John A. Greaves
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Aviation & Aerospace, Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
About John A. Greaves
Practice Areas
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1992J. D. with honors
- Drake University College of Business and Public Administration, Des Moines, Iowa, 1992M.P.A.
- University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, 1976B.A.
- Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Multi-Engine Land, with type ratings for the EMB-110, SD-3, SF-340 airliners, 1982
Representative Cases
- Feazell v. Mesa Airlines, Inc., 917 S.W. 2d 895 (1996)
- In re Air Crash Off Point Mugu, California, 145 F.Supp.2d 1156 (2001)
- In re September 11 Litigation No. 21 MC 97 (AKH), 2003 WL 22251325 (S.D.N.Y. 2003)
Classes and Seminars
- Aviation Litigation Seminar, Aviation and Space Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, 1999
- Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California, Lorman Education Services, 2002
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2001
- Missouri, 2004
- Iowa, 1992
- California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1994
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1995
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 2021
Other Affiliations
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- American Bar Association, The Forum on Air and Space Law, Litigation Section and Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (Member)
- The American Association for Justice (Member)
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association (Member)
- Air Line Pilots Association (Member)
- George McBurney Complex Litigation Inn of Court (Member)
- Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Crash, near Carrollton, Georgia, 1995 - Present (Member)
- Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Singapore Airlines Crash, Taipei, Taiwan, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, MDL-1448, American Airlines 587 Crash, Belle Harbor (Queens), New York, 2001 - Present (Member)
- Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, September 11, 2001 Tort Litigation, 2001 - Present (Member)
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Missouri
Past Positions
- Comair, Captain
- Wright Airlines, First Officer
- Aero-Mech Airlines, First Officer
- Air Illinois, First Officer
- VIPilot, Inc., Charter Pilot and Charter Company Operator/President/CEO
- Air Line Pilots Association, Council 37, Contract Administration Committee Chairman
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
Articles
Published Works
- What Causes the Metal Skin on an Airliner to Tear Apart? – FindLaw KnowledgeBase, May 18, 2011
- Cause of Fatal Livermore Plane Crash Under Investigation – FindLaw KnowledgeBase, June 8, 2010
- American Passengers Have Limited Rights in International Airline Crashes Because of a Treaty Known as the Montreal Convention – FindLaw KnowledgeBase, June 8, 2010
- Pilot’s Reaction Among Flight 3407 Crash Causes – Findlaw KnowledgeBase, April 16, 2009
Office Info
Other Colleagues
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- 42 years of experienceAviation & Aerospace, Accidents, Injuries, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
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