If you or a family member have been seriously injured or have sustained the loss of a loved one in an aviation accident, you know how your needs and priorities can change quickly — it takes only an instant to be suddenly faced with serious injuries, mounting medical bills, loss of income and more.

Mithoff Law has decades of experience handling aviation accident cases. Richard Warren Mithoff and Mithoff Law have successfully handled more than several thousand cases over 50 years in nearly every area of personal injury, wrongful death and commercial litigation, including well in excess of more than several hundred cases taken to trial. Our reputation is widely known:

If you or a family member or friend are seriously injured as the result of an aviation accident, you should seek out the names of one or more highly qualified trial lawyers who have successfully handled a significant number of these kinds of cases.
Your most trustworthy sources for such a referral may be a close friend, a colleague from work, a fellow parishioner from your church, or another lawyer who is a personal friend and who can give you an unbiased opinion about the best lawyer to consult.
Publicly reported verdicts and settlements, examples of which follow, reflect our approach to the trial and settlement of cases. Some of the more high-profile cases involving aviation accidents were the subject of extensive news coverage, which very often include examples of the kind of evidence taken into account by the juries deciding these cases.

DISCLAIMER

Verdicts and settlements as reported in these multiple news sources reflect the amount of these verdicts and settlements at the time they were reported and do not necessarily reflect the amounts ultimately recovered by the parties and may not be representative of results in other similar cases.

Reported amounts will not reflect attorneys’ fees (typically up to a 40 percent contingent fee) or case expenses. Jury verdicts may have been settled pending an appeal for a lesser amount and may have been settled on a confidential basis by agreement of the parties as approved by the court.

Examples of Mithoff Law’s Prominent Cases
By choosing Mithoff Law, clients can rest assured that they’re working with one of the premier aviation accident law firms in the country. Recipient of several prestigious awards, founder Richard Mithoff has been twice designated among Forbes Top 10 Trial Lawyers in the United States. With more than 50 years of experience to his name, Mithoff and his team — all highly acclaimed their own right — have won a number of high-profile legal cases, including:

Pump Failure Implicated in Plane Crashes

Did Boeing, Aviation Industry Heed Lessons of 2009 Air France Crash?

Family of Americans Killed In Air France Air Bus Crash Sue

Suit Blames Copter Crash on Windshield, Speed

Houston Jury Awards $12.1 Million Against Raymond James in Trial Over Plane Crash

Mithoff has been the subject of profiles in a number of publications, including:

• Texas Super Lawyers “Legends of the Law” (“notching hundreds of $1 million-plus personal injury and commercial verdicts and settlements;” “an uncanny ability to grasp the heart of a case and craft persuasive arguments to sway judges and juries”)
• Houston Chronicle “A Sense of Empathy” (“a sense of empathy has helped Mithoff become one of nation’s most successful trial attorneys;” “connecting with both judges and juries through his mild manner and straight-forward approach.”)
• Detroit Free Press “Liability of Silence” (“Beating big corporations with big verdicts made Richard Mithoff one of the country’s best-known product-liability attorneys.”)
• Houston Business Journal “Attorney Wins Cases for Causes in Trials by Fire” (“one of the state’s most prominent legal renegades”)
• The Texas Lawbook “Richard Mithoff: Million-Dollar Verdicts that Save Lives” (“wins the old fashion way–by out-thinking outworking and outperforming his opposition.”)
• Texas Super Lawyers “Straight Up and Unshaken” (“a master at connecting with a jury.”)
• Texas’ Best Lawyers “Richard Mithoff Fighting for an Emotionally Charged Verdict in Louisiana” (“one of the most emotionally challenging of his storied career.”)
• Lawyers Weekly USA “The Richest Small-Firm Lawyers in America” (“clients flock to Mithoff knowing he can get the job done quickly.”)
• Houston Press “Best Civil Attorney” (“legal dynamo developed his considerable skills, grace and guts under the best.”)

Mithoff has received a number of awards in recognition of his lifetime achievements, including:

• Texas Super Lawyers Top 10 in Texas
• University of Texas Distinguished Alumnus Award
• University of Texas Law School Lifetime Achievement Award
• Lifetime Excellence in Advocacy Award Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (see tribute by Justice Tracy Christopher)
• Leon Green Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Legal Profession Texas Law Review (see tribute by former Chief Justice Tom Phillips)
• Professional Excellence Award, Lifetime Achiever — Texas Lawyer
• Lions of the Bar – The Texas Lawbook
• Champion of Justice Award – Texas Watch
• Chrys Dougherty “Good Apple Award” – Texas Appleseed
• Jurisprudence Award – Anti-Defamation League

Mithoff has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

We are dedicated to achieving the very best result in your case, whether by jury verdict or settlement. Attorneys with Mithoff Law have access to the best experts available, based on over 50 years of preparing cases for trial. We know how and when to consult engineers and experts who can reconstruct the facts of your case.

Mithoff Law is one of the rare law firms with actual experience trying and winning aviation accident cases. We have extensive experience representing airplane accident victims and their families by investigating and pursuing claims relating to crashes of or incidents involving general and commercial airplane incidents, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter crashes, as well as piston-engined, turboprop, jet, or turbofan aircraft. 

Our aviation accident attorneys work closely with a team of subject matter experts to investigate and pursue claims. Working with our team of aviation experts, we have reviewed both National Transportation Safety Board investigations and investigations conducted by foreign regulatory agencies.

We also have extensive experience conducting independent, thorough analyses of contributing causes, such as component part or avionics testing, radar and flight reconstruction, detailed materials analysis (including metallurgical testing or industrial CT scanning), meteorological conditions, and aviation human factors analysis.

Call us today at 713-654-1122 to request a consultation with an aviation accident lawyer at Mithoff Law.

The experienced aviation accident lawyers at Mithoff Law have helped multiple clients win or resolve high-profile matters, including those involving:

Commercial aviation accidents:

Mithoff Law represented the surviving family members of the only two American passengers aboard Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while en route between Rio de Janeiro and Paris. The plaintiffs’ claims were made against Air France and Airbus. The lawsuit was resolved prior to trial.

 Manufacturing and design defects:

Mithoff Law represented the family of a pilot when his single-engine Turboprop aircraft crashed during the final approach. The lawsuit was settled for a confidential amount prior to trial after the plaintiffs alleged the aircraft and avionics manufacturer were both responsible.

Mithoff Law also represented the wrongful death beneficiaries of helicopter passengers killed when their helicopter crashed en route to an offshore platform. The plaintiffs alleged that the helicopter was defectively designed, and the case was settled for a confidential amount prior to trial.