About Aviation Law
A PASSION FOR AVIATION SAFETY
Aviation accident and tort law governs aircraft design, testing, manufacture, overhaul, operation and maintenance and encompasses both general and commercial aviation. Schaden, Katzman, Lampert & McClune specialize in all types of aviation litigation having successfully represented victims of airline crashes, small plane crashes and helicopter crashes. With a passion for aviation safety, our team of aviation attorneys and experts possess the necessary skills to effectively represent each client no matter the nature of the aircraft or the accident.
David Katzman is a leading aviation law expert, with extensive litigation experience in complex personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial product liability claims. He has successfully litigated numerous cases, wining favorable judgments and settlements involving product design, component failure, pilot error, and airplane crashworthiness.
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Bruce Lampert is an experienced aviation attorney and pilot, with distinguished experience in air disaster litigation as an aviation safety lawyer. He has represented plane crash victims and their families in many aviation law cases.
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Aviation accident lawyer John McClune brings a background of applied mathematics to aviation law and product liability cases. Representing the estates and families of deceased pilots and passengers, Mr. McClune has successfully litigated exceptions to "The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994," 49 U.S.C.A. 40101, ("GARA").
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Richard Schaden, the founder of the firm who remains affiliated with the firm in an Of Counsel capacity, is an aeronautical engineer and highly experienced trial lawyer. With over 40 years of successful litigation, Mr. Schaden has won 50 multimillion-dollar courtroom verdicts and hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements for his clients, along with the respect of both the legal and technological communities.
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Casey Schaden Cassinis is Of Counsel to Schaden, Katzman, Lampert & McClune, where she represents victims and their families in aircraft accidents both across the country and internationally. Mrs. Cassinis is admitted to practice in Colorado and Florida.
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Andrew Lee brings a unique set of aviation legal services to Schaden, Katzman, Lampert & McClune, enabling the firm to serve a broader base of clientele. With a background in tax law, estate planning, and corporate/partnership law.
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