Attorney - Aviation Litigation

Job Description

Aviation Litigation Attorney | Manhattan, NY (Hybrid) – $200K \ N

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Location/Schedule: Manhattan, NY (Hybrid)

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Base Salary: $200K

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Practice: Aviation and transportation litigation for airlines, manufacturers, and their insurers. Crash, cargo, products, and wrongful-death files. An insurance-defense background is the right way in.

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Our client is a nationally known aviation and transportation firm with offices in New York, Washington, and Chicago, and corresponding counsel abroad. The New York group tries cases. A partner first-chaired a three-month products trial to verdict in 2024. The clients are carriers and manufacturers, and they stay on the file. Insurance-defense lawyers who can take a deposition and write a motion are who they hire.

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WhyYou Should Join:

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• Airline, Helicopter, and Manufacturer Files – Crash, cargo, and products litigation. Not a slip-and-fall docket with an aviation label.
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• Client-Facing From the Start – Corporate clients and their insurers are on the calls. You are not writing memos for a partner who owns the relationship.
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• A Three-Month Trial, Recently – New York partners still try these cases to verdict. Courtroom work is the practice.
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• Insurance Defense Is the Right Background – They want litigators. Aviation experience helps. It is not required if the defense skills are there.
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• $200K, and a Path to Run Juniors – Leadership is a real next step in a small aviation group, not a 400-lawyer pyramid.
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What You’ll Actually Do:

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• Defend aviation, transportation, and products claims in New York state and federal court.
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• Take and defend depositions, including experts.
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• Work crash and cargo investigations with the trial team.
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• Draft motions and prepare cases for mediation and trial.
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• Speak directly with carrier and manufacturer clients.
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Requirements:

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• JD and active NewYork bar
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• 3–8 years post-bar insurance defense, products, or transportation litigation — current Associate, Counsel, or Partner
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• Depositions taken in the last 24 months
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No one fits every box perfectly - if you’re a practicing Insurance Defense attorney who wants aviation work and $200K in Manhattan, let’s talk confidentially.

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