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The Nation’s Leading Aviation Law Firm

We Are a Law Firm That Gets Results - Over $2 Billion in Verdicts and Recoveries

Our attorneys at Robb & Robb have been fighting for justice and legal rights on behalf of plane and helicopter crash victims and their family members for more than four decades. We have an unsurpassed record of success in aviation law. And we wrote the book on helicopter aviation accident law.

Some of the UNITED STATES RECORD OUTCOMES obtained by our plane and helicopter crash attorneys at the law firm of Robb & Robb include:

The two highest jury verdicts in the history of the United States for helicopter accident trials – $350 million and $116 million.
The largest pre-trial cash settlement for any individual wrongful death in U.S. history – $100 million (Nevada – 2024).
The largest pre-trial cash settlement for any individual injury in U.S. history – $100 million (Colorado – 2018).

We have triumphed nationwide against corporate giants. Highlights of some of our many successes in aviation accidents include:

For forty years, our law firm’s aviation focus has been on representing families in helicopter and private plane crash lawsuits. Experience counts and results matter.

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We Wrote the Book We Defined the Modern Practice of Helicopter Crash Litigation

"This book is an essential volume...by accomplished trial lawyer Gary Robb, who has used these same techniques in a brilliant career..." - International Press Publications -

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Helicopter Crash Attorneys With Unsurpassed Results

Robb & Robb’s helicopter crash lawyers have obtained the two highest jury verdicts in the United States in helicopter crash trials.
Our aviation attorneys have obtained the two highest pre-trial settlements in U.S. History, both for a single wrongful death and for a single personal injury.
We wrote the book on helicopter crash law.

We Are the Country’s Leading Law Firm on Helicopter Crash Resistant Fuel Systems (CRFS)

Our law firm has been on the leading edge of advocating for Crash Resistant Fuel Systems (CRFS) in helicopters for almost 20 years (read about Mr. Robb’s work on CRFS in the Wall Street Journal). This technology has been available since the 1960s, but the helicopter industry has resisted utilizing it. As a result, even a routine hard landing can result in a devastating and disabling post-crash fire. We have handled many of these cases, including the two highest results in U.S. history, a $100 million cash settlement in 2024 in Nevada for the wrongful death of Jonathan Udall from post crash burn injuries during a Grand Canyon tour, a $100 million cash settlement in 2018 in Colorado for the 90% burn injuries to David Repsher in a 2015 helicopter crash, and one of the very first substantial settlements in 2001, $38 million for Chana Daskal’s burn injuries sustained in a Grand Canyon helicopter crash.

On December 22, 2023, just prior to the scheduled Udall trial, Airbus for the first time offered its CRFS retrofits free of charge, to U.S. customers only. Mr. Robb has questioned Airbus's action as too little too late.

How We Can Help After a Helicopter Crash

Helicopter crashes within the United States are occurring with alarming frequency. One-half (1/2) of the entire worldwide civil helicopter fleet operates in the United States, and thirty-six percent (36%) of all helicopter crashes occur here. According to the NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board – there were 15 fatal crashes in the first six months of 2019 alone—resulting in the deaths of 27 people. From 2001 to 2005, the accident rate for civil helicopter use per 100,000 flight hours was forty percent (40%) higher than that for general aviation fixed-wing aircraft. The helicopter industry itself has acknowledged that the current helicopter accident rate is “excessive and unsustainable.”

Helicopter components and controls are complex. The main and tail rotor, drive shaft, gearshift, and other components and systems are all in constant motion—and all need to work in perfect concert to keep the helicopter in the air. And in the event of a failure, unlike an airplane, a helicopter does not glide. A mechanical malfunction on any part of the aircraft can result in a catastrophic aviation accident with serious injuries and wrongful deaths involved.

Helicopters also are used for dangerous flight missions. The typical helicopter flight mission places an already difficult-to-fly aircraft into an even more difficult and hazardous environment. The lower flight altitude of helicopters as compared with fixed-wing aircraft brings them in closer proximity to on-ground hazards such as radio control towers, utility wires, mountains, or tall buildings. As a result of the powerful impact forces involved in a helicopter crash, the likelihood of those occupants’ sustaining severe and disabling injuries and fatalities is substantial. Typical helicopter flight missions include air ambulance and medical evacuations, sightseeing and touring, law enforcement and border patrol, utility wire inspections, firefighting, news gathering, search and rescue, private transportation, and offshore platform transports.

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Record Setting Results in Private Plane Crash Litigation

We’re the aviation accident lawyers that other personal injury attorneys look to when they need an experienced authority in aviation law.

We would be honored to put our specific experience in these types of cases to work for your family. At such a difficult time, it is so important to have legal counsel you can trust to handle your case with the special professional care it deserves. From pilot error to negligence to defective equipment, our aviation crash attorneys will conduct the investigation necessary to determine your legal rights and work to obtain the full compensation and justice that you are entitled to.

How We Can Help After a Plane Crash

Private plane crash lawsuits are complex and challenging. Private aircraft do not have the “black boxes” that commercial planes do. In addition, regulation and enforcement of maintenance and certification procedures are not nearly as rigorous for private aircraft. When damage and defects aren’t detected and remedied, plane crashes result.

Despite the challenges, our aviation accident attorneys have obtained record-setting results on behalf of our clients. We routinely represent victims of private and charter airplane crashes. These accident cases involve:

General aviation refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and cargo flights. The majority of air traffic in the United States falls into this category. Most of the airports in the United States, around 5,300, serve general aviation exclusively. According to the NTSB, in 2009 over twenty million flight hours were flown by general aviation aircraft such as private planes, business jets and chartered aircraft. In that same year, 1,474 accidents were reported involving general aviation aircraft. NTSB and FAA statistics from 2013 reveal that in contrast to the safety record of commercial airplanes, small private planes average five accidents per day, accounting for nearly 500 American deaths in small planes each year.

Our private plane crash lawyers have successfully represented the families of executives, charter passengers, and crews involved in crashes of private aircraft including Cessna and DeHavilland planes. Our airplane crash lawyers have obtained record setting results on behalf of our clients. Robb & Robb’s private plane crash attorneys have represented victims of private and charter plane crashes involving executive and business travel, skydiving, sightseeing, and other medical and emergency situations.

WHAT CAUSES PRIVATE PLANE CRASHES – There are a variety of causes. The conduct of the pilot is, rightly or wrongly, always a focus. This is particularly true with private planes, whose pilots are sometimes part-time. However, chartered private planes can run into trouble even if they’re flown by the most experienced professional pilots. Bad weather is a frequent cause of crashes; small aircraft are often more strongly affected by bad weather than commercial planes. Other causes of chartered plane crashes include running out of fuel, air traffic control errors, or striking wildlife or stationary objects. But some of the more common causes we see involve defects in equipment, such as:

Our chartered plane crash lawyers handle cases of fatal and catastrophic crashes caused by equipment defects, pilot error, air traffic control errors, fuel mismanagement, and more.

Gary C. Robb has been recognized by his peers as one of the top aviation accident lawyers in the country. He served for four years as Co-Chair of the Aviation Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation and is the Immediate Past Chair of the Aviation Section of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) (formerly ATLA) which is the largest organization of Plaintiffs’ aviation attorneys in the world. Mr. Robb also has served as Chair of AAJ’s Products Liability Section.

He has written and spoken often to attorney groups on aviation topics, having published articles in TRIAL Magazine on “How to Select and Use Aviation Experts,” and “General Aviation Cases; Investigating the Case and Knowing the Law and Applicable Rules.” Mr. Robb’s presentation at the most recent Aviation Attorney Section at the AAJ Annual Convention was on “Damages in Aviation Cases.”

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A reference list of past clients and referring lawyers available upon request. Call us toll-free at (877) 749-4999 for a free case review to discuss your case.

Our law firm does not solicit clients for litigation – we never have, and we never will.

For forty years, our legal team’s aviation focus has been on representing families in helicopter and private plane crash lawsuits. Experience counts and results matter.

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Robb & Robb in the News

National headlines consistently follow this firm’s most consequential cases, as their work drives accountability and lasting change across the aviation industry. From record-setting verdicts to precedent-shaping litigation, their cases are widely covered by major news outlets for their impact and significance. Each outcome not only delivers justice for families, but also advances critical safety reforms that help protect the flying public nationwide.

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Unsurpassed Record of Success

We have secured over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements, becoming aviation’s most influential safety advocate. Our record includes the two highest U.S. helicopter crash jury verdicts—$350 million and $116 million—and we are the only firm to recover $100 million or more for a single aviation death or injury in five separate jurisdictions nationwide.
Family Led, Nationally Recognized

Led by two generations of one family – husband and wife Founding Partners Gary C. Robb and Anita Porte Robb, their son and Partner Andrew C. Robb along with his wife, Partner Brittany Sanders Robb, this law firm is nationally recognized as the leader in aviation litigation. Guided by integrity, courage, and accountability, they have become a moral force, driving modern aviation reform and safer skies nationwide.
Leading Authority in Aviation Law
With decades of focused aviation litigation experience, this firm brings unparalleled knowledge to the most complex cases. Founding Partner Gary C. Robb authored the authoritative text on helicopter law, and the firms’ attorneys are widely regarded as the foremost experts in the field. No law firm is better equipped to navigate the technical, regulatory, and legal challenges that aviation cases is demand.