All is good.
I my entire disk was recovered last night. Nothing was interrupted while trying the free versions, they just failed. The forensic specialist that recovered my files stated most of the free software isn't capable of recovering files that were so damaged. The equipment he uses is not available to the general public and as I mentioned before, law enforcement personnel use him often when other methods have failed. Ultimately, the money was well spent for the recovery, unfortunately, there never is a good time for computer failures.
Again, thanks for your help.