Our Story
In late 2022, Roger Patterson was contacted by an online class student of his seeking expert witness and investigative guidance on filing a pro se lawsuit and on the United States Victims' State-Sponsored Terrorism (USVSST) process. As we provided recommendations, a plan evolved to assist Gold Star families and others impacted by state-sponsored terrorism.
The United States Congress created the USVSST fund via statute and provides compensation to a specific group of international terrorism victims harmed by state-sponsored terrorism. The fund has amended its governing statute several times.
The Justice for Heroes team conducts outreach to families and surviving victims by raising awareness of potential litigation and the USVSST process, and partners with law firms representing victims to provide investigative assistance, expert witness testimony, and other actions in support of the plaintiffs.
As some law firms are apprehensive about representing individual clients for state-sponsored terrorism litigation because of the attorney fee cap from the USVSST fund and the costs of developing the case, this can provide a barrier to many families and surviving victims in pursuing justice.
Our team's support reduces litigants' costs, thereby increasing accessibility and enabling plaintiffs and their attorneys to present successful arguments in U.S. federal court.
Many, not just a few, can achieve vindication in court.
We are actively involved in assisting victims in the pursuit of justice and continue our outreach to raise awareness with other families and surviving victims.