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Partner

Lawyer Overview

Donald M. Maciejewski is a partner in the law firm of Zisser, Robison, Brown, Nowlis & Maciejewski, P.A. in Jacksonville, Florida. His plaintiffs' practice focuses primarily on aviation, airplane and helicopter crash litigation, personal injury and complex product liability suits. Prior to joining the firm, Don was a partner in another Jacksonville law firm, and before practicing law, he was a commissioned officer and helicopter pilot in the United States Army. He holds a commercial instrument rating in helicopters with extensive flight experience in UH1, OH58 and Hughes 300 aircraft. He is a retired Major in the United States Army Reserve. While in the military, MAJ Maciejewski became a certified aircraft accident investigator and attended advanced courses in Crash Survival & Investigation. He is also a graduate of the Aviation Safety Officer's Course.

Don has represented Plaintiffs in a wide variety of air crash and products liability cases involving commercial, general aviation and military aircraft. He has handled air crash cases in the continental United States (Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Maryland, Kansas, Tennessee and Arkansas) as well as overseas (South Africa, Ecuador, Mexico and Columbia), and has represented victims of air carrier negligence against Gulfstream Air Lines, Delta, USAir and Continental Air Lines. He has also represented Plaintiffs in various military air crash cases involving the UH-60 Blackhawk, F-14 Tomcat, Bell 206 Jet Ranger, Cessna 206, and AH-1 Cobra. Mr. Maciejewski has also handled major products liability suits all over the world. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Three of his more noteworthy cases include the representation of over 40 victims in Tennessee who were seriously injured when a Navy F-14 Tomcat jet crashed after takeoff into a residential neighborhood in Nashville. He also represented some of the most seriously injured victims from a products liability fire and explosion catastrophe that occurred in Doha, Kuwait in July, 1991, following Desert Storm. He also represented 14 victims of an AMTRAC train derailment that occurred in Smithfield, North Carolina. In addition to his specialty in aviation and products liability cases, Don also handles auto and truck crash cases and personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Don received his Bachelor's degree from John Carroll University in biology and chemistry, and his Master's degree from The University of Southern California in safety engineering. He earned his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Baltimore School of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, and the State Bars of Maryland, Florida, Georgia and the District of Columbia. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Court of Military Appeals. He is an active member of the Army Aviation Association of America, the American Helicopter Society and the American Society of Safety Engineers and is a board-certified aviation law attorney. Don is a frequent lecturer on products liability, safety and aviation law, and a former faculty member at the United States Army School of Aviation Medicine, where he taught aerospace medicine, altitude physiology and aeromedical evacuation. He teaches courses in Aviation Law and Products Liability Law at the Florida Coastal School of Law.

Areas of Practice

• Aviation Law
• Airplane and Helicopter Crash Litigation
• Products Liability Law
• Personal Injury Law

West Practice Categories

Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Transportation Law, Aviation

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1993
• Florida, 1990
• Maryland, 1990
• District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Certification/Specialties

• Board-Certified Aviation Attorney

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Army Aviation Association of America
• American Helicopter Society
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• State Bar of Maryland (Member)
• State Bar of Florida (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia (Member)
• State Bar of District of Columbia (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Florida Bar, 1998 - 2001 (Member, Aviation Law Certification Committee)
• Florida Bar, 2003 - 2004 (Chair, Aviation Law Certification Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Senior Army Aviator Wings
• Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC)
• Army Commendation Medal (3OLC)
• Army Achievement Medal
• Republic of Korea Service Medal
• Overseas Service Medal
• Army Aviation Center Commanding General's Award for Accident Free Flying (500, 1000, 1500, 2000 Hour Awards)

Classes and Seminars

• Faculty Member, Aviation Medicine, Night Flying Techniques, Altitude Physiology, Stress & Fatigue, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (S.E.R.E), United States Army School of Aviation Medicine
• Adjunct Faculty, Products Liability & Safety, Florida Coastal Law School

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989
  J.D.
• University of Southern California, 1984
  M.S.
• John Carrol University, USA, 1976
  B.S.

Address

Suite 3306
1 Independent Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5027

Phones

(904) 353-3222

Faxes

(904) 353-8808

Emails

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Websites

http://www.zisser.net