Just before the dot-com boom, in 1999, an 18-year-old high school student, Justin Murphy, and two friends had the crazy idea to start a website design company. They named it America In Design and launched with just a few local clients in the rural suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Then came the call from a New York lawyer. He had the audacious idea to go toe-to-toe with Swiss, Austrian, and German banks on behalf of Holocaust survivors, primarily those of Jewish descent. In the decades following the Holocaust, these families sought the return of treasured heirlooms, money, and art that Nazis had looted and hidden in secret bank accounts. But because of longstanding tradition and a 1934 law, the banks refused to help survivors reclaim their property or even to reveal the names of account holders. 

In late 2000, the banks finally settled the case, and families across the world rejoiced. The case went down in the history books as one of the most monumental international lawsuits. Today, you can visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. and find articles chronicling the case. While there, you may even meet one of the countless visitors impacted by its success.