Alan H. Collier

Equity Partner

Los Angeles

Telephone:

213-955-7784

E-Mail:

Alan.Collier@mendes.com

Practice Area(s)

• Litigation, Aviation, Products Liability, Class Actions, General Negligence, Mass Torts

Admission(s)

• California State and Federal Courts, U.S. Supreme Court, 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

• B.A., summa cum laude, Abilene Christian University, 1987; J.D., cum laude, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1990.

Previous Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law, having taught Aviation Accident Law.

Representative Matters / Significant Cases

• Defense of major oil company in avgas contamination class action in San Francisco State Court.

• Defense of large product manufacturing defendants in major airline disaster litigation throughout the United States, including:

• TWA 843 “rejected take-off” accident at JFK in San Francisco federal and state courts.

• American Airlines 965 Cali litigation in Miami federal court MDL action.

• SilkAir 185 accident in Indonesia in Los Angeles state court and Seattle federal court MDL action.

• SQ006 wrong-runway take-off accident in Los Angeles state and federal court MDL action.

• Defense of foreign airlines in U.S. litigation involving tariff and international law issues.

• Successful appellate argument/briefing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in various aviation matters.

• Extensive litigation work throughout California and the United States in defense of clients which manufacture airport service equipment or perform ramp and service operations at airports.     

Professional Affiliations and Civic Activities

• Defense Research Institute

• Los Angeles County Bar Association