Aviation Law Attorneys

Helping aircraft accident victims get the compensation that they deserve

At Gilman & Associates, we focus our practice primarily on aviation crashes and aviation injury and wrongful death cases. Our experienced aviation lawyers are well versed in aviation related state, federal, and foreign laws, international aviation standards, and FAA regulations. If you or your client faces an aviation related injury or death claim, contact Gilman & Associates for an initial, free consultation.

Practice Areas

Commercial Airline Accidents

Commercial airlines have the resources and money to provide most of their services themselves, without relying on the government. At the same time, they have more regulations placed on them. When something goes wrong at a large commercial carrier, they have highly knowledgeable and experienced aviation lawyers to fight for them. So should you.

General Aviation and Small Aircraft Accidents

General Aviation and small aircraft pilots have the responsibility to maintain their aircraft and to conduct safe flight operations. We have handled many general aviation and small aircraft accident cases, and we can handle yours.

Aviation Related Injury

Many aviation accident injuries are severe or catastrophic. Aviation disaster survivors also have a higher incidence of psychological trauma from their experience than from other types of injuries. It may be difficult to trace those injuries back to the accident, but our lawyers have considerable experience in this area of medically related injuries.

Wrongful Death

Airline crashes frequently cause fatalities. If you or a client has lost a loved one in a plane crash, you need a qualified aviation injury lawyer to help you seek full compensation for the loss. Call us today ! At Gilman & Associates, our lawyers can guide you through the complex jurisdictional and choice of law issues.

Where to file Multi District Litigation

Our firm emphasizes what jurisdiction will best suit the clients’ claims through a thorough evaluation of jury awards, convenience, and favorable choice of law analyses. US courts have declined to allow class action lawsuits in airline disasters. The damages suffered from each surviving family are too unique. However, if suit in federal court is indicated, one can conduct all the discovery and pretrial work in a single federal district court. Where appropriate, we attempt to influence where that court will be.

Terrorism

At Gilman & Associates, we have assisted in the investigation and prosecution of airline bombers and hijackers. We have conducted these investigations both here and abroad since the 1980s.

International Aviation Law

In proceeding with an international aviation case our lawyers are well versed in the Warsaw Convention, the Montreal Protocols, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and admiralty and maritime law. We are also familiar with which body of law applies to which disaster.

Contact an aircraft accident lawyer for an initial consultation.