Aviation accidents are overwhelming tragedies. By its very nature, aviation law involves the interplay of international law, federal statutes and regulations, aviation lawyers, and state and federal tort law. In the event of an airline crash or other aviation disaster, Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board regulations take precedence over state aviation law, making aviation law different from other personal injury laws.

Once an aviation lawyer agrees to accept your case, he or she will focus on preserving the aircraft and related parts, and immediately hire the experts you will need to handle the case successfully. These experts range from an air traffic control expert, an airframe and power plant mechanic, an engine design expert, a metallurgist and/or airline industry consultant.  The causes of an aviation disaster vary and may include: pilot error, mechanical malfunction, or environmental or external factors.

If you have lost a relative or are a survivor of an aviation accident it is important to find an attorney who can tackle the legal issues involved in an aviation accident as well as understand the numerous factors involved in safely operating an aircraft.  Winston & Clark is uniquely positioned to handle such aviation disasters in that Mr. Winston himself is a licensed private pilot with an instrument rating who routinely pilots his own aircraft and takes numerous safety and training courses regarding same on an ongoing basis. Our litigation experience and knowledge in the area of aviation ensures that you and your family will be represented by knowledgeable and aggressive attorneys in any case against the parties responsible for an aviation disaster.

At Winston & Clark, we thoroughly investigate all of our claims, and “work them up”. This means we will pay to develop it with the right investigators and experts. For instance, a slip and fall case may require an expert in the building code, a medical malpractice case will require doctors, an airplane crash will likely require pilots and engineers to testify about exactly why you are entitled to money from the defendant who caused your injury.  If you’re badly hurt, we may hire an economist to tell the jury about how your lost wage claim works out in the future, or we may hire a vocational rehabilitation expert to set up a life care plan for your future care.  The firm prides itself on its use of technology as well.  Our offices are paperless and organized, and we use Legal-Eze Graphics Company for accident animations, medical illustrations Power Point presentations whenever possible.  We will spend the right amount of money to make your case the best it can be before we present it for a settlement or trial.  See our trial exhibits page for some examples of our work in trial.

You don’t have to go to court if you don’t want to.  We will often try to settle your case before we file suit, to spare you time and expenses out of your money recovery.  It is nice to know that the insurance companies keep track of which attorneys will go to trial in the first place, and who have the experience and the ability to do an excellent job.  If you are being represented by another attorney, ask him of her to tell you exactly how many jury verdicts he or she has obtained in your kind of case.  Then ask how many were in excess of a million dollars. 

We pledge to work your case up aggressively and settle it for its fair and just value (when YOU are ready), and if necessary we will litigate your claim to a court settlement, resolution or jury verdict, depending on what is right for you and your family.  We pay the costs in advance and you pay nothing if we don’t get you money.