Brian J. Alexander
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Aviation & Aerospace, Accidents, Wrongful Death
485 Lexington Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10017
About Brian J. Alexander
Practice Areas
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Accidents
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1993J.D.
- Honors: International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Trial Advocacy,
- Honors: Jessup International Moot Court Award
- United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1985B.S.
- Honors: Distinguished Military Graduate
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Rutgers Law School
- Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Rutgers School of Law
- Panelist, Recent Developments in Air Carrier Passenger Liability, 12th Annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability, Insurance & Finance, 2019, Montreal, Canada
- Speaker, After The Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal – Litigating In Foreign Airspace, 2018 ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice: Contemporary Aviation & Space Litigation: A World View, Washington, DC
- Panelist, Strange Bedfellows: Plaintiff and Defendant Cooperation - To The Consternation of Co-Defendants, 2018 AViCON Conference
- Panelist, Update on U.S. litigation, 37th Annual Aviation Law Association of Australia & New Zealand Conference 2018, Sydney, Australia
- Speaker, At Home and Abroad: A 2017 Perspective on the Worldwide Resolution of Aviation Claims, 2017 Embry-Riddle Aviation Law and Insurance Symposium, Orlando, FL
- Panelist, Pilot Depression and Suicide - How to improve Aviation Safety in the Wake of GermanWings, 2016 AViCON - Aviation Insurance Conference, RTI World Headquarters and Research Centre, Stevensville, MD. Read more about the GermanWings crash.
- Speaker, Spotlight on Flight Crew Mental Health Issues Post-GermanWings, 2016 American Conference Institute: 8th Annual Forum on Defending and Managing Aviation Claims and Litigation, New York, NY
- Speaker, Mock Mediation of Aircraft Accident Liability, 2015 International Bar Association Annual Conference: Aviation Law Committee, Vienna, Austria
- Speaker, The View From 36,000 Feet, 2015 Lawline Aviation Law Webcast: Aviation Litigation
- Speaker, The Complexity of International Aviation Litigation Against Multiple Tortfeasors: Do We Need a Single Forum?, 8th Annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability and Insurance 2015, Montreal, Canada
- Speaker, 2015 AViCON - Aviation Insurance Conference
- Speaker, 2014 International Air and Transportation Safety Bar Association (IATSBA) Conference, New York, NY
- Panelist, Pilot v. Cockpit: Where's the Fault in Aviation Losses?, 2014 Advisen Transforming Insurance Webinar
- Speaker, General Aviation Revitalization Act – Was Congress Right to Pass This Act?, 2014 American Bar Association: National Institute on Aviation Litigation, New York, NY
- Speaker, Forum non Conveniens – How European Jurisdictions Handle American Dismissals, 2012 Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) and McGill University Institute of Air & Space Law Conference, London, England
- Speaker, Landing in Court: Aviation Litigation 101, 2011 Rutgers Law School: Rutgers Admiralty, Aviation and Space Law Section, Newark, NJ
- Panelist, Landing in Court: The State of Modern Aviation Litigation, 2010 Rutgers Admiralty, Aviation, and Space Law Association
- Panelist, What Does the Future Hold for Aviation Litigators?, 19th Annual Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Aviation Law & Insurance Symposium 2008, Orlando, FL
- Speaker, Update on the 9/11 Litigation, 18th Annual Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Aviation Law and Insurance Symposium 2007, Orlando, FL
- Keynote Speaker, 9/11 Commission Report: Who is Really Responsible?, 2004 Annual National Air Disaster Alliance Foundation (NADA), Crystal City, VA
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1993
- New Jersey, 1993
- New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- Member, Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Litigation
- Vice Chairman, American Bar Association: Aviation and Space Law Committee Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)
Past Positions
- Hon. Robert D. Potter, United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1995
- United States Army, Captain, 1985 - 1990
- Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Multi-Engine Airplane, Helicopter Pilot
Articles
Published Works
- Co-Author, Litigating the Aviation Case from Pre-Trial to Closing
- Co-Editor, American Bar Association: Air and Space Law Newsletter
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Aviation & Aerospace, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Litigation
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