Ten Southern California lawyers involved with redress lawsuits are recognized at the 2001 Day of Remembrance. They are recognized for their pro bono work on behalf of Japanese Latin Americans and many former evacuees or internees who were denied redress.

Alex Fukui - immediate past president of the Japanese American Bar Association, helped to bring together the Legal Team to work on redress cases, and co-represents Wendy Hirota, a child of "voluntary evacuees" who were not allowed to return to their homes on the West Coast.

Lisa lkemoto - a professor of law at Loyola Law School, successfully represented Carole Song, whose parents had received inadequate notice of the rescission order.

Julia Mass & Scott Yamaguchi - represented Carol Higashi, another child of "voluntary evacuees" born after an arbitrary date set by the Office of Redress Administration.

Patrick Hattori & Alex Fukui - represent Wendy Hirota.

Reggie Chun- successfully represented families of railroad workers who were fired without reason soon after the US entered WWII.

Robin Toma, Paul Mills, Manjusha Kulkarni - Attorneys on Mochizuki vs. US, the class-action lawsuit filed by Japanese Latin Americans who are seeking redress for the kidnapping and forced relocation they and their families experienced.

Christopher Prince - represents NCRR on a malfeasance suit against the US government for failing to invest the redress funds during the 1990s, thus causing underfunding of educational programs and Japanese Latin American redress claims.