? Aviation Litigation Attorney | Manhattan, NY (Hybrid) – $200K

Location/Schedule: Manhattan, NY (Hybrid)

Base Salary: $200K

Practice: Aviation and transportation litigation for airlines, manufacturers, and their insurers. Crash, cargo, products, and wrongful-death files. An insurance-defense background is the right way in.

Our client is a nationally known aviation and transportation firm with offices in New York, Washington, and Chicago, and corresponding counsel abroad. The New York group tries cases. A partner first-chaired a three-month products trial to verdict in 2024. The clients are carriers and manufacturers, and they stay on the file. Insurance-defense lawyers who can take a deposition and write a motion are who they hire.

Why You Should Join:

• Airline, Helicopter, and Manufacturer Files – Crash, cargo, and products litigation. Not a slip-and-fall docket with an aviation label.
• Client-Facing From the Start – Corporate clients and their insurers are on the calls. You are not writing memos for a partner who owns the relationship.
• A Three-Month Trial, Recently – New York partners still try these cases to verdict. Courtroom work is the practice.
• Insurance Defense Is the Right Background – They want litigators. Aviation experience helps. It is not required if the defense skills are there.
• $200K, and a Path to Run Juniors – Leadership is a real next step in a small aviation group, not a 400-lawyer pyramid.

What You’ll Actually Do:

• Defend aviation, transportation, and products claims in New York state and federal court.
• Take and defend depositions, including experts.
• Work crash and cargo investigations with the trial team.
• Draft motions and prepare cases for mediation and trial.
• Speak directly with carrier and manufacturer clients.

Requirements:

• JD and active New York bar
• 3–8 years post-bar insurance defense, products, or transportation litigation — current Associate, Counsel, or Partner
• Depositions taken in the last 24 months

No one fits every box perfectly - if you’re a practicing Insurance Defense attorney who wants aviation work and $200K in Manhattan, let’s talk confidentially.

? michanne.vanzyl@wearerevolution.co