Phillip J. Kolczynski, Esq.
Professional Profile
EXPERIENCE:
- Partner serving as lead trial counsel in large and medium-sized law firms in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Orange County, California.
- Over 25 years experience representing commercial operators, aircraft manufacturers, pilots and other aviation professionals in air crash and business litigation.
- Selective litigation of wrongful death and personal injury cases for air crash passengers & pilots.
HONORS:
- AV (Highest Possible) Rating in The Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers based on confidential peer evaluation.
- Licensed to practice before Federal and State Courts in California since 1984; Admitted in Ohio, 1977; District Of Columbia,1978. Eligible to practice in all states when sponsored by local counsel.
- Former Chair, American Bar Association, Aviation Litigation National Institute.
- Founder and annual speaker, Southwestern Regional Annual Aviation Law Symposium.
- Current Chair, Aviation Section, Orange County Bar Association.
- Instructor, Aviation Law, University of Southern California, School Of Engineering Aviation Safety Program.
- Board of Advisors, Aviation CCH Publishing Co.
- Aviation Law Editor/Writer, Avweb.com Internet NewsWire & Magazine.
EDUCATION:
Case Western
Reserve School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio.
Graduation: Accelerated; Juris
Doctor (December 1976).
- Published Notes Editor, Case Western Reserve J. of Int'l Law.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Graduation: Bachelor of Arts,
Major: Psychology (May 1969)
- Navy ROTC Full Scholarship
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE:
United States Justice
Department (DOJ), Washington, D. C.
(1980-1983).
LEAD TRIAL ATTORNEY, Civil Division, Aviation/Admiralty Unit:
- TRIAL ATTORNEY defending the U.S. Government and its officials. Personally responsible for the negotiation, settlement, trial and appeal of multiple party, large exposure air crash cases. Airline, Military General Aviation and Admiralty litigation in Federal Courts throughout the United States.
- Special Achievement Awards for Superior Trial Results (1980 &1981).
- Instructor, Attorney General's Trial Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Washington, D.C. (1977-1978).
TRIAL ATTORNEY, Litigation Division, Office of Chief Counsel; Responsible for: Aviation Accident Analysis, FAA Defense, and Airmen License Enforcement Litigation.
MILITARY OFFICER EXPERIENCE:
Naval Aviator, U.S. Marine Corps Captain, Active Flight Duty (1969-1974)
- PILOT-IN-COMMAND of F-4 Phantom II Jet Fighter (1971-1973). Performed jet fighter training and operational reconnaissance missions.
- PILOT-IN-COMMAND, multi-engine transport aircraft (1973-1974). Performed V.I.P. personnel and cargo transport in the Orient.
- JAG Lawyer, Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, U.S. Naval Justice School Graduate (1980).
FAA PILOT'S LICENSE AND FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:
Private, Commercial, Instrument, single-engine and multi-engine. Over 1,000 hours flight time, military and civilian: single and dual engine jet, large multi-engine, light single and twin engine aircraft.
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