 lawyers volunteered for the defense committee's program in the 1960's.