‘A unique aviation firm with talented people’, Victor Rane PLC represents both aviation and aerospace sector-related businesses and individuals in arbitration and litigation. Working across the firm’s offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, DC and California, the practice also acts for aerospace insurers in coverage work, arbitration and claims handling. Its expertise ranges from civil rights claims against airlines, to aircraft product liability and operational negligence claims following aircraft accidents. Los Angeles-based Richard Lazenby is a first-chair trial lawyer with significant litigation, jury trial, bench trial, and arbitration experience; Barry Alexander in New York acts for airlines, fixed base operators, airline service providers, product manufacturers, aviation insurers, and maintenance, repair and overhaul companies; and the practice of Washington DC’s Jonathan Stern includes personal injury and wrongful death cases involving aviation products and operations, civil rights cases against airlines, and insurance coverage and claims handling. The group also comprises active Pittsburgh-based private pilot Robert Williams; and in Philadelphia, Denny Shupe ’has exceptional experience’; Stephen Shapiro regularly defends large commercial airlines in passenger-related claims; and Brittany Wakim is ‘an exceptional up-and-coming attorney’.
Testimonials
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- ‘A unique aviation firm with talented people.’
- ‘Works well with clients and each individual has unique strengths - this is what makes this firm outstanding.’
Key clients
- Southwest Airlines Company
- United Air Lines, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented The Collings Foundation in numerous lawsuits, resulting from the crash of a World War II bomber during an airshow in Connecticut.
- Representing Southwest Airlines and the State of Maryland in a Section 1981 civil rights case where the plaintiff was forcibly removed from a flight after concerns of a severe allergy to dogs were raised.