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| Practice Areas | Aviation Law(10%); Aviation Accidents; Airplane Crash Litigation(65%); Aviation Disasters; Aviation Torts; International Aviation(10%); Negligence Law; Multi-District Litigation; Railroad Law(5%); Transportation(5%); Admiralty and Maritime Law(5%) | | | Education | George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1971, Stanford University, B.A., 1960; Sorbonne, Paris, France; Columbia University, M.A., 1968; University of Madrid, Spain | | | Admitted | 1972, Pennsylvania; 1973, District of Columbia; 1982, Maryland; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, Federal and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Claims Court | |
| Memberships | Maryland State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; American Association for Justice; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association; Washington Trial Lawyers Association (TLA-DC). | | | Military | Flight Duty With U.S. Air Force, 1961-1965, 1968-1969; Army Parachute Training, 1964; Capt., New Jersey and District of Columbia Air National Guards, 1965-1968, Distinguished Flying Crosses and other medals | | | Languages | French, Spanish | | | Born | Elizabeth, New Jersey, June 8, 1938 | | | Biography | Sigma Delta Pi. Commercial Pilot Certificate, Single, Land and Sea, Multiengine Land and Instrument Ratings. Author: "Significant Recent Legislative Developments for the Air Law Practitioner," 46 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 877, 1981; "F.O.I.A. as a Discovery Tool in Aviation Product Liability Litigation," The Law of Aviation Symposium, Federal Aviation Administration, 1981; "Problems Relating to Jurisdiction and Forum Non Conveniens," 28 Trial Lawyer's Guide 150, 1984; "Preparation of an Aviation Damages Trial," Litigating the Aviation Case, ABA (TIPS) 1987; "What is Sufficient Proof of Wilful Misconduct for Air Carrier Liability Under the Warsaw Convention in a Terrorist Case," 3 ALB. L.J.S.T 217 (1993). Law Clerk, Judge John Biggs, Jr., Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1971-1972. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, 1972-1976. Aviation Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976-1979. | | | Reported Cases | Bowen v. U.S., aff'd 570 F.2d 1311 (7 Cir. 1978); McGonigal v. Gearhart Industries, Inc., 851 F.2d 774 (5 Cir. 1988); In re: Air Disaster at Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, aff'd 37 F.3d 804 (2 Cir. 1994); Brunk v. British Airways, 195 F.Supp.2d 130 (D.D.C. 2002). | | | ISLN | 907088415 | |
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