Airline Disaster Attorneys - Airline Crash Lawyers

LEADING THE WAY IN PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH OTHER LAW FIRMS AND ATTORNEYS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE STRENGTH OF REPRESENTATION
for airline accident, airline crash, airline disaster, aviation accident, aviation crash, and aviation disaster cases.

We are Masry & Vititoe. One of our ground-breaking cases inspired the movie Erin Brockovich; we litigated and settled the largest direct action suits in U.S. history. To our six hundred and sixty three clients in that case, Masry & Vititoe and Erin Brockovich are the real heroes.

We internationally network to bring the best and the brightest team to champion your rights.

MASRY & VITITOE
www.masryvititoe.com

Airline disaster cases we are working and networking:

TAM airlines Airbus-320 flight that originated in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil. July 19, 2007 - Due to short runway, plane crashes into a TAM building and gas station and bursts into flames. Death toll reaches 189.

S7 Airlines Flight 778 Irkutsk, Russia. Irkutsk International Airport. July 9, 2006: On landing an airbus A310-300 overshoots the runway slides across several hundred meters of wet runway and grass, crashes through a concrete barricade, hits a group of private garages and bursts into flames. Three flight attendants and seventy-six passengers survive the crash. One hundred twenty-four do not. As a result of Russian Lawyers request, James Vititoe is currently representing family and friends of victims of flight 778.

Bellview Airlines Flight 210, Lagos, Nigeria, Murtala Muhammed Airport. October 22, 2006: Shortly after take off, a Boeing 727 on an internal Nigerian flight to Abuja, sent a distress signal and crashed in stormy weather. Of 117 on board, six crew members and 111 passengers, 96 are dead and 9 people have survived. Jim Vititoe and Masry & Vititoe are currenlty investigating this crash.

Masry & Vititoe and its partners have settled airline accident, airline crash, airline disaster, aviation accident, aviation crash, and aviation disaster cases totaling billions of dollars. Teaming with the world's top law firms, we choose the best qualified for each job and work together to find the truth. Teams include airline accident attorneys, airline crash lawyers, airline disaster attorneys, aviation accident attorneys, aviation crash lawyers, and aviation disaster attorneys. Lawyers from all over the world contact Masry & Vititoe to assist with their airline disaster and airline crash cases.

Jim Vititoe seen here at the Blue Grass Airport located in Lexington, Kentucky. Jim was invited to witness the inspection of the runway for the Comair tragedy of August 27, 2006.

James W. Vititoe
MASRY & VITITOE

Over the last 30 plus years, Jim Vititoe has specialized in catastrophic injuries and wrongful death claims.

Jim was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family moved to Germany when Jim was 5 and then to Georgia when he was 9. Jim went on to graduate from William & Mary as well as Southwestern University School of Law, where he was on the Dean's List and President of the Student Bar. He was the recipient of the Fredrick Graff Award which is given to the most outstanding student at the Law School. While attending school, Jim worked for United Airlines.

Jim has lived in Southern California since 1973. Jim married Karen Dutcher in 1984. They are blessed with two sons, Justin in college and Travis in high school.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

• Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) Certified Civil Trial specialist, 2001
• American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) National College of Advocacy Fellow of Trial Advocacy, 2001, Diplomate of Trial Advocacy, 2003 (was the 50th person ever awarded this honor)

OFFICES

• American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) - Board of Governors
• Traumatic Brain injury Litigation Group (ATLA) - Executive Director
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) - Board of Directors
• Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) - Board of Governors
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) - Past board of Governors
• Civil justices Foundation - Board of Trustees

AWARDS

• U.S. Congressional Award - Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1990, 1991, and 1992
• ATLA - Presidential Award of Merit (Weideman - Wysocki Award), 2003
• TLPJ - President's Award, 2001; Public Justice Enhancement Award, 2003; Wall of Honor
• CAOC - Trench Soldier of the Year, 1996; Presidential Recognition Exceptional Contribution, 1996; Consumer Advocate of the Year, 1997; President's Award of Merit, 2000, 2002, and 2003