Kevin Mahoney represents injured people in aviation, maritime, trucking, and premises liability disputes throughout the United States. After an immediate family member suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, Kevin experienced first-hand the enormous toll that a catastrophic injury takes on the victim and their loved ones. This experience informs his zealous representation of his clients every day.
Kevin has advocated on behalf of plaintiffs in virtually every type of aviation accident case, from general aviation accidents to international airline disasters and military aircraft mishaps.
The attorneys at Kreindler are committed to using our investigative resources to compile the facts surrounding a case in combination with our decades of experience practicing aviation law to hold defendants accountable on behalf of our clients.
Representative cases include:
- The Boeing 737 MAX Litigation in Illinois.
- Crash of a Navy MH-53E helicopter on the “high seas” off the coast of Virginia
- Lightning strike and brain injuries suffered by an airport ground worker in Florida
- Crash of a Cirrus SR-22 as a result of air traffic control negligence
- Crash of a Bell 206 helicopter during an air-tour flight in Tennessee
- Crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter air-tour seaplane in Alaska
- Crash of a Cessna 172 after engine failure in New Jersey
- Crash of a privately operated Learjet in Mexico
- Crash of a Boeing AH-64D “Apache” helicopter in Mali
- Mild traumatic brain injury suffered by passenger on international flight
- Burn injuries suffered by infant passenger on international flight
Kevin is also frequently retained in maritime injury cases outside of the aviation context. He has represented victims of the MV Conception disaster in California, the family of a Jones Act vessel operator killed in a night-time collision, as well as surviving passengers of a capsized sailboat off the coast of the United States.
Kevin is also an appellate
advocate. In Van
Dorn v. M1 Support Services, L.P., he successfully appealed
the improper dismissal of a military helicopter crash case to the Supreme Court of
Texas. The Court unanimously reinstated the case, holding that the trial court
misapplied “the political question doctrine.” The Court’s decision ensures that
future military service members can continue to access the courts in Texas.
In In re: Lion Air, in the Seventh Circuit, Kevin advocated on behalf of the American Association for Justice, arguing in an amicus brief that victims of accidents on the high seas have a constitutional right to trial by jury. He has also frequently represented appellants in pro bono matters before the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, where he was a law clerk.
Kevin is an active commentator on air accidents and personal injury litigation generally. He has published or lectured on preemption, military air crash disputes, and personal jurisdiction, among other topics. He is presently the Vice Chair of the Aviation Section of the American Association for Justice, a member of the American Bar Association, and a member of the Pan-European Organization of Personal Injury Lawyers.
